Volvo Construction's James Bretz Discuss How Telematics Increase Uptime

The role of telematics continues to evolve as the technology progresses, and the dealer will play a more important role in the future.

July 30, 2020

Volvo Construction Equipment

Listen to this Digging Deeper podcast to hear James B. Bretz, Director, Uptime & Connected Services, Volvo Construction Equipment, share his telematics experience and his vision of where we are headed with the technology. Uptime is a concern for every contractor and telematics can help address that concern. Telematics has come a long way and it continues to evolve.

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