Webfleet & RIO providing fleet solutions for MAN

Bridgestone Mobility Solutions is partnering with digital service provider RIO, a part of Traton SE and sister company to MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus. The collaboration involves integrating Bridgestone’s Webfleet fleet management solution with MAN trucks using the existing RIO Box OEM hardware.

This integration enables fleet owners operating MAN trucks to access Webfleet’s fleet management services and interface, improving productivity, compliance, and safety without the need for additional hardware or installation. Furthermore, MAN trucks and light commercial vehicles without pre-installed OEM hardware and other truck brands interested in using the RIO portal can equip their vehicles with Webfleet hardware.

Bridgestone says this collaboration between RIO and Webfleet aims to provide customers with “easy access to outstanding telematics solutions” as well as the possibility to work with “leading fleet management applications” independent of pre-installed hardware and mixed fleets.

More flexible & accessible telematics

“We are excited about this new partnership with RIO that clearly puts the customer first. The decoupling of telematics hardware and service portal is another step towards making telematics solutions even more flexible and accessible for fleet owners and drivers, helping to shape a more safe, sustainable and efficient mobility future”, says Taco van der Leij, vice-president Webfleet Europe at Bridgestone Mobility Solutions.

Jan Kaumanns, chief executive officer of RIO, adds: “We are happy to work with Webfleet to provide state of the art telematics solutions for all MAN users. The two-way connection of each other’s telematics hardware and software allows customers to use their preferred telematics solutions despite mixed fleets or pre-installed hardware. These open approaches are the future of fleet management.”

Bridgestone and RIO expect to commence the implementation of this new partnership in Europe in the second half of 2023.