Protran Technology awarded contract for COMPASS system

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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COMPASS offers continuous asset monitoring and diagnostics data for fleet management and cost reduction.
Harsco Rail

Protran Technology has secured its first key order from a major U.S. Class 1 railroad for its COMPASS™ railway asset location and awareness system.

 

CSX ordered the COMPASS system for installation on 40 of its railway track maintenance machines, with expectations for follow-on orders as the railroad expands its deployment of the COMPASS system to additional units throughout its fleet.

COMPASS is Protran’s proprietary telematics system that enables railroad and other major fleet operators to achieve real-time asset awareness, productivity analysis and maintenance tracking across an entire range of vehicles, regardless of their operating location. Using a combination of cellular or satellite communications, the system’s automated software platform uploads data to a single location, providing graphical analysis of each machine’s activity together with automatic daily alerts for required maintenance, onboard system faults and real-time equipment diagnostics.

“With decreased maintenance and increased productivity from each asset, COMPASS is able to drive information direct to our customers’ bottom lines,” said Jim Resio, director of Protran Technology.

Protran Technology is a Harsco Rail company, a division of Harsco Corporation.

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