Ford Pro, the commercial division within Ford Motor Company, announced a 40 percent increase in connected commercial vehicles in the last two years, now totaling 5.2 million in operation.
Building on Ford’s 40-year legacy as America’s commercial vehicle leader, recognized in 2024 as the number one brand for Class 1-7 electric trucks and vans, Ford continues to offer customers the power of choice to select the right vehicle to get the job done with gas, diesel, hybrid or electric powertrains.
When vehicles are connected, they can communicate with the internet, cloud services and devices such as electric vehicle chargers, dashcams and more. The resulting data from connected commercial vehicles can help fleet operators improve mobility, efficiency and uptime.
“The demand for data in commercial vehicles is rapidly growing,” says Dave Prusinski, Chief Revenue Officer, Ford Pro Integrated Services. “Acknowledging that our fleet customers operate a variety of powertrains, makes and models, we are committed to ensuring our software solutions are compatible across all types. We’re maximizing the value of connectivity across every layer of fleet management to boost uptime.”
Ford Pro solutions bring together data from connected vehicles, including components, sensors, dashcams and electric vehicle chargers, to give subscribers a comprehensive view of their fleet.
The impact of data to maximize fleet utility is evident through Ford Pro’s In-Vehicle Coaching feature. Since June 2024, data from Ford Pro shows that fleets using this solution experienced:
- Less idling with 52 percent lower average excessive idle minutes per trip, which can potentially lead to fuel savings.
- Speeding violations down by 25 percent with lower average speeding over the limit per trip,
- Less hard braking with 16 percent lower deceleration force and 11 percent less hard acceleration, which can help reduce wear and tear on vehicles.
- A 73 percent drop in driver seatbelt violations on average per trip, helping promote improved driving practices.
“The insights provided by our solutions can help improve driving practices and help fleet managers make more proactive decisions, like coaching drivers to idle less in their vehicles or better adhere to speed limits” says Prusinski.
“Fleets today are more intelligent than ever. While customers have been able to receive information from vehicles, with our new capabilities they can also now send commands to their vehicles to improve fleet operations,” says Prusinski. “We’re pushing the envelope of connectivity and building capabilities at the vehicle’s code level that seamlessly integrate with our software solutions. Our customers need to understand and control all aspects of their fleet vehicles. These new solutions will help them be ready for anything.”
Ford Pro’s newest capabilities are redefining fleet management and changing the way commercial customers interact with their vehicles. Expanded solutions that will be available later this year include:
- Top Speed Limiter: This will allow fleet managers to remotely set a maximum speed limit on their fleet vehicles to help avoid speeding violations. The feature will be available in Ford Pro Telematics later this year on model year 2022 and newer F-150 Lightning, and model year 2023 and newer Super Duty trucks. This new feature can help improve driver behavior by controlling speed limit adherence for millions of fleet vehicles on the road.
- Acceleration Limiter: Also coming later this year in Ford Pro Telematics for F-150 Lightning, this new feature gives fleet managers remote management to control how quickly a vehicle accelerates to help reduce wear and tear and maximize vehicle longevity.
- Fleet Start Inhibit: This allows fleet managers to help combat theft and unauthorized vehicle use. It can disable the vehicle by remotely prohibiting attempts to start the vehicle’s engine. This feature will be available later this year in Ford Pro Telematics on 2023 and newer F-Series Super Duty, 2023 E-Transit in Europe, 2024 F-150 gas and hybrid trucks, 2024 Transit and E-Transit vans, 2025 Explorer, 2025 Expedition, and 2025 Mustang Mach-E.
- Remote Lock/Unlock – Available now, fleet managers can remotely lock or unlock any Ford vehicle in their fleet through Ford Pro Telematics, equipping them with virtual command and control of their fleet vehicles.
To learn more about the expanded suite of solutions from Ford Pro, visit FordPro.com.
