Start your Thomas Built Buses® insights on the line.

Do more. And lower your TCO.

When you choose to have our Zonar V4™ telematics control unit (TCU) line-fit at the factory, your Thomas Built Buses vehicle will come equipped to provide insightful vehicle data to manage your fleet more effectively than ever before. Lower your cost of ownership while you enhance efficiency, increase safety and maximize uptime—from the first turn of the key.

  • Track your bus’s location, speed and fuel consumption in real time.
  • Monitor driver performance—every stop, start, turn, brake and idle.
  • Use dynamic geofencing to know which buses left the yard late, early or on time.
  • See every door open, lift activation and stop-arm operation event.
Zonar V4 vehicle tracking

Try now, commit later.

Activate your Zonar 60 day trial

Optimize every bus, even electric ones.

The Zonar V4 is line-fitted on all Thomas Built Bus Saf-T-Liner® C2 Jouleys® vehicles. View their fleet data alongside the rest of your fleet, all on the same platform. Same insights and location tracking, plus state-of-charge (SoC) data for efficient route planning for informed dispatching decisions. Also receive real-time alerts on your mobile device when a bus enters a low SoC range.

Try now, commit later.

If your Thomas Built Buses vehicle already has a Zonar TCU on board, activate the 60-day free trial that comes with it.

Add on for more everything.

Line-fit Zonar TCUs for more license to do more for (and with) your fleet. Greater insight means greater fleetwide control and peace of mind for everyone. All through one modern back-end tool. See what else you’ll accomplish with Zonar, proud Thomas Built Buses OEM partner.

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Max engine uptime with expert help.

Virtual Technician process

Max engine uptime with expert help.

Detroit Connect® Virtual Technician® comes standard during the engine warranty period.

Virtual Technicians notifies appropriate fleet personnel if the vehicle experiences an engine or aftertreatment fault event. And provides information on the fault’s severity, as well as steps to address the issue. Available only on Detroit DD5™ and DD8™ engines.

Having near instant notification and information enables better service decisions, faster.

  • Maximize uptime by addressing faults faster and more effectively.
  • Manage maintenance costs with informed service decisions.
  • Reduce time spent on troubleshooting, parts sourcing and unnecessary maintenance.