Clarios has launched its latest Connected Services innovation: Trailer Battery Manager.
This new feature expands Clarios’ digital fleet solutions by providing real-time insights into trailer battery health and charge status. It helps operators avoid liftgate failures and ensures on-time deliveries.
Especially relevant for temperature-controlled transport, Trailer Battery Manager also supports applications in the cold chain. Clarios states a stable power supply is critical for operating refrigeration units on trailers that carry sensitive goods such as food or pharmaceuticals.
“This new feature is a direct response to customer feedback,” says Cagatay Topcu, vice president Connected Services at Clarios. “It empowers fleet managers to monitor trailer batteries remotely and take action before issues arise. That saves time, money and frustration.”
By monitoring battery health and charge status in real time, Clarios states fleet operators can ensure that cooling systems run continuously and temperature requirements are met. This minimizes the risk of delivery failures and protects product integrity — a key advantage for companies active in cold-chain logistics, the company says.
The new offering also further enhances the value of Clarios’ Connected Services Platform for fleet operators and maintenance managers, expanding beyond tractors to also include trailers. Fleets now have visibility into the health and charge status of all their critical heavy duty truck low voltage batteries in one place, the company says.
The system sends alerts when a trailer battery is undercharged or nearing end-of-life. This helps operators avoid costly delays, blocked loading dock fines and roadside assistance, which can exceed $700 per incident. By providing predictive insights into battery charge status and health, Clarios says the solution allows fleets to plan maintenance proactively and ensure that trailers are always ready to support on-time deliveries.
Trailer Battery Manager also continues to expand the Clarios Connected Services platform into new areas of fleet intelligence. The goal is to empower fleet operators to make smarter, data-driven decisions across their entire vehicle ecosystem.
The company says the platform now includes:
- IdleLess: Reduces idling, saving money on fuel and lowering carbon emissions
- Battery Manager: Predicts battery end-of-life, eliminating manual testing, improving maintenance planning, and allowing batteries to be used longer with confidence
- Trailer Battery Manager: Adds visibility into trailer battery charge level and health, enabling on-time deliveries
Together, the company says these solutions help fleets maximize uptime, optimize resource use, and reduce total cost of ownership.
