The new traceability system, the partnership with INACAP and the CFT de Lota fair

Dear colleagues, every organization is built by the people in it, by their everyday efforts and by the bonds that grow between them. In that spirit, our newsletter was born as a communication bridge and a meeting place, meant to share the events, achievements and news that bring Truck Energy to life. We want each edition to bring us a little closer, strengthening our sense of community and making everyone who is part of our organization a protagonist in a story we all build together.

Built on in-house software developed by our IT specialist Joaquín Lillo, and on the need to keep applying continual improvement across the different areas of our organization, this system is a major step forward in modernizing and controlling our internal processes.

After being formally presented to Management and the heads of each area, Truck Energy launched its new traceability system: a customized tool, developed to fit the specific day-to-day needs of our company.

The system will allow much more precise control of work orders, linking the materials, spare parts and resources used in each repair process and making it easier to follow both individual jobs and the overall picture. Its rollout is an important step toward digitalization, operational efficiency and continual improvement of the whole system, strengthening coordination between the Workshop, Warehouse and Administration areas.

More than a new technology tool, this project reflects our commitment to management that is ever more orderly, transparent and based on reliable data and information, consolidating a new stage of development.

It had been in the works for months: the timing didn't always line up and, without a doubt, the demands of day-to-day work often made it hard to get the idea off the ground. But that day finally came. Thanks to the efforts of our head of Wellbeing and Community Engagement, Truck Energy has strengthened its ties with INACAP, a Chilean institute of technical and vocational higher education, opening up important spaces for collaboration between academia and our particular industry.

This time, students and teachers from the institute are taking part in installing a grounding grid at our premises, a job that calls for planning, physical effort, technical knowledge and close coordination between the teams involved. The system is a network of buried metal conductors connected to the electrical installations, and its purpose is to provide a safe path for fault currents, reducing the risk of electric shock and protecting both people and equipment.

Installing it takes considerable technical and human effort, including ground surveys, excavation, laying conductors, electrical connections and safety measurements, as well as close coordination between students, teachers and our company's staff (in this case supervised by our electrical expert Claudio Fredes and the master craftsman in charge, Marcelo Castro).

Its main benefits include lower electrical risk, protection for machinery and infrastructure and stronger operational safety, provided the system is properly designed, installed and then verified by Maintenance.

This collaboration benefits both sides: Truck Energy improves its facilities, while the students gain hands-on experience in a real industrial setting. In short, a partnership where academic knowledge and industrial experience come together to build a better future for everyone.

As part of our commitment to occupational safety and ongoing training, workers from our company are taking a forklift operation course delivered by Mutual de Seguridad, the occupational safety mutual we are affiliated with.

The training is aimed at both experienced operators and new drivers, and seeks to reinforce knowledge, sharpen driving skills and promote good safety practices when handling this equipment. It will also help prepare our staff for the official Class D license exam (the license Chile requires to operate forklifts), which the Municipalidad de Coronel, the local municipal government, has scheduled for November.

At the invitation of CFT de Lota, the regional technical training college, we took part in an enriching Careers and Innovation Fair that brought together a range of companies and institutions around technological development, professional training and the challenges facing industry. The day included engaging talks on green hydrogen, new opportunities in the energy sector and prospects for regional development, as well as remarks from the regional ministerial secretary (SEREMI) for the sector.

Our company was represented by a young and diverse team: at an information stand, Francisca Burgos (Workshop), Alan Garrido (Reliability) and Felipe Alarcón (Administration) shared with students and visitors the main aspects of our work, from the maintenance and repair of railway traction motors to the technical and administrative processes that make our operation possible.

A valuable opportunity to make our work visible, strengthen ties with academia and bring new generations closer to a specialized industry full of challenges and opportunities. Because sharing our experience is also a way of building the future of the rail industry.

From this Monday, 26 October, vehicles must be parked outside the premises for safety reasons, except for those of the administrative area.