1. Engine Idle Alerts

Telematics is one of the most important investments a company can make. A fully implemented system can help businesses better understand their operations and satisfy customer needs.

Even with the most loyal and hard working workforce its difficult to know exactly how productive your staff is. With fleet management systems in place comes data and with data comes reports. Businesses can analyze and gain insight of how their fleet is working and help improve productivity.

1. ENGINE IDLE TIME

In our 2018 research we found an average driver spends 4 to 6 hours of engine time on idle motion. Trucks have 4 ways of braking system and uses Air suspension in both the front unit and the trailer. A driver switches on a truck and keeps it on start before commencing every trip in order to fill air pressure in the wheel brakes, hand brake, cabin boosters and air suspensions. On average it take 10 to 20 minutes depending on truck model and year to complete the process for the truck.

During our research we found out:

·?????Drivers leave vehicle engines on idle for up to 1 hour before commencing their trips instead of a maximum of 10 to 20 minutes.

·?????It was also discovered most drivers conduct their daily pre trip check up routine such as check radiator water, remove water from the air cylinders and valves, light system, wipers?and other processes while the vehicle engine is ON.

·?????Drivers also leave trucks on idle during lunch breaks, road blocks, weigh bridges, police/ traffic check points,

For a heavy vehicle 1 hour of idle engine time consumes 1 liter of fuel.?An average Driver spend 3 hours on excess idling per day. Therefore, a truck consumes 84 liters per month and?1000 liter per year on idle engine time, that is more than 2 million shillings per truck per year.

Our fleet management system does not only track your vehicle but provide vital data reports such as Excess engine idling report for vehicles which stay on for more than designated period of time without moving.