Zonar, a GPS-based fleet inspection and tracking solutions provider headquartered in Seattle, Washington, has revealed a patent-pending technology that adds a fifth dimension to the company’s HD-GPS report offering, with fuel consumption data.
The vehicle telematics platforms have earlier provided their public and private fleet customers with only time, odometer, latitude and longitude for GPS reporting. The fifth dimension of the fuel tracking will provide its customers with fuel consumption data, in addition to sample rates depending on the vehicles geographical location. At competitive prices, Zonar’s customers can now avail the highest value since the new patent-pending methodology guarantees that the fuel data will be recorded and transmitted only when required.
The Chief Technical Officer at Zonar, Mike McQuade stated that the company’s new sampling methodology takes into account the route and the changes in driving patterns. McQuade also added that since fuel accounts as a variable cost, even incremental reduction in the fuel consumption can affect the fleet company’s bottom line. The telematics platform allows its client to track the data to measure fuel consumption with data on the vehicle’s health, its load and the driver’s speed.
With the new patent-pending technology, fleet companies can gain access to detailed information on the lanes and routes, which are least and most fuel efficient. Furthermore, the GPS sampling density will help them determine when fuel consumption increases and decreases. The telematics platforms also provides access to engine fault codes and real-time vehicle inspectionand proceeds to alert the maintenance personnel when service is required and provides remote diagnosis in the event of a malfunction.
Fleet companies can access the data through Ground Traffic Control, a web-based portal for fleet management.
Source: http://www.zonarsystems.com