The must-have factors you need to look in Fuel Monitoring System

Summary

Fuel monitoring systems can help fleet managers reduce fuel consumption and maintain business efficiency. When selecting a fuel monitoring system, it’s important to choose one that is user-friendly, integrates with GPS, provides fuel calibration services, tracks fuel fill details, monitors fuel consumption through graphs and reports, and sends notifications about fuel theft and maintenance schedules. These features can help fleet managers make data-driven decisions and improve overall business profitability.

  • The transportation industry has been severely impacted by rising fuel costs and the COVID-19 pandemic, making it crucial for fleet managers and business owners to reduce fuel consumption and maintain business efficiency.
  • Fuel monitoring systems can help with this, but it’s important to select one that is user-friendly, integrates with GPS, provides fuel calibration services, tracks fuel fill details, monitors fuel consumption through graphs and reports, and sends notifications about fuel theft and maintenance schedules. Such features can help fleet managers make data-driven decisions and improve overall business profitability.

With the impact of rising fuel prices, the one particular sector that gets most affected was transportation and its business.

Like our human heart, fuel is the heart of the transportation industry that solely relies upon its functioning.

The COVID 19 pandemic has badly impacted the transportation industry and has suffered a severe financial crisis. Many businesses involving fleets, trucks, and ride-sharing faced a significant loss as well. 

In these situations, the motive is to reduce fuel consumption expense and, at the same time, to maintain business efficiency becomes an important criterion. 

The fleet managers and business owners of the transportation sector are well aware of this pandemic situation, and this situation is not the first to realize they need a telematics system for their business. A similar situation happened in the year 2014-2015 & 2008-2009. Those circumstances made fleet owners &  governments implement  GPS tracking solutions in all vehicles.

The normal operating costs of fuel in the transportation business can account for 30-40 percent of overall operational costs. The cost can reach up to 40-50 percent in the case of the construction or mining industry. Therefore, fuel costs have a direct impact on business profitability.

Reduction in fuel costs and tight control over fuel usage will help the fleet business function effectively.

Many businesses have not implemented fuel monitoring systems in their Vehicles, and those who already deployed the solution need to upgrade them.

Some fleet managers might think a fuel monitoring system is unnecessary for their business, and they become blind without knowing the wrongdoings of drivers. 

Moreover, some fleet companies might get fuel monitoring solutions but don’t know how to use or simply installed fuel solutions that are not to the mark for functionality and inefficient to certain types of vehicles. 

The blog focuses on fuel monitoring factors and an understanding of how you will get benefited. This will help fleet managers, owners, business dealers, and companies installing fuel monitoring solutions.

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What is a Fuel Monitoring System?

The telematics system is developed based on Saas-based technology available in web applications and mobile apps. It effectively tracks fuel consumption levels, fuel fill details, idling hours, and immediate indications towards thefts. In addition, it precisely measures how much fuel can be stored and how it is dispensed. 

The data are saved & collected as reports; the detailed information is shared with managers or owners in Digital format. 

How does the Fuel Monitoring System work?

The Fuel sensors will be calibrated to the fuel tanks, and then they will be connected to telematics devices that are plugged into the CANBUS (OBD ports), the data generated will be fed into the system. 

What are the features that need to be looked into in the Fuel Monitoring System? 

How does the Fuel Monitoring System work?

The Fuel sensors will be calibrated to the fuel tanks, and then they will be connected to telematics devices that are plugged into the CANBUS (OBD ports), the data generated will be fed into the system.

What are the features that need to be looked into in the Fuel Monitoring System?

The Fuel sensors will be calibrated to the fuel tanks, and then they will be connected to telematics devices that are plugged into the CANBUS (OBD ports), the data generated will be fed into the system.

1. User Friendly

Before selecting software, you must analyze your vehicle types and the business needs. Check for a cross-platform option so that you can easily have access to the system. The mobile configuration helps to see details in case of urgency or an emergency. The web-based application supports viewing the reports precisely, which allows taking important decisions based on the performance.

2. Integrated GPS Fuel Monitoring

Many companies continue to operate their fleets without GPS configured Fuel Systems. However, in the broad view, fuel usages are 24/7 under surveillance and can dig deep into how the fuel is consumed based on the geolocation. 

Can the management be certain of fuel details with location, though? Most likely not. A successful monitoring effort requires you to be able to access data from two or more independent sources, compare the figures, and identify any differences.

3. Fuel Calibration Service

In order to develop an accurate fuel chart for each vehicle, fuel tank calibration is required. The fuel tank calibration will be performed by a well-trained specialist who is familiar with the proper safety precautions.

4. Fuel Fill Details

All parameters are entered into the fuel monitoring fleet system allowing you to view the completed fuel chart.

Your fuel chart will display more accurate information as you learn more about the fuel tank and fuel consumption factors.

5. Fuel Graph Monitoring

he system displays how much fuel has been consumed based on the distance travelled and the field consumption based on the driving skills. Detailing of every aspect from fuel fill, fuel consumed based on vehicle idling, vehicle wise details and shows fuel analytics & statistics to observe the data in an easy way. 

6. Fuel Reports

Forget about paper-based forms, excel sheets, and spreadsheets to record the reports. The more you rely on manual reports, the chances are high for errors and mismanagement.

7. Notifications

Fuel thefts and biodiesel adulteration are the major concerns in addition to increased fuel cost. And also, maintaining a maintenance schedule through whiteboards is a big headache as the vehicle misses out on its periodical maintenance. 

Get notification in case of fuel thefts and easily identify the levels of biodiesel in your fuel tank. Also, get messages related to maintenance schedules of the number of vehicles as per the fleet size. 

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