An Eye on Idle Time

摘要

After all the available published information covering the ways telematics can benefit fleets, you'd think we'd be on the verge of universal adoption. That is not the case, and it may be because many fleet managers and senior executives don't see the immediate value. But for those looking for an almost certain, immediate return on investment, telematics offers some impressive ways to achieve that. For instance, managers used to keep paper records and file them, making the records sometimes incomplete and hard to find in any case. Electronic databases make records quickly accessible from the office or through a mobile device, and easily searched and sorted. The telematics data on idle time alone can help managers cut thousands of dollars from fuel burn during the life of a machine, preserve vital warranty hours, and inform managers about depreciation.