What can Remote Diagnostics (RVD) do for my fleet?

Reduce Maintenance and Through Life Costs

Vehicle maintenance costs are increasingly expensive in today’s commercial fleet sector. Fleets managers are continually looking for ways to save money and identify ‘all life’ costs. Remote Vehicle Diagnostics helps and gives you the option of changing from a fixed maintenance cost, based on vehicle mileage, into a variable cost based on live vehicle data and trouble/fault codes (DTCs) flagged up by the vehicle. Fleets can be maintained to optimum performance levels – reducing repair expense and extending the life of the vehicle. Do not confuse RVD with garage scan tools. Often a propriety garage diagnostic tool should be read in conjunction with the RVD data as invariably the tool will have OEM approved functionality to remedy and upgrade software within vehicle engine management systems.

Remote Vehicle Diagnostics gives you the information you need to make smarter decisions.

Vehicle related benefits:

• Engine check
• Oil
• Airbag
• ABS
• Schedule brake maintenance based on the number of stops and harsh braking events
• Maintain the battery and starting components based on the number of ignition on reports
• Maintain drive train components based on engine hours
• Keep oil and fluids at optimum levels based on engine hours and temperature
• Tyre tread maintenance base on road miles
• Geo coded MIL events with GPS

Driver related reports by vehicle or Driver ID:

• Geo-code and detect speeding KPI’s sent to fleet manager
• Geo-code and measure harsh braking and fast acceleration
• Monitor gear ranges and sweet spot usage and cruise control
• Monitor fuel usage with added geo-coded refill events
• Detect engine on and not moving events

Both in-cab and remote reports on eco driving and KPI’s

Reduced Vehicle Downtime

Vehicle breakdown cost you time and money. Employing RVD as a management tool will help you monitor your drivers and vehicles to enable a proactive maintenance programme.

Identify problems before a breakdown occurs by using real time reports for :

• Fuel use per driver and per trip
• Engine temperatures
• Battery voltage
• Pending files, diagnostic trouble codes and sensor data
• Driver behaviour
• Odometer

Save money across the whole of the business

• Reduce the risk of contract recharges e.g. missed services
• Improve driver behaviour
• Lower your insurance premiums
• Improve contract management
• Efficient eco management awareness
• Improve tax efficiency
• Accurate odometer capture
• Improve compliance with H&S legislation
• Reduce operating costs
• Reduce fuel reimbursements
• Reduce excess mileage charges
• Journey reporting
• Out of hours ‘private use’
• Monitor driver behaviour and provide training where needed
• Vehicle tracking
• Risk management reporting
• Efficient environmental management
• Fuel cost / card management
• Fleet bench-marking
• Engine idle time
• Additional GPS and ‘impact sensor’ functionality
• Future residual value affected
• Routine repairs more complex / costly
• Warranty programmes invalidated
• Reduced excess mileage charges
• No reliance on manual ‘mileage entries’
• Contracts aligned correctly
• Reduced mileage reimbursement
• No ‘inflated’ business mileage claims
• Accurate overtime reporting
• HMR&C compliant
• Automated record of CO2 emissions
• Improved contract management
• Fleet manager view to quickly identify significant issues
• Improved courtesy car availability
• Stolen vehicle locater
• Auditable business driving records
• Improved driving behaviour
• Highlighting dangerous or costly driving e.g. speeding, idling, etc
• Enhanced driver support
• Early notice of servicing
• Reduced operating costs

Expense administration

• Unauthorised pool car / LCV use
• Out of hours, excessive private mileage, etc
• Improved compliance with health & safety legislation
• Pro-active management of ORR
• Auditable records of business journeys
• DCI’s to safeguard against driver fatigue, un-roadworthy vehicles
• Accurate business mileage capture
• ECO schemes
• Carbon footprint
• Improved tax efficiency
• Accurate mileage submissions for monthly ECO schemes