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FLEET VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS

  • US 20140058802A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2013
  • Published: 02/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for communicating fleet vehicle information, comprising:

  • an electronic onboard recorder unit configured to mount inside a vehicle and provide a connection to the vehicle for gathering data during operation of the vehicle, the electronic onboard recorder unit being free of a user interface display and including a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate vehicle usage information to a separate device; and

    a portable wireless display unit comprising;

    a short-range wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate with the electronic onboard recorder unit when the electronic onboard recorder unit and the portable wireless display unit are both positioned inside the vehicle, a cellular communication device configured to provide a cellular communication link with a remote system, a user interface including a display device, and a computer-readable memory module to store at least some of the data gathered during operation of the vehicle, the data gathered during operation of the vehicle including hours of service information for a driver of the vehicle,wherein the portable wireless display unit is configured to transfer at least some of the data gathered during operation of the vehicle to the remote system via the cellular communication link.

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