SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING TELEMATICS DATA TO IMPROVE FLEET MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for assessing vehicle efficiency, the method comprising:
- receiving, via one or more processors, telematics data collected by one or more vehicle sensors associated with a vehicle, wherein said telematics data is indicative of the engine run time and engine idle time of said vehicle; and
determining, via the one or more processors and based at least in part on said telematics data, a corrected engine idle time percentage indicating a percentage of said vehicle'"'"'s engine run time that said vehicle'"'"'s engine was idling exclusive of engine idle time caused by travel delays during a certain time period.
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, a fleet management system is provided for capturing, storing, and analyzing telematics data to improve fleet management operations. The fleet management system may be used, for example, by a shipping entity (e.g., a common carrier) to capture telematics data from a plurality of vehicle sensors located on various delivery vehicles and to analyze the captured telematics data. In particular, various embodiments of the fleet management system are configured to analyze engine idle data in relation to other telematics data in order to identify inefficiencies, safety hazards, and theft hazards in a driver'"'"'s delivery process. The fleet management system may also be configured to assess various aspects of vehicle performance, such as vehicle travel delays and vehicle speeds. These analytical capabilities allow the fleet management system to assist fleet managing entities, or other entities, in analyzing driver performance, reducing fuel and maintenance costs, and improving route planning.
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1. A method for assessing vehicle efficiency, the method comprising:
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receiving, via one or more processors, telematics data collected by one or more vehicle sensors associated with a vehicle, wherein said telematics data is indicative of the engine run time and engine idle time of said vehicle; and determining, via the one or more processors and based at least in part on said telematics data, a corrected engine idle time percentage indicating a percentage of said vehicle'"'"'s engine run time that said vehicle'"'"'s engine was idling exclusive of engine idle time caused by travel delays during a certain time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion configured to receive telematics data collected by one or more vehicle sensors associated with a vehicle, wherein said telematics data is indicative of the engine run time and engine idle time of said vehicle; and an executable portion configured to determine, based at least in part on said telematics data, a corrected engine idle time percentage indicating a percentage of said vehicle'"'"'s engine run time that said vehicle'"'"'s engine was idling exclusive of engine idle time caused by travel delays during a certain time period. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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