METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AND DISPLAYING A VEHICLE OPERATING TIP TO HELP A DRIVER IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
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1. A method of reporting a performance of a driver of a fleet vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) while operating the fleet vehicle, automatically collecting vehicle data that can be used to evaluate the driver'"'"'s performance;
(b) enabling a specific driver to be associated with the vehicle data;
(c) using a computing device to analyze the vehicle data to calculate a driver efficiency performance ranking; and
(d) displaying the driver efficiency performance ranking, on a driver efficiency performance ranking website, where the displays includes at least one tip for improving the driver'"'"'s performance ranking, based on the vehicle data collected during operation of the fleet vehicle.
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Abstract
Vehicle data is collected during the operation of a vehicle is used to assess various aspects of driver performance and originate a performance ranking. A performance improvement tip is displayed on a website to assist the driver in improving his performance. In preferred embodiments the performance ranking for the driver is displayed. In preferred embodiments, the tip informs the driver of the degree an aspect of his driving performance decreased his ranking relative to other drivers. In a preferred embodiment, information regarding the driver'"'"'s performance with respect to one or more time period-specific campaigns is displayed.
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1. A method of reporting a performance of a driver of a fleet vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) while operating the fleet vehicle, automatically collecting vehicle data that can be used to evaluate the driver'"'"'s performance; (b) enabling a specific driver to be associated with the vehicle data; (c) using a computing device to analyze the vehicle data to calculate a driver efficiency performance ranking; and (d) displaying the driver efficiency performance ranking, on a driver efficiency performance ranking website, where the displays includes at least one tip for improving the driver'"'"'s performance ranking, based on the vehicle data collected during operation of the fleet vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for reporting a performance of a driver of a fleet vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) a vehicle data collection assembly; (b) a computing assembly configured to analyze the vehicle data to calculate a driver efficiency performance ranking; and (c) a website hosting assembly sufficient to display the driver efficiency performance ranking, on a driver efficiency performance ranking website, where the displays includes at least one tip for improving the driver'"'"'s performance ranking, based on the vehicle data collected during operation of the fleet vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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