Vehicle fleet work order management system
First Claim
1. A system for presenting fleet vehicle progress information regarding job progress in real-time to a manager of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles that service a plurality of stops associated with a plurality of jobs, the system comprising:
- a computer system comprising computer hardware configured to;
access a plurality of routes for a plurality of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles, the plurality of routes connecting a plurality of stops via a network of streets in a geographic region, the plurality of stops associated with a plurality of jobs serviced by the plurality of vehicles;
determine actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles determined based at least on vehicle telematics data from in-vehicle devices associated with the plurality of vehicles, the vehicle telematics data comprising data indicative of physical locations of the plurality of vehicles;
determine progress indications for the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the progress indications comprising a route segment fuel usage indication and at least two of a missed job indication, an unexpected job indication, and a slow job indication,wherein the progress indications are determined based at least on comparisons of (i) the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs to (ii) expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles indicative of estimated progress for the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs,wherein the route segment fuel usage indication is determined based at least on a comparison of (i) an actual fuel consumption by one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to travel a route segment of a plurality of route segments of a route of the plurality of routes as the one vehicle travels the route to (ii) an estimated fuel consumption for the one vehicle to travel the route segment as the one vehicle travels the route; and
output at least some of the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles, at least some of the expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles, and the progress indications to a display for presentation together to a manager of the plurality of vehicles.
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Abstract
Vehicle management systems and associated processes can monitor the progress of assets, such as vehicle, along predetermined routes and report the progress to user. The system can compare the actual status of the vehicle to the expected status of the vehicle and to report any difference between the actual status and expected status to a user. Further, the system can receive a predetermined threshold value of the difference from a user and report to the user if the predetermined threshold has been exceeded.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for presenting fleet vehicle progress information regarding job progress in real-time to a manager of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles that service a plurality of stops associated with a plurality of jobs, the system comprising:
a computer system comprising computer hardware configured to; access a plurality of routes for a plurality of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles, the plurality of routes connecting a plurality of stops via a network of streets in a geographic region, the plurality of stops associated with a plurality of jobs serviced by the plurality of vehicles; determine actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles determined based at least on vehicle telematics data from in-vehicle devices associated with the plurality of vehicles, the vehicle telematics data comprising data indicative of physical locations of the plurality of vehicles; determine progress indications for the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the progress indications comprising a route segment fuel usage indication and at least two of a missed job indication, an unexpected job indication, and a slow job indication, wherein the progress indications are determined based at least on comparisons of (i) the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs to (ii) expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles indicative of estimated progress for the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, wherein the route segment fuel usage indication is determined based at least on a comparison of (i) an actual fuel consumption by one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to travel a route segment of a plurality of route segments of a route of the plurality of routes as the one vehicle travels the route to (ii) an estimated fuel consumption for the one vehicle to travel the route segment as the one vehicle travels the route; and output at least some of the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles, at least some of the expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles, and the progress indications to a display for presentation together to a manager of the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for presenting fleet vehicle progress information regarding job progress in real-time to a manager of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles that service a plurality of stops associated with a plurality of jobs, the method comprising:
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accessing a plurality of routes for a plurality of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles, the plurality of routes connecting a plurality of stops via a network of streets in a geographic region, the plurality of stops associated with a plurality of jobs serviced by the plurality of vehicles; determining actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles determined based at least on vehicle telematics data from in-vehicle devices associated with the plurality of vehicles, the vehicle telematics data comprising data indicative of physical locations of the plurality of vehicles; determining progress indications for the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the progress indications comprising a route segment fuel usage indication and at least two of a missed job indication, an unexpected job indication, and a slow job indication, wherein the progress indications are determined based at least on comparisons of lithe actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs to (ii) expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, the expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles indicative of estimated progress for the plurality of vehicles as the plurality of vehicles travel along the plurality of routes to service the plurality of jobs, wherein the route segment fuel usage indication is determined based at least on a comparison of (i) an actual fuel consumption by one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to travel a route segment of a plurality of route segments of a route of the plurality of routes as the one vehicle travels the route to (ii) an estimated fuel consumption for the one vehicle to travel the route segment as the one vehicle travels the route; and outputting at least some of the actual statuses of the plurality of vehicles, at least some of the expected statuses of the plurality of vehicles, and the progress indications to a display for presentation together to a manager of the plurality of vehicles, wherein the method is performed by a computer system comprising computer hardware. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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