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Intelligent fleet management
A good fleet Management software is an essential component in any transportation business to remove or minimize the risks associated with vehicle investment, improving efficiency, productivity and reducing their overall transportation and staff costs.
Real time location tracking
A live tracking interface is provided where you can watch the real-time movement of all the buses on a map. This is useful to view the status of your fleet during the busy hours of the morning or to diagnose why a certain bus is taking unusually long to reach the school.
Route optimization
Route planning algorithms in SmartBusMonitor make complex route planning process an easy task. The possible number of routes increases exponentially as the number of stops increases. The GPS based software algorithms simplify route planning and will calculate optimized routes with minimum distance for the bus and lesser time of travel for the students which increases the operational efficiency of the fleet.
Path history of vehicles
A historical track analysis feature is provided where you can analyze the route travelled by a bus on a previous date and time with relevant details like speed, time stamps etc. This is available for replay on a map so that you can exactly pin point any incident which needs to be investigated.
Real time notifications
Based on set criteria the system will trigger alerts to notify you of unusual driving behavior such as over speeding which is an offense as well as unusual idling which can cause wastage of fuel. It has been observed that a well monitored fleet can save up to 18% on fuel cost by preventing wastage which will otherwise go unnoticed.
Panic alert
In the event of an accident or any other emergency situation that arise during a trip, the driver can press a panic button on the console which will in turn raise an audible alert in the Transportation Control Room. The operations staff can then initiate the standard procedures to manage the situation effectively.
Over-speeding alerts
Although school buses are usually fitted with a speed governor system which regulates its speed to 80 KMPH by law, it is often found that the school buses violate this speed limit due to either a faulty road speed limiter or tampering. SmartBusMonitor triggers an audible alert in the Transportation Control Room in case of any over speeding. The driver can be immediately contacted and advised to slow down. The will ensure fewer accidents on the road and enhanced student safety.
Odd hour usage
If a school bus is used after the normal working hours an alert is triggered and sent to the mobile app of the supervising staff. This feature enables the transportation department to keep a close watch on vehicle usage ensuring accurate billing and avoiding misuse.
Geo-fencing violation alert
The school buses have a certain geographic zone within which it is permitted to travel depending on its allocated route. When this boundary is crossed, an alert is triggered in the transportation control room. Such violations are recorded by the system for later analysis. This can prevent issues like joy riding which in turn can save wasteful fuel consumption.
Delayed start
Comprehensive fleet reports are available in the system listing the daily start time and end time of each trip. If the starting of a trip is delayed the cascading effect will completely upset the bus stop arrival schedules and cause avoidable consequences due to reduced trip scheduling efficiency. The trip start delay analysis can ensure a high level of accountability and control on the drivers and bus attendants.
School bus idling
Idling is the state when the engine of a bus is on but it is stationary. Excessive idling can cause the accumulation of toxic diesel exhaust gases around the bus as well as its ingress inside the bus, causing a serious long term health hazard and short term symptoms like exhaustion to students. In addition to preventing health hazards to the students, idling report can identify unusual idling by the buses which also reduces the fuel consumption and profitability of the fleet.
Fleet Reports
Fleet reports provide detailed information on the usage of your buses. Daily start and stop times, monthly distance travelled, utilization etc. help you allocate the buses on different routes to optimize their usage across the fleet.
Preventive maintenance program
A well executed preventive maintenance program is the key to a healthy and cost-effective fleet of school buses. Preventive maintenance done according to manufacturers maintenance guidelines maximizes the operational efficiency and school bus reliability. The service book feature keeps record of the maintenance done with the Kilometers, time and cost. The reminder function will remind you when the next periodic maintenance is due based on the service book. You can generate reports that advise you which vehicles need to be pulled off service to be sent for routine maintenance. Reports on cost of maintenance will help you identify which vehicles are more expensive to maintain. You can also pull out maintenance history to verify when a certain maintenance work was last done to corroborate expense bills.
Performance score card
The drivers play a significant role in maintaining a safe school bus transportation system. The intelligent driver behavior analysis algorithms in SmartBusMonitor provides driver score cards based on how safe their driving behavior is. Rash driving, over speeding etc are monitored real time and penalties are issued based on the frequency and gravity of the violations. This score card can facilitate to assess the training needs of the drivers and to identify good performers for award programs, improving employee happiness.