Abstract: A method and system for managing a fleet of vehicles including a reservation system for generating a reservation code; a key cabinet including user-entry means for entering said reservation code and one or more key compartments storing keys for each vehicle in the fleet; a control module in communication with the reservation system and the key cabinet for assigning an unlocked condition to at least one of the key compartments based on entry of a reservation code.
Abstract: A method for facilitating the purchase of fuel from a fuel pump, by a driver using a credit instrument to make a request for fuel, for a vehicle forming part of a fleet of vehicles owned by a fleet owner having fleet management software, comprising causing the driver to be prompted to submit vehicle information and driver information via the fuel pump, responsive to a credit request to purchase fuel for a vehicle using the credit instrument, ensuring the credit instrument has the required credit, confirming the vehicle information and the driver information, and if the ensuring and confirming are affirmed: authorizing the dispensing of fuel by the fuel pump; and if the ensuring or the confirming are denied: declining the dispensing of fuel by the fuel pump.
Abstract: A system and method for managing a fleet of vehicles including a control unit on one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles, a data collection unit on one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles in communication with the control unit, a server having an operational database for receiving data from one of the control unit and the data collection unit, and a telemetry module having access to the operational database for initiating an action based on an analysis of data on the server.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 17, 2011
Publication date:
September 22, 2011
Applicant:
ASSETWORKS INC.
Inventors:
Marc KNIGHT, Michael BRITTINGHAM, Paul ERNSDORFF