Abstract: A method is provided for operating a wireless communication device located in a vehicle to transmit data indicative of trips made by the vehicle to a remote device via a wireless transmitter. An engine ‘on’ state of the vehicle is determined, and a corresponding first time is stored. A first time window of a first non-zero duration is defined beginning prior to the first time and ending at the first time, and a second time window of a second duration is defined beginning at the first time and ending at a second time. First user input is enabled only during the first and second time windows, via an input device operatively connected to the wireless communication device. A current trip is selectively characterized based on the first user input, or omission thereof, as being of a first or second type. A message is generated, indicating the current type of trip.

Abstract: A system for identifying likely defects with an asset within a fleet of assets comprises sensors to detect asset sensor data, user input devices/ user output terminals associated with the plurality of assets, and a server device. The server device collects historical data comprising historical asset sensor data generated by the sensors and historical inspection report data from the user input devices. The server device further uses an algorithm to identify correlations in the historical data, obtains current asset sensor data generated by sensors on a given asset and/or obtains current inspection report data from a user input device associated with the given asset, calculates one or more likely defects with the asset based on the identified correlations, and based on the current asset sensor data and/or the current inspection report data, and sends the calculated likely defects to user output terminal associated with the given asset for display thereof.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device installed in a vehicle to transmit data indicative of trips made by the vehicle to a remote device. An ignition state of the vehicle is determined, wherein said ignition state includes at least an ignition ‘on’ state. A time window is defined based on a time at which the vehicle is determined to be in the ignition ‘on’ state, and a type is assigned to a trip to be made by the vehicle, wherein the trip is of a first type when input data indicative of an input by a user on an input device operatively connected to the wireless communication device is received in the defined time window, and is otherwise of a second type. A message is generated, at least for trips of the first type, indicating the type assigned to the trip, and is wirelessly transmitted to the remote device.

Abstract: A method of determining a coasting area is disclosed, together with methods of providing coasting information to a vehicle driver; coasting being when the vehicle is allowed to decelerate or to roll without being under power. In embodiments, the coasting area is determined by: determining an end point location of a coasting area based upon a location in map data of an expected decrease in speed of a vehicle traversing a road network represented by the map data; determining a start point location of the coasting area based on at least one attribute associated with the map data proximal to the end point location; and generating coasting information indicative of the coasting area having the start point and end point locations.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device installed in a vehicle to transmit data indicative of trips made by the vehicle to a remote device. An ignition state of the vehicle is determined, wherein said ignition state includes at least an ignition ‘on’ state. A time window is defined based on a time at which the vehicle is determined to be in the ignition ‘on’ state, and a type is assigned to a trip to be made by the vehicle, wherein the trip is of a first type when input data indicative of an input by a user on an input device operatively connected to the wireless communication device is received in the defined time window, and is otherwise of a second type. A message is generated, at least for trips of the first type, indicating the type assigned to the trip, and is wirelessly transmitted to the remote device.

Abstract: A method of determining a coasting area is disclosed, together with methods of providing coasting information to a vehicle driver; coasting being when the vehicle is allowed to decelerate or to roll without being under power. In embodiments, the coasting area is determined by: determining an end point location of a coasting area based upon a location in map data of an expected decrease in speed of a vehicle traversing a road network represented by the map data; determining a start point location of the coasting area based on at least one attribute associated with the map data proximal to the end point location; and generating coasting information indicative of the coasting area having the start point and end point locations.