How Fuel Sensor Integration Helps Reduce Downtime

When your fleet vehicles experience unexpected fuel run-outs, your business suffers from unnecessary downtime. Among other issues, this can hurt customer satisfaction. There are many more ways GPS-based fuel level sensors can help reduce downtime for fleet operators.

Using Fuel Sensors for Fuel Monitoring

It is not always easy for fleet drivers and managers to keep track of the amount of fuel left in a vehicle. Lack of fuel in vehicles and equipment can directly and indirectly increase operational downtime. Fuel sensors can measure, collect, and transmit real-time fuel level data. Fleet managers can access this data and get real-time alerts when predefined fuel levels are reached. Depending on company policy, drivers can be instantly alerted to refuel their vehicles. 

When integrated with a GPS tracker, such fuel sensors can help avoid unexpected downtimes while improving sustainability and reducing costs. Such a system can help optimize the process of planning refuelling schedules. Fuel managers can also access reports that provide a detailed view of fuel consumption for each vehicle.

ESCORT TD Online – GPS Tracker Integrated Fuel Sensor

The Escort TD-Online is the world’s first-ever GPS/GLONASS integrated fuel level sensor. It has a proprietary design where a capacitive fuel sensor is combined together with a monitoring system in a compact casing. Some of its key features that help reduce downtime and offer other benefits are as follows:

• Keeps track of vehicle location and provides info on the route
• The GPS/GLONASS receiver is integrated into the sensor housing
• Calculates motor hours without the need for connecting/running extra wires
• Supports cellular connectivity via a replaceable Nano SIM card

Benefits of Reducing Downtime

Using fuel level monitoring and other technologies to reduce vehicle and operational downtime can benefit your business in many ways. Some of the most notable of these benefits are as follows:

Improved Productivity

Reducing downtime enables your business to use your time and resources more efficiently. Your fleet becomes more operational as it spends more time operating on the road. All this leads to improved productivity.

Improved Cost Savings

When you reduce vehicle downtime, it translates into fewer repair or maintenance-based expenses. Your business’ emergency repairs bill will come down. This will result in saving more fleet money.

Improved Planning & Scheduling

Planning and scheduling routes and services become easier when fleet downtime is reduced. This is because you eliminate any chances of unexpected delays due to fuel run-outs. Further results include more seamless operations and improvement in efficiency.

Installing GPS tracker integrated fuel sensors can also help optimize your assets’ utilization. You will have vehicles that spend less time off the road. They will be used more effectively, leading to improved fleet profits. 

Improved Driver Satisfaction

The more frequently your vehicles experience unexpected delays, the more it can affect your drivers’ performance and morale. When you take measures to reduce downtime, it can positively affect their satisfaction levels. They will be able to complete their tasks with fewer disruptions.

There are many more ways reducing fleet downtime can benefit your organization. It can help improve customer satisfaction, as you will be able to ensure timely deliveries. Reducing downtime can also make your vehicles safer.

Conclusion

Fuel level monitoring and timely alerts can help improve your business operations, efficiency, and profits in various ways. Monitoring your fleet’s fuel consumption will make it easier to find and address sudden increases in fuel usage and other irregularities. Addressing such issues on time can further lead to improved cost savings and operational performance.