How to determine the wrap-up of engine hours and odometer?

Often, fuel consumption is monitored exclusively using the readings of the hour meter and the standard odometer.

Unscrupulous hired drivers are aware of the possibility of cheating these indicators and use this to steal fuel. The way to simply drain the fuel from the tank does not work. It is necessary to confirm the fuel consumption with some data. From the driver's point of view, the most graceful way to unnoticeably drain fuel is to manipulate the hour meter and odometer. For example, simulating work under load. As shown in the example in the video, the driver can turn the engine at 2.5 thousand rpm, but the engine will run without load, so the fuel consumption will be 10 times less than under load.

The most impudent way is shown in the video below.

In this regard, the owners of special equipment have the question of how to prevent fraud and control the operation of equipment.

There is a ready-made solution - a GPSM kit, which includes a GPS tracker with a plurality of sensors that monitor fuel consumption.

As a result, you will see on the mobile application:

1. Where is the equipment located on the satellite map in the mobile application of the smartphone (iOS, Android) and the computer.

2. A tilt angle sensor - inclinometer is installed on the bucket. As a result, you will see the lowered/raised box, what the driver is doing, how many cycles the driver did.

3. High-precision digital fuel level sensor - is installed in the tank and controls fuel draining/refueling.

4. Fuel flow meter - installed on the fuel line, controls how much fuel the engine actually consumed.

5. Online video surveillance. The equipment is equipped with 4 cameras, which are connected to a DVR with a 4G (LTE) modem, which in real time broadcast the video stream to the GPS monitoring system. As a result, you see the location, mileage, statistics of the work performed (number of walkers, number of buckets, mileage of cleared roads, etc.) and video from surveillance cameras. In addition to online video broadcasting, the video stream is stored on the server.

How much does it cost to install a GPSM equipment monitoring system?

The system is modular and is a set of flexibly configured sensors.

Typically used equipment costs:

• UAH 1565 is the price of the most popular GPS-beacon model GPSM U9. Tracks location, counts engine running time, has a remote engine blocking function.
  
• UAH 5500 is the price of a GPS kit with a fuel level sensor with installation. The price includes a GPS tracker, digital fuel level sensor and turnkey installation with calibration of 1 tank. Allows you to see the location of equipment and see fuel consumption, as well as control the engine operating time.
• UAH 1800 - the cost of the inclinometer (bucket tilt angle sensor, auger, etc.).from 3000 to 19000 UAH - this is the price of a fuel consumption meter with installation. The price depends on the type of fuel system and engine power. Advantage - This is the most accurate way to track fuel consumption for vehicles that mostly work in one place.
• from UAH 5,000 to UAH 27,000 - online video surveillance for a car. The price depends on the number of cameras, camera resolution and video recording quality.

The most modern technologies have already become available, allowing to establish effective business operations, setting a clear framework for employees. The experience of our clients has shown the payback of the system in 1-2 months.