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Telematics (ITL) has launched a driver-focussed display unit for its eRUC unit, the ibright CHECK-MATE.
Written by Richard Edwards
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Once activated, the unit provides drivers and fleet managers with live, detailed feedback on driver on-road behaviour, and allows drivers to see hubodometer readings and remaining RUC mileage from a driver-facing unit inside their cab.
"At ITL we provide telematics tools that assist drivers to be safer on our roads, and help fleet managers achieve maximum value from their resources, ” says ITL executive vice president Dean Marris. “ibright CHECK-MATE fulfils both those criteria.”
The unit is activated via a magnetic ID tag unique to each driver, which clips into the device. Once activated the unit monitors and scores the driver’s performance, measuring over-speed, cornering, idling, braking and accelerating, all in real time. Fleet managers can monitor this; low scoring indicates better driving.
“The quality of this information informs driver training programmes, which can be tailored specifically to an individual driver to address any particular weakness,“ says Marris. “The system as a whole provides a comprehensive basis for the creation of a driver incentive programme, for example the lowest score for the month wins a prize.
"Using ibright CHECK-MATE also helps save on fuel costs and tyre wear, and for a large fleet these savings can be substantial,” he claims.
Drivers are able to see and hear their own performance in real time via the ibright® CHECK-MATE in-cab viewing screen, and auditory sensors that alert the driver to erratic or dangerous driving behaviour.
”We are mindful not to contribute unnecessarily to driver distraction,” says Marris. “For that reason we use backlit displays on the readouts to indicate whether the driver’s scores mean “you’re fine,” “watch it” or “that’s dangerous”.”
The driver is able to record hubodometer reading and remaining RUC mileage from inside the cab.
“The driver can now have their electronic distance recorder kilometre reading within arms length of the steering wheel, so recording electronic hubodometer distance for their daily driver logs is much easier than doing it manually from outside the cab, or handling the existing eRUC unit,” says Marris.
