Fleet tracking allows you to monitor your vehicles’ idle time. Idling vehicles burn fuel and give off pollutants the same way moving vehicles do. By monitoring idle time, you can identify employees that are prone to leaving their vehicles idling. This provides an opportunity to train them on better procedures to limit this activity.
Reducing idling will diminish the quantity of dangerous particles released into the air by a vehicle. These particles can have severe adverse effects on humans and particularly children. If a vehicle is idling near a building, such as your office or a customer’s home or place of business, these particles can potentially enter the building through open doors, windows, and air intakes.
Idling also wastes fuel and can actually be more harmful to a vehicle than normal operation. Most newer vehicles do not need to be “warmed up” by idling in cold weather the same way they were in previous years. In fact, warming up only takes 3-5 minutes and running the engine at low speed can cause up to twice the wear and tear on the engine compared to running the engine at full speed.