Thanks to a new Hughes telematic device that the State of Oklahoma installed in Maverick’s work truck, someone will know. According to the State’s Department of Central Services (fleet management) web site the device will allow the state to monitor:
- Beginning and end of day reports
- “Bread crumb” tracking of the last 30 GPS locations
- Diagnostic trouble codes alerting system
- Drive time summary report
- Fuel usage report
- Geo-fencing violation report – by entry/exit
- Individual vehicle or fleet consolidated reports
- Landmark report
- Location report
- Miles per gallon (MPG) report
- Odd hours use report
- Performance report
- Service report
- Speed violations report
- Stop detail and idle time report
- Unlimited web portal access to a myriad of reports
- Vehicle performance indications report
At an initial cost of $875 per vehicle, the second and subsequent year’s cost will be $360 per vehicle. The predicted ROI is a Year-1 payback (hardware and communication services of 106 days. Payback for additional years (communication services only) is projected at 44 days.
Needless to say, Mav is p***ed off. At the least, it means the Piranas will have to stop using Mav’s truck for “unauthorized” trips. Of course, Mrs. Mav is trying to find out how she can get access to the “google.mav.com” site.