get it right: 5 ways to improve meter accuracy

Get it right: 5 ways to improve meter accuracy

“lifeblood of good fleet management”

-Steve Saltzgiver Former Fleet Manager of the State

of Utah

Accurate mileage is the

As you already know, a large number of fleet tasks and critical management decisions

depend on meters.

• They need to be accurate

• They need to be current

Here are 5 ways to improve meter

accuracy:

1. Bring them in from GPS systems

Odometer readings can come into fleet management software from your GPS system

automatically.

• You'll never have to hand-enter mileage again

• You can make decisions and plan with confidence knowing that your meters are accurate and always up to date

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2. Bring them in from fuel systems

Many fuel card systems require an odometer to be entered with each transaction.

Many fuel card systems require an odometer to be entered with each transaction.

• Those odometer updates can be imported automatically into most fleet management systems.

Many fuel card systems require an odometer to be entered with each transaction.

• It helps provide more frequent odometer updates.

Many fuel card systems require an odometer to be entered with each transaction.

• But, due to the manual number entry at the pump, it's prone to some errors as a result.

Using fuel card entries to keep your meters up-to-date is the

next best thing if you don't have GPS data from a direct connection

to the onboard computer.

3. Require live meter updates during inspections

Fleet management software that lets you enter mileage

during routine inspections, in real-time, will help improve

the accuracy of meters.

4. Charge a fee for lazy meter entries

Enter Mileage: 99999

If employees have to pay fees for bad entries, chances are they'll make sure they are accurate when they enter them in.

5. Reconcile and fix bad meter entries using reports in your fleet management system.

5. Reconcile and fix bad meter entries using reports in your fleet management system.

• Good software will have reports to help you spot mistakes and allow you to fix them easily.

We'd love to show to show you how Collective Data software will help you get them right.

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