Transport Intelligence • TR-08
Heavy Equipment Control
Track and manage machines that do not behave like vehicles.
Scope
What the engagement covers.
Excavators, loaders and generators are measured in engine hours and duty cycles, not kilometres. This service adapts monitoring to how heavy equipment actually earns and costs money.
Included capabilities
- Engine hour, duty cycle and idle monitoring per machine
- Utilization against rental or ownership cost per hour
- Fuel consumption per operating hour and per production unit
- Fault code capture and maintenance interval triggering
- Unauthorized use, movement and geofence breach alerting
Outputs and deliverables
- Installation design per equipment class
- Utilization and idle baselines
- Maintenance triggering configuration
- Cost per operating hour reporting
Workflow
How it is delivered, step by step.
Each step has an owner, an entry condition and an artefact that has to exist before the next step begins.
01FitInstallation adapted to machine type, power and electrical environment.
02BaselineUtilization, idle ratio and cost per hour per machine class.
03MonitorDuty cycles, fuel, faults and location continuously.
04MaintainService triggering on hours and condition rather than calendar.
05OptimizeFleet sizing, hire versus own and allocation decisions.
Use cases
Where this is typically applied.
Fleets where idle time is a large share of fuel burn
Operations deciding between hire and ownership
Delivery model
The operating pattern for Transport Intelligence.
The same delivery discipline applies across every capability in this line, so combined engagements stay coherent.
Baseline
Fleet profile, incident history, fuel variance and route patterns.
Fit
On-board units, cameras, sensors and calibration per vehicle class.
Tune
Event thresholds, scoring weights and false-positive reduction.
Engage
Driver coaching cycle, league tables and supervisor routines.
Sustain
Monthly review, refresher coaching and continuous threshold tuning.
Integration
- ERP, TMS and payroll for trip, cost and incentive data.
- Maintenance systems for fault codes and service scheduling.
- HR and training records so coaching outcomes are recorded against the driver.
- Customer portals for delivery visibility where contracts require it.
Engagement approach
The programme is only credible if drivers see it as coaching rather than surveillance, so rollout includes driver briefings, an agreed scoring model and a defined appeals path.
Related
Other capabilities in Transport Intelligence.
TR-01
Basic Monitoring
The foundation layer: where the vehicle is, and what it is doing.
TR-02Fuel Control
Explain every litre between the pump and the engine.
TR-03Safe Driving
Change driving behaviour, not just record it.
TR-04Driver Monitoring System (DMS)
Detect fatigue and distraction while the driver is still on the road.
TR-05ADAS
Give the vehicle a second set of eyes on the road ahead.
TR-06Video Analytics
Evidence when it is disputed, and pattern when it is not.
TR-07Dispatching
Plan, assign and re-plan when reality moves.