OEM Data Delivery releases software to manage engine idling and other equipment data

The system combines another OEM Data Delivery solution called EQUIPCHAT, software that allows for equipment tracking and reports anywhere at any time, with a continuous improvement cycle called Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA).

“Through this system, fleet owners and managers have the tools to reduce and sustain their improvement in engine idling,” OEM Data Delivery President Sam Simons says.

W. Edwards Deming, a modern management and leadership expert, originated the PDCA cycle, which goes through two phases: implementation and sustainability. The first phase involves identifying responsibilities, installing hardware, monitoring idling activity, and adjusting targets. The second phase involves setting fleet objectives, monitoring activity, adjusting targets, training operators, and motivating the team for improvement.

“It is an excellent tool for cutting down wasteful idling and truly identifying equipment productivity,” Simons adds.

EQUIPCHAT allows customers to work remotely through email alerts, rapid entry forms and reports. It monitors critical off-highway equipment data such as utilization, fuel burn, work and idling, and more. Using manual entry and/or wireless fuel and hour meters from OEM Data Delivery, customers are able to capture extensive data for analysis and decision making through the software, which can be easily accessed online or on mobile devices.

Other recent solutions offered by OEM include MiniPOD and MiniPOD Fuel, which let users track equipment, hours, location, and fuel spend. Keypad allows customers field data entry with cellular tracking capabilities.