Accurate and Transparent Fuel Refill Monitoring

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Author. Vicente E. García – Electronic Engineer / Director of Innovation Management

The estimated Fuel Consumption analysis is based on the fuel level percentage in the tank, in order to visualize the behavior of refills and consumptions, allowing to detect anomalies and possible extractions and theft in the vehicles of the fleet.

The fuel level includes a minimum margin of error that is important to consider, caused by a capacity of liters greater than 100% marked by the tank, or a difference of 2% points in the level of the tank.

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How to identify anomalies in the fuel levels of your fleet?

Didcom® Telematics is capable of detecting significant differences between fuel consumption and the volume of refills, which warn of three possible causes:

• Incomplete refill
• Fuel Overload
• Download without consumption

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Incomplete Refill

When the incomplete refill is at the end of the period, the value of the estimated fuel must be greater than the recharged and when the incomplete refill is at the beginning of the perio, the estimated value must be less than the recharged.

An incomplete refill is detected when the refill volume is less than the estimated fuel, which denotes a considerable deviation of  fuel that has not been loaded into the tank of the unit.

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Fuel Overload

When recharging more than 100%, a difference will be created between the recharge and the estimated fuel consumption for the operation, which will cause that a decrease in the fuel percentage is not denoted because the overcharged fuel is being consumed.

A vehicle can operate a whole day without lowering its fuel level by consuming overloaded fuel.

This can generate a big difference in the level of fuel consumption being greater than the load, by not considering that a fraction of the fuel in the tank is overload.

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Download without Consumption

Incomplete Refill and Fuel Overlad are only problems of appreciation when measuring the relationship between fuel consumption and refills in your fleet, which are compensated in a period of time, but there is a situation that puts the profitability of the operation at risk and that is the Fuel Discharge without Consumption.

The fuel is extracted and never compensated, that is, the fleet may be suffering Fuel Theft and if it is not detected and corrected, excessive expenses in the operation may be reflected.

Both Incomplete Refill and Fuel Overload are due to the fuel loading cycle starting and ending at different levels. A significant fuel discharge in a short period of time is an obvious extraction and it is necessary to monitor the location and time at which it occurs in order to track and correct this deficiency.

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The Didcom® FLM – Fuel Level Monitor is a Telematics Solution for your Vehicle Fleet dedicated to providing traceability of fuel use, validating correct refills and preventing theft through reports and notifications of the fuel level status.

Integrate our Fuel Level Monitor into your Transportation Fleet and start Monitoring Refills and Fuel Consumption Accurately and Transparent!

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