Chevin Fleet Solutions, Fitchburg, Mass., has introduced a web-based driver portal for its FleetWave maintenance management system.

FleetWave’s driver portal included forms and tools enabling users –- particularly drivers -- outside the maintenance department to submit data and gain controlled access to FleetWave. Drivers can submit expenses, fuel and mileage.
This module can be further configured to allow individual trip to be recorded. According to the announcement, one Chevin client has seen savings of more than $25,000 per month.
Further controls can be extended to include user definable time limits insuring that driver data is entered by a certain date.
The system includes a vehicle builder tool in which the fleet manager can define parameters. Vehicle specification details can be imported from external sources enabling real-time vehicle builds. An authorized driver can ‘build’ his new company vehicle (make, model, specification), submit it to management for approval then forwarded to the fleet department for ordering. The order can be tracked throughout the delivery process and display on a real-time basis to system users the current delivery status.
An internal vehicle sales tool is an online auction module that enables employees to submit bids for internal vehicle sales. Vehicle information, history and even photographs can be included. If desired, external sources such as dealers or auction houses can be accessed as well.
An online accident claim form accepts images, scanned documents, etc., which once submitted into FleetWave, can be sent electronically to insurance and accident management companies.
The driver portal was designed for El Paso Field Services, part of El Paso Corp. Company drivers log onto FleetWave and automatically have their current vehicle assignments displayed then simply enter their monthly car usage. Because the drivers are based over a wide geographical area, with FleetWave they only require an Internet connection to access the system to update their records. Overall, FleetWave has streamlined El Paso’s driver entry and reporting process as well as increasing the overall validity of data being entered.
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