Glossary

aggressive driving

High-risk behaviors such as speeding, sudden braking, sudden acceleration, sharp turns, etc. Cartrack device tracks your vehicle and driver activities in real time to track driving habits.

Asset tracking

Asset tracking is the process of monitoring and tracking the exact location of vehicles, including trailers.

lease

Cartrack asset utilization solutions allow tracking of vehicles and who is driving your vehicles, what vehicles they are driving, where your vehicles are, when your fleet vehicles are driven and how the vehicles are driven.

Driving Recorder

A dash cam or dashboard camera is a technology that records live footage from inside a car.

driver license

Tracking tools that identify which unauthorized or authorized driver is driving a vehicle.

driving record

These include; driver's license and PDP training undertaken, accident history and authorized driver ID

Driver Scorecard

Using Cartrack tracking solutions, driving behaviors such as speeding, hard acceleration, hard braking, hard turns and idling are scored individually and then combined into an overall driving score, giving you the opportunity to coach drivers and ensure safety.

driving behavior

Driving behavior indicates how the driver operates the vehicle based on speed, braking turns, gear changes, and idling.

Engine diagnostics

This is a system that automatically checks the health of any engine and can diagnose things like fuel usage, coolant temperature, and general fluid levels.

Fleet maintenance

Fleet maintenance refers to all the processes involved in keeping a fleet of vehicles in good working order to avoid unnecessary breakdowns and services.

Fleet maintenance records

These include; details of safety inspections, routine maintenance and periodic maintenance records

Fleet management

Overall management of vehicles such as cars, vans, trucks, buses and machinery.

Fleet optimization

Actionable insights come from detailed reporting on individual and fleet fuel usage.

fleet tracking

Fuel theft can be defined as the illegal stealing of fuel from your fleet’s tanks. Cartrack's new fuel sensor sends you real-time alerts of fuel theft.

fuel card

Drivers use fuel cards to fill their vehicles with diesel or gasoline, and the fuel station then bills their fleet company for the fuel.

fuel management system

A fuel management system is the process of managing and improving fuel usage and costs.

Fuel card fraud

Fuel card fraud is the practice of using a fuel card for the wrong vehicle. Cartrack fleet solutions ensure the right card is used on the right vehicle in the right place at the right time.

Global Positioning System

Global Positioning Systems use satellites to receive data on a vehicle's position, speed, direction and time.

Geofencing

Geofences are virtual boundaries placed on a geographic area to monitor when vehicles leave or enter a specific area.

idle time

Idling is a period in which the engine of a vehicle or machine is running without moving.

preventive maintenance

Preventive maintenance is a scheduled system that helps reduce the likelihood of your vehicle having to face unnecessary downtime.

Production idling

Productive idling is when the vehicle is not moving but its engine is running to provide power to the machinery used to complete the work.

real time

The ability to view live events or events as they occur.

freezer

A dry cargo container that is insulated and equipped with refrigeration units designed to maintain a certain temperature for the cargo being transported.

telematics

Telematics is a field that connects telecommunications and computer systems and is often used to describe the act of extracting data from connected vehicles and processing it into analytics about a fleet of vehicles.

temperature monitoring

Advanced sensors integrate with your tracking software and are designed to monitor temperatures and give you real-time alerts when they drop.

trailer tracking

Trailer tracking is the process of tracking the exact location of a vehicle's trailer using a Cartrack tracking device.

unproductive idling

Unproductive idling is when the vehicle is not in use, the vehicle is not moving, its engine is running and it is not using power to perform any work. This is common when the driver is taking a break and wants to keep the air conditioner running.

vehicle shutdown

When a vehicle is not being used due to planned or unplanned maintenance issues.

vehicle tracking

When Cartrack installs GPS tracking devices in vehicles to locate and monitor exact geographic locations using the latest satellite technology.