Empowering Your Fleet with Summit Connect™ Telematics
At Summit Fleet Leasing and Management, we believe in using technology to drive innovation in the automotive and fleet management industry. Safety and efficiency are at the forefront of our priorities, which is why we introduce Summit Connect™, a powerful telematics product designed to revolutionise the way you manage your fleet.
With Summit Connect™, you gain access to a robust, scalable, and reliable telematics solution that delivers measurable returns on investment.
Summit Connect™ technology empowers your business to track both vehicle and driver behaviour, offering a range of services that optimise fleet efficiency:
Reduce Fleet Operating Costs: Real-time data on vehicle activity and fuel consumption enables you to identify inefficiencies and implement cost-saving measures.
Manage the Mobile Workplace and Asset Allocation: Gain insights into fleet utilisation patterns to optimise asset allocation and enhance productivity.
Promote and Maintain Safer Driver Practices: Monitor driver behaviour, identify unsafe habits, and implement safety measures to ensure safer driving practices within your fleet.
Explore Summit Connect™
Summit Connect™ comprises of a hardware component that uses GPS technology to collect and transmit critical data from your fleet. This hardware is complemented by a range of software subscriptions that offer various types of monitoring, reporting, and assessment outputs.
eLogbook
Summit Fleet’s eLogbook streamlines the process of recording your fleet’s kilometre updates and trip purpose for business use, essential for Operating Cost Method FBT reporting. This innovative solution reduces administration time and ensures accurate reporting of vehicle business use for FBT purposes. Paired with Summit Connect™ Web configuration, each trip is automatically logged, and push notifications can prompt drivers to assign their trips. Alternatively, drivers can access Summit Connect™ directly using their secured login to view and update their trip data.
IVMS (In Vehicle Management System)
IVMS provides advanced Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) for businesses with a mobile workforce and asset accountability needs. Summit Connect™ Web allows vehicle/fleet managers to review vehicle operation and location data. Standard IVMS manages vehicle location (past and present) and offers alerts and reporting on driving events such as overmax speed, harsh braking, and cornering. Advanced IVMS adds driver-specific outputs, including driver identification and feedback for safer, fuel-efficient driving styles.
RoadScout®
RoadScout® is a versatile hardware device that connects to a vehicle’s On-Board Diagnostic II (OBDII) port, recording key data such as trip details, harsh braking, acceleration, and unplug alerts, with advanced features based on your selected service. It’s easy-to-install ‘Plug n Go’ design provides live vehicle and driver feedback, with optional professional installation available. Customisable for various needs, RoadScout® supports eLogbook, location tracking, business/private usage ratios, engine management, sales contact management, and driver behavior monitoring. Additional features can be activated anytime, ensuring your fleet stays connected and adaptable to evolving requirements.
Summit Connect™ Web
With Summit Connect™ Web, managing your fleet is simpler than ever. This central web service provides secure login access, delivering detailed reporting on users, vehicles, and devices linked to your account based on access levels. Summit Connect™ Web offers a range of features, providing real-time data collected from RoadScout® devices to optimise asset efficiency and driver safety. Enjoy accurate activity history reporting for every vehicle in your fleet, accessible on most browser-equipped platforms.
Fuel Tax Credits
Fuel tax credits are essential for most Australian businesses, and Summit Fleet’s RoadScout® offers a valuable reporting tool to help maximise these credits. With a mapping interface, you can identify where and when vehicles are used, providing fuel usage reporting that meets the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) requirements, including idle time and distance travelled.
Target Zero
Target Zero is a comprehensive driver safety and behaviour program designed to create safer vehicle workplaces and roads, ensuring every employee returns home safely. This structured approach includes an assessment of organisational driving behaviour focus, in-vehicle technology that profiles precise driving behaviour, real-time driving statistics and Target Zero scores for driver safety benchmarks, pinpointing improvement opportunities, and delivering effective training formats.