Following the Buckweed Fire of October, 2007, staff identified the ability to track and locate fleet vehicles deployed in the community as a priority for the City. The ideal system would require the ability to access a wide range of vehicle location and diagnostic data via secure access through an Internet browser. While researching remote vehicle diagnostic and location systems, The City of Santa Clarita discovered the MSRCs Clean Transportation Funding Local Government Match program.
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Implementation was completed on June 29, 2008.
With rising fuel costs and more attention being given to green technology, a system that provided vehicle diagnostics and location monitoring was an ideal solution for the City of Santa Clarita. In addition, access to a web-based system to locate, direct, and monitor the Citys mobile resources would significantly enhance the Citys ability to dispatch critical first responder vehicles from the Emergency Operations Center during an emergency.
The Networkfleet system provides the tools for City management to monitor fuel usage, thereby determining more efficient travel routes and ways to minimize idle times. In an eight month period (October 2007-May 2008) fuel use dropped by 262 gallons, and miles driven by 2100 miles; a nineteen percent reduction.