Telematics company integrates technology into CNG fueling systems

Geotab, creator of fleet management programs out of Oakville, Ontario, announced support for compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel level and temperature on all fueling tank and systems by manufacturer Momentum Fuel Technologies, Roanoke, Texas. A breakthrough for the industry, fleets with CNG vehicles are now able to see their fuel usage and driver behavior in a program already offered to other vehicles using Geotab’s fleet management solution.

This integration addresses the industry’s limited ability to use telematics to report CNG level from the vehicle. With a limited network of CNG stations and an average slow-fill CNG vehicle fill up taking eight to 10 hours, this insight into how much fuel a vehicle receives is designed to help enable increased vehicle uptime and timely deliveries.

“The ability to support these parameters allows fleets to combat driver range anxiety in addition to providing accurate fuel usage reports by vehicle, allowing them to understand fuel usage by vehicle or by driver,” says Scott Sutarik, associate vice president, commercial vehicle solutions. “Developing this capability for CNG vehicles, which according to the U.S. Department of Energy are said to have six to 11 percent less emissions, is another step in Geotab’s long standing commitment to creating a greener world.”

Together Momentum Fuel and Geotab developed the integration using Geotab’s patented curve logic algorithm to receive high-resolution data via the vehicle’s diagnostic port. The Geotab GO device transmits data from Momentum Fuel systems via cellular networks, delivering reports and dashboards to visualize trends and monitor levels. 

“Customer response to Momentum’s integration with Geotab has been outstanding,” says Mike Zimmerman, general manager at Momentum Fuel.  “Being able to remotely monitor fuel level can greatly improve driver productivity and fuel utilization, which is important to all CNG customers, including those in the refuse industry.”