To cope with the every expanding volume and scope of Kharafi National’s projects, the Equipment Division is enhancing the functionality of its fleet management system, augmenting its fleet in Egypt, whilst mobilising rapidly in the UAE to serve several new major infrastructural projects.

To monitor and control the vast number of motor vehicles and road-going equipment in its fleets, KN Equipment Division recently began implementing the YouniVu fleet management system. ED found YouniVu after a diligent search for the
best product to fit its needs. The service provider is Younivate of Jordan, which has strategic relationships with major telecom companies such as Qualcomm, Motorola, U-Blox and Alcatel- Lucent.

This unique monitoring solution, which has an excellent reputation, is a combination of an automatic vehicle location system and a fleet management system. It is GPS-based. Each vehicle in ED’s fleet will eventually have a data-logging device which will send vehicle data via satellite to a data routing system in the vehicle’s depot where it will be collected and sent on to the corporate vehicle monitoring server.

ED personnel will be able to review the data through vehicle monitoring viewers, print out relevant reports and take any necessary actions. The new YouniVu fleet management system is expected to provide KN with significant benefits. ensured that KN drivers have an excellent reputation on the road, when the system begins comparing actual speeds with local speed limits and analyzing driving patterns for faults such as aggressive driving, including sudden speeding and harsh braking, this high level of road behaviour should be improved further, enhancing KN’s superb safety record, as well as reducing accidents.

The system will also monitor engine stop and start times, mileage, working hours, etc, in userdefined zones – all of which will build a history of each journey and ensure that abuse is minimised. Monitoring fuel consumption and engine idle times will enable ED to optimize efficiency and reduce its operating costs.

With the help of KN Communications, the Equipment Division has already started installing the new data logging devices. It is anticipated that installation of the data loggers in all vehicles will take about three months. During the first phase, the system will be operated off-line. However, on-line, real-time operations can be expected in the near future.