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Feature Story 46 // OWNER OPERATOR // AUGUST 2014 V USION, a division of People- Net® and a Trimble® company that optimizes performance and decision-making through data integration and analytics, today announced the launch of its MPG Analytics Dashboard. Making the an- nouncement at the recent Truckload Carriers Association annual convention, VUSION President Tom Fansler said, "Collecting and analyzing data that impacts fuel use is critical for identifying areas that can be improved, as well as making vehicle buying/trading deci- sions. Our new dashboard visually displays information, making analytics practical and actionable by emphasizing issues that need addressing via red alerts on what we call a heat map." )ORULOOL 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ D WUXFN ÀHHW based in West Liberty, Iowa, has been using the dashboard in conjunction with PeopleNet. Founder and CEO Murray Fitzer said, "Using VUSION's MPG Analytics Dashboard, we are just a couple clicks away from the MPG data that previously took us hours or some- times days to compile." VUSION's MPG Analytics Dashboard con- nects and interprets, and depicts data from multiple, relevant sources: the engine control module (over-speed, over-RPM, idle time, excess-speed), GPS (temperature, topogra- phy), dispatch (load weight), vehicle (vehicle age, engine size, make and model) and fuel purchases. Visual comparisons make it easy for management to see a true picture of each vehicle, each engine, and each driver, and how each performance factor directly impacts fuel economy. According to Fansler, "This ensures that ÀHHWVDUHWDNLQJIXOODGYDQWDJHRIWKHLUWHFK VUSION Launches MPG Analytics Da shboard Visual display of engine, GPS, dispatch, and fuel purchase data facilitates identifi cation of areas that can be improved and decision making about vehicle buying/trading VUSION's MPG Analytics Dashboard connects and inter- prets, and depicts data from multiple, relevant sources