Title/Name/Summary
Public Works Automatic Vehicle Locator System
History
The Public Works V&E Division had previously received Board approval and budgeted for the software support of Automatic Vehicle Locators (AVL) in fifty-six (56) of its snow fleet vehicles dating back to 2013. The installation of AVLs provided staff with vehicle status and vehicle history in fifteen (15) minute increments, including automated reports such as routes traveled, geofencing and zone reporting (vehicle exits user defined boundaries), position, speed, idle time, heading, distances traveled, and driver recognition utilizing a chip key encoded with the employee name. The use of the AVL system results in improved snow route management, which reduces miles driven, fuel consumption, and vehicle maintenance. To continue to improve and optimize the snow fleet routes, Public Works reached out to three (3) vendors for new strategies and solutions to improve its capabilities, including web-based visual display to the public, in-vehicle route guidance via cellphones, dash-cam capabilities, and real time route tracking capabilities.
These new capabilities will also improve communication between Public Works staff and Village of Orland Park leadership by providing a clear understanding of vehicle location for response to resident requests and emergencies. The web-based visual display to the public will provide real-time visibility of all snow fleet vehicles to anyone who goes onto the Village website. The in-vehicle route guidance will ensure all drivers maintain their specified route and do not miss any locations. The dash-cam feature will also be a huge improvement in regards to expediting insurance claim processing and detecting distracted driving. The system would allow management staff to flag and save incident data.
In order to capture the best pricing and an effective management system, the following vendors were contacted for proposals: PreCise Management, Magellan GPS, and Samsar...
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