SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING TELEMATICS AND SENSOR INFORMATION IN A DELIVERY VEHICLE

摘要

A fleet management system for automating security features of one or more vehicles in a fleet, the fleet management system comprises a telematics device disposed within a vehicle, the telematics device comprises a first data radio for wirelessly transmitting data to a portable data acquisition device and an interface for communicating with a switching mechanism disposed within the vehicle, wherein the switching mechanism is configured for automatically (a) locking or unlocking doors of the vehicle and (b) stopping or preventing the vehicle's engine from running and a portable data acquisition device comprising a second data radio, wherein the portable data acquisition device communicates wirelessly via the second data radio with the first data radio of the telematics device while the portable data acquisition device is within a geographical range of the telematics device, wherein, in response to the portable data acquisition device moving outside of the geographical range, the telematics device is configured to transmit a signal through the interface to the switching mechanism to lock the doors of the vehicle.