Use your nozzle

from Commercial Motor Buyers Guide Spring 2023

One for the road

information is correct with Fueltek’s Datanozzle

Data Collection

Removing opportunities for human error is essential for accurate data collection, which is what Fueltek’s Datanozzle is designed to do. Available on all of the fuel management specialist’s FT4000 Fuel Access Control Terminals, the nozzle is a cable-free proximity reader that removes the need for drivers to manually record fill-up information. Traditionally, this is required with key, tag, card and keypad methods.

The device looks the same as a conventional set up and takes the form of a boot mounted on the nozzle. It is manufactured from high-impact nylon, making it hard-wearing and easy to install, and it links to a proximity tag attached to the fuel tank.

It automatically generates a reading when the nozzle is inserted into a tank, gathering all of the vehicle’s details. The system can identify authorised vehicles, their operating parameters, and link with on-board management systems or trackers to extract odometer readings.

The Datanozzle cuts out driver intervention and seamlessly captures information. It is guaranteed for a minimum of 100,000 read and write cycles and the company retains data for at least 10 years, which it collects via a high-security authentication and cryptographic algorithm.

Data can also be fed into the company’s TankWatch online fuel management system to produce vehicle usage reports. TankWatch can be easily accessed from any internet-enabled device (desktop computer, tablet or smartphone) and reports can be automated so they can be delivered at any time, 24 hours a day at a predetermined time.