Idealease revolutionizes fleet operations with ELEVATE®, our proprietary Driver Performance System that improves driver safety and saves fleets millions of dollars in annual operating costs.

Sign up for the ELEVATE® Question/Tip of the Week and receive short, actionable, and easy-to-use information to help your drivers operate their vehicles more safely while reducing fuel consumption, idle time, wear and tear on equipment, maintenance costs, vehicle downtime, and more.

If you have a question or a topic you would like covered in a future ELEVATE Question/Tip of the Week, email ELEVATE@Idealease.com.

Find a complete list of ELEVATE topics below.

How is Idle Time Measured?

Q:

How is idle time measured?

A:

The complicated explanation is best broken down into three parts.

  1. The engine is on.
  2. No speed is detected.
  3. RPM is normal idle range (generally defined as under 750). So yes, when the vehicle is stopped at a stoplight, it is measuring idle time,  but rest assured that there are many areas of improvement that can be focused on before getting to the level of management and awareness of the traffic patterns.