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Our Bureau Mumbai, Oct. 18 Oil marketing major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has launched a GPS-technology based vehicle tracking system for its 5,200 tanker trucks fleet. The system will help the company track the trucks for better logistic efficiency. It will also prevent pilferage and fuel adulteration. The company launched its first fleet of trucks from Mumbai depot on Friday. BPCL will be able to track the trucks as it ferries fuel between its 89 depots and 8,300 retail outlets. The company has spent Rs 1.5 crore for setting up the system. It will also incur a monthly expenditure of Rs 185 a truck for running the system. All the trucks would be fitted with a GPS device, which will be integrated with a digital map at the backend server. This feature will allow the company officials to view the location of the trucks in real-time, 24 hours a day. Each vehicle is represented on the map and in a vehicle list showing vehicle status, location and details (such as whether the truck is adhering to the predetermined route). Adulteration control Large scale fuel adulteration takes place across the country, especially when petrol or diesel is being transported from depots to retails outlets. The system addresses the problems by setting up alarms, when the drivers take unscheduled halts or deviate from predetermined routes. Taking to the media at the launch function, Mr Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Executive Director (Retail), said if a truck deviates from the fixed route frequently and if the company suspects that the driver is indulging in adulteration it will carry out raid with the help of the police, he said. Mr S. Radhakrishnan, Director (Marketing), said the data generated from the tracking systems will help in a more effective and efficient management of the logistics business. In a separate development, Mr Radhakrishnan said all the major aviation companies owe Rs 630 crore as outstanding and current dues to BPCL. More Stories on : Announcements | Information Technology | Petroleum | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
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