For assets equipped with an Asset Gateway (AG24, AG26, or AG46P), Vehicle Gateway (VG34 or VG54), or 15-series Industrial Gateway (IG15), you can use the asset Utilization Report (Reports ( ) > Assets > Utilization) to easily evaluate which assets are in use most often, where they have been in use, and when. The Utilization Report uses real-time data to provide a snapshot of your current asset utilization during a 12-hour work day which includes:
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Average utilization: The percentage of time an asset was used.
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Average hours used (per day): The average number of hours an asset was used.
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Assets used: Total number of assets in your fleet that are utilized out of the total number of assets with gateways.
For any assets that do not have a 12-hour work day, you can Customize Available Hours of use for each asset.
Select the asset type (Vehicle, Trailer, or Equipment) for which you want to view the report. Filter assets based on type by selecting specific tags.
For archival or reporting purposes, you can schedule a report or export the Utilization Report to a comma-separated values (CSV) file (more actions (...) > Download CSV). If the option to schedule a Utilization Report does not display in your Samsara dashboard, contact Support to enable this feature.
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To enable accurate utilization reporting, you must first configure the Aux Input Type. The Aux Input must also be configured for hours to surface on the Utilization report for equipment using an APWR cable.
For each asset, the Utilization Report provides the following information for data collected and calculated within the selected time frame:
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Vehicle / Trailer / Equipment |
Asset name. |
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Location |
Last location reported from the gateway. |
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Utilization |
The percentage of time an asset was used during available hours. |
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Total Hours Used |
Total hours of activity. If the asset is active for less than a minute, the entire minute is counted toward total hours used.
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Total Hours Available |
Total hours available for activity. By default, available hours for vehicles and trailers are 12 hours per day and available hours for equipment is 24 hours per day. To change the default settings, see Customize Available Hours. |
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Average Hours Used Per Day (Vehicles and Trailers only) |
Total hours used divided by number of days in the time frame selected. |
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Distance (Vehicles and Trailers only) |
Total distance the asset traveled based on GPS movement. |
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Engine hours per day (Equipment only) |
Sum of engine hours divided by number of days. |
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Tags |
Tags that are assigned to the asset. |
If the work day for individual vehicles, trailers, or equipment, is not a standard 12-hour shift, you can customize the available number of hours. The number you enter should reflect the number of hours per cycle. For example, if your work day is only 10 hours, you would enter 80 hours when on an 8-day cycle.
To configure working hours for your assets, follow the detailed workflow below or watch the video:
