Before 1994, commercial fuel management was principally a stock control / security activity mainly concerned with the prevention of theft. There was a separate strand of development using on-board computers to measure vehicle / driver performance. Merridale was one of the first depot systems to combine these requirements by providing the functionality required to capture […]
Looking around the general market for fuel management solutions, one could be easily fooled into believing that there is a general shift away from traditional PC or server based systems to so-called ‘new generation’ systems offering web based – reporting facilities. Indeed Merridale is at the forefront with the introduction of FuelWorks – a comprehensive […]
MIS Fuel Monitoring has completed development of an on-board vehicle transponder unit for commercial vehicles. Basically a data acquisition unit, the transponder will help speed the fuelling process by providing the mileage (odometer) reading automatically. The development has been driven by the depot requirements of large city fleet operators which normally use dedicated night time […]
Just looking at examples of Merridale customers will show that just an average size fleet could be consuming upwards of ￡500,000 worth of diesel per annum. Fuel storage is an important strategic resource and prudent fleet operators will have invested in high quality Merridale fuel pumps and fuel management to ensure reliability as well as […]
“Beware of cheap copies. It’s your reputation that is at stake,” says MIS Fuel Monitoring, Sales Director, Stephen Hannan. “While others may copy what we do, none of our competitors can copy who we are and the knowledge and experience we have acquired over 20 years, providing cost efficient commercial fuel management solutions,” says MIS […]
The latest depot fuelling points equipped with Merridale dispensing and stock control systems are employing proximity tag technology for vehicle authentication. In addition to individual vehicle tags, MIS Fuel Monitoring has taken the concept forward with the introduction of the Merridale vLink system for routine refuelling of the fleet vehicles. On these installations the ID […]
Merridale will be celebrating its 20th anniversary during 2014. Over the forthcoming editions we are planning to review the company’s time line and its contribution to the evolution of commercial fuelling equipment - looking at both hardware and software development. Merridale has always been a front runner and we are proud to say that today […]
Whilst business may be picking up, we are all under constant threat from the competition. How well are you tracking your operating costs? When did you last review your depot fuelling facilities to ensure that they are meeting your current business requirements efficiently? Can we help? Are there additional wet-stock dispensers – such as Adblue […]
Please forgive us for harping on about the importance of fitting only genuine spares. There is no shortage of spares and no excuse for using anything other than the approved replacement parts - supplied either directly by Merridale or any of our authorised distributors. We are concerned that non approved parts and modifications are being […]
New developments for depot fuelling will include the Merridale vLink data transfer cable which makes its debut at the forthcoming Coach & Bus Live 13, being held at the NEC Birmingham. Designed to speed depot fuelling, vLink is a rugged snap-on and quick release communications cable which enables the fuelling point to automatically authenticate the […]
