Corporate light fleets

What a light fleet still owes

Cars and utes carry a fringe benefits tax obligation, a duty of care and a utilisation question, none of which a fuel card answers.

Book a demo What you have to prove

Logbook: Kept automatically
Private use: Stays private
Support: Australian based

The fleet

What goes on each asset

Three kinds of asset in a light fleet, three different ways of reporting, one platform behind them.

Company cars

Electronic logbook for fringe benefits tax, with private use kept private
Fringe benefits tax

Hardwired
Utes

Business and private running separated automatically, no app for the driver
Private Mode

Hardwired
Pool vehicles

Booking and utilisation data, so the next purchase is a decision
EROAD BookIt

Hardwired

Battery units report on a schedule rather than continuously. Hardwired units need a power source.

Why it helps

Duty of care applies to a car too

Fatigue is a factor in 20% of fatal crashes in Australia, and being awake for 18 hours has the same effect on reaction time as a blood alcohol level of 0.05%.

Fatigue detection

Drowsiness and distraction detected in cab, with a warning the driver feels before an incident

Drive Buddy Fatigue

Footage both ways

Road facing and driver facing video, so an incident is answered rather than argued about

Clarity Edge Multicam

Coaching, not blame

Behaviour reported per driver, so a conversation starts from data rather than opinion

Driver coaching

Compliance

What you have to prove, and what records it

Four obligations an Australian corporate light fleet carries, and the record EROAD produces against each.

Australian corporate light fleet obligations, what EROAD records against each, and where the record appears
Obligation	What the duty asks	What EROAD records	Where you see it
Fringe benefits tax	What the duty asksSeparate business running from private use for a logbook	What EROAD recordsTrip records split automatically, with private trips withheld	Where you see it Fringe benefits tax FBT report and Private Mode
Vehicle inspections	What the duty asksPre-start and periodic checks, recorded and retrievable	What EROAD recordsCompleted checklists with photographs, against the asset	Where you see it EROAD Inspect EROAD Inspect
Fatigue management	What the duty asksShow that shift and rest break rules were followed	What EROAD recordsShift and break time per driver, with breaches flagged	Where you see it Drive Buddy Fatigue Driver Safety Report
Site attendance	What the duty asksProve when a vehicle or machine was on a site	What EROAD recordsArrival and departure against a geofenced site	Where you see it Geo Alerts Geo Alerts and vehicle history

Capabilities

Utilisation before the next purchase

Pool vehicle booking that lifts utilisation before you buy another car, and an electronic logbook delivered on the in-cab unit with no additional app.

Pool vehicle booking

Utilisation per vehicle, so idle cars are visible before another is ordered

EROAD BookIt

Logbook without paper

Kept automatically on the Ehubo2, with no app and no mobile device management

Fringe benefits tax

Private use, handled

Workplace privacy for personal running, with the business record still complete

Private Mode

FAQ

What fleet managers actually ask

Does the in-cab unit need a driver to do anything?

Driver login is a PIN on the in-cab unit, so time behind the wheel is attributed to a person rather than a registration. Fringe benefits tax reporting is delivered on the Ehubo2 with no additional app and no mobile device management.

Will it work on plant with no OBD2 port?

EROAD Locate works with most light vehicles and plant equipment using an OBD2 port, and a universal Y harness allows installation behind the dashboard while keeping the diagnostic port accessible. Assets without a port are covered instead by battery trackers such as ETrack Oyster3 and ETrack G70, which need no vehicle power at all.

What about assets our subcontractors manage?

Subcontractor vehicles and plant can be added, bringing all assets onto one platform for visibility and tracking. That also feeds the subcontractor activity a Chain of Responsibility duty asks about.

Can we track engine hours rather than kilometres?

Yes. EROAD Locate collects ECM and CAN data, so you get engine hours, battery health, faults and maintenance needs, which is what machinery is serviced on rather than distance travelled.

How close does a vehicle need to be to pick up a tag?

An Ehubo2 picks up an ETrack Where Tag within 70 metres, and a Where Mini Tag within 25 metres. Metal objects and equipment emitting strong radio frequencies can interfere with the Bluetooth signal or block it entirely.