Chevin Fleet Solutions has unveiled a new data collection app, FleetWave Forms. According to Chevin, FleetWave Forms is a flexible tool allows users to custom-build data collection forms, and is built to replace manual or paper-based data collection form using mobile phones or tablets. Chevin’s form building software allows system administrators to create customized data collection tasks using features such as dropdown questions; free text entry; date/time selection; decimals; geolocation stamping; signature capture; barcoding; photos and more. The form creator can be used to specify who can access each form based on a variety of factors such as the driver’s name, vehicle type, job/role, department and more. Workers can then simply log in to view their forms, collect information and submit data back into FleetWave using an iOS or Android device. It can also be accessed while offline, facilitating automatic uploads into FleetWave as soon as an internet connection becomes available.
Benefits of FleetWave Forms, according to Chevin, include the following:
- Improved visibility of information from field workers;
- Direct and automatic integrations with FleetWave;
- Enhanced accuracy and timeliness;
- Creation of an auditable compliance trail;
- Enforcement of financial controls;
- Promotion of sustainability by the elimination of paper, digitizing information and automating data transfer;
- Increased security of confidential information by eliminating postal requirements;
- Elimination of double data entry; and
- Elimination of risks and inefficiencies associated with manual labor-intensive data entry; information processing delays; workload duplications; incorrect interpretation; lengthy invoice cycles; missing or incomplete data records and potential loss or damage of paper documents.
According to Chevin, several upgrades for FleetWave Forms are already planned, and future versions are set to include an integrated dispatch tool that allows forms to be attached to work orders and sent to technicians; additional data capture types and ‘look up’ capabilities that allow the user to remotely search the FleetWave database and an improved graphical interface.
