Patent ID: 7769499

Claim:
A method of producing a numerical ranking indicative of a performance of a driver based on a plurality of metrics corresponding to the driver's operation of the vehicle, comprising the steps of: (a) while the driver is operating the vehicle, automatically collecting data used to calculate the plurality of metrics, each of the plurality of metrics corresponding to the performance of the driver while operating the vehicle, the plurality of metrics including at least an idle time metric and a route deviation metric, where the route deviation metric is based on determining if the driver has deviated from a predefined route while operating the vehicle; (b) for each of the plurality of metrics, automatically determining a numerical value for the metric; (c) automatically combining the numerical values for the plurality of metrics to achieve a numerical performance value; (d) automatically normalizing the numerical performance value to achieve the numerical ranking indicative of the performance of the driver; and (e) displaying the numerical ranking in real-time to the driver while the driver is operating the vehicle.