IVCS ONE partners with an NZTA-approved electronic RUC service provider Picobyte Solutions – developers of RUC Monkey and myRUC.
For those not in the know, myRUC is the newly approved electronic road user charge management system designed by Picobyte Solutions Ltd.
Picobyte Soutions worked in conjunction with respected telematics solutions provider IVCS ONE, and together, the two companies have delivered a system which enables compliance with all the NZTA RUC legislation and enhances the digitisation of RUC revenue collection and compliance services.
To ensure the RUC is concurrent, buses are supplied with an electronic wheel sensor to synchronise the odometer each time the vehicle passes a depot gate reader.
A RUC licence dashboard will advise a fleet manager of an asset nearing a RUC licence purchase threshold and can be set to renew automatically or allow manual RUC purchase via the online portal.
Once purchased, this licence is automatically uploaded to the myRUC mobile app ready for transfer to the on-windscreen display.
As this display is self-provisioned, there are no wires to install, thus avoiding costly installation costs.
The system has seen extensive testing by NZ Bus under the aegis of Waka Kotahi (NZTA), and the reason all this is so important?
By successfully assessing the system against the requirements of the public transport sector, IVCS ONE and Picobyte can launch the system into the corporate and private sectors in the months to come when electric vehicles lose their ‘tax exemption’ status in early 2024.
NZTA – and industry commentators – fully anticipate the mandating of electronic RUC displays for electric vehicles.
The IVCS ONE/Picobyte myRUC solution is the first such service to utilise the already proven and established RUC Monkey services.
RUC Monkey allows electronic RUC license purchase via smartphone and uses the NFC (Near Field Communication) chip in the phone to transfer the license to the on-windscreen E-paper display.
For light vehicles, myRUC will integrate with the in-vehicle telematics device for virtual odometer readings to ensure RUC is concurrent and that the purchase of RUCs is made available on the app for transfer.
For trucks (assets with gross vehicle mass over 3.5 tonnes) using conventional eRUC with an integrated telematics and sensor system – RUC Monkey will be provisioned.
RUC Monkey is an electronic RUC system that manages your road user charges on the fly. Its secret lies in the new-generation wireless technology, which allows for a faster install to get your trucks back on the road in minimum time.
RUC Monkey has gone through serious testing all around the country to ensure superior reliability and accuracy.
Transforming the electronic management of Road user charges, RUC Monkey is an affordable and accurate answer to road user charges management.
RUCOR – or RUC off-roads – is fully automated and will utilise the Geotab telematics GPS data to be post processed within the RUC Monkey platform to note any travel within marked geo-fences or on private roads to be collated into an off-road report.
The RUCOR forms are all automated and so is the submission to NZTA once it is set up.
RUC licence payments are all purchased via a direct debit system and the platform provides all the DD reconciliation and daily statements to reconcile with your bank including every transaction as an electronic invoice from NZTA.
Built and operated by New Zealand-based company Picobyte Solutions Ltd, myRUC and RUC Monkey are both proudly New Zealand inventions and continue to be manufactured locally.
Picobyte’s partnering with another NZ-based business IVCS ONE, brings with it a seamless integration to IVCS ONE’ lineup of products from DriveCam, DriveAlert+, DriveTrain, GeoTab and much, much more.
CEO of IVCS ONE, Haydn Bowbyes believes that by having a single seamless sign-on, you can have your fleet and fleet risk management bases covered in a way that gives the ultimate clarity and it just makes way more sense than many of the other alternatives.
“I am very excited to see this partnership come together and look forward to providing bespoke solutions for our many existing clients and prospects, solutions that range from basic to full service,” he says.
“Our NZ based team is renowned for the level of after sales support we offer, and our product lineup is world leading.
“From best of breed in-cab and around truck camera solutions to active fatigue management, top-end tracking and now eRUC solutions, we have a compelling story to tell.”
The Picobyte product is available now from IVCS ONE and for more information, you should visit either the https://www.rucmonkey.co.nz/ or https://ivcs.co.nz/ websites.
