Road User Charges and mechanical hubodometers can be a headache to manage.  EROAD offers the eHubo the world’s first GPS based electronic hubodometer product and and easy RUC management tool.

The eHubo has been designed to offer the transport industry a cost effective and superior alternative to mechanical hubodometers. It was specifically designed to support the NZ RUC regime, and it overcomes all of the existing shortcomings associated with mechanical hubodometers:

• Electronic device with no moving parts, could last up to the life of the vehicle
• Improved reliability and accuracy
• Unaffected by tyre wear and inflation
• Tamper-proof and tamper evident
• Patented process to detect and prevent any attempts to corrupt unit performance
• Alerts the operator to any malfunction or interference
• Secure event logging available (power supply, distance, sensor, GPS, motion sensor events)

A recent Road Transport Forum study suggests that existing paper-based RUC system imposes around $100m p.a. in administration and compliance costs. RUC evasion and avoidance estimated at around 10% of RUC revenue ($90 million).

The Ehubo system will lead to a significant improvement in industry productivity by removing or reducing transaction costs associated with the current paper-based regime. The Ehubo is supported by industry and backed by a nationwide dealer network.

Ehubo Advantages

• Reduced administration costs through electronic management of RUC
• Provides a powerful tool to manage RUC more effectively
• Reduced paperwork and less stress for managers and drivers
• Simple and automated refund process
• Potential for significant savings in level of working capital required
• Simplifies RUC compliance
• Capable of supporting in-vehicle weighing
• Provision of accurate and timely $per/km charging basis for rental and lease vehicles.