Learn the difference between an equipment snapshot and equipment log in Raken’s web app.
Equipment snapshot vs. equipment log
With Raken, you can quickly and easily track heavy equipment by setting automated reports to run on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. Reports are generated in a .CSV format and automatically distributed by email. Just add the address of each recipient and select the appropriate timing.
To schedule automated reports, go to the Projects tab, and click the blue Reports button at the top of your screen. In the drop down menu, you’ll see two options related to heavy equipment: Equipment snapshot and equipment log.
Equipment snapshot
The equipment snapshot is a quick overview of all heavy equipment across all your projects to date. When you select the equipment snapshot option from the Reports menu, you can choose to generate a one-time report or schedule the report to send on a regular basis.
The snapshot covers the details of each piece of your heavy equipment, including deployment status, utilization percentage, and performance statistics.
When to use equipment snapshot reports
The equipment snapshot report reflects the current state of all your owned and rented heavy equipment. Once you open the .CSV file, you can easily filter your data by equipment type, make, model, and any other criteria to get granular insights and measure how effectively you’re utilizing specific assets or certain makes, models, and types of equipment.
If you have a large fleet, this holistic view helps you quickly make informed purchase, rental, and sale decisions.
For example, you can easily review utilization percentages by equipment type and ownership status. If you own several pieces of equipment with low utilization rates, it may be more cost effective to sell and rent as needed.
Equipment log
The equipment log is an in-depth summary of heavy equipment use that can be customized to include only the projects and the time frame you choose.
When you run an equipment log report, select a single project or multiple projects by name, filter by active status, or select projects by groups.
You can also customize the time frame for the report. Choose a specific or custom date range, or run your report for the entire duration of the project.
Just like with the equipment snapshot, you can manually generate the equipment log report as needed or schedule it to be distributed automatically.
When to use equipment logs
The equipment log will only include equipment data from specific projects and date ranges. It’s useful for equipment managers, project managers, operations managers, and other stakeholders who need to drill down and assess operator and equipment performance or identify the cause of any issues.
You can generate equipment logs that show what equipment was deployed, where it was deployed, how often it was in use or idle, who was the operator, and any deficiencies that were reported.
Use this information to better plan future projects and make impactful process changes.
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