Fuel Drain & Theft Alert

A Fuel Drain & Theft alert fires on a sudden fuel drop that looks like siphoning — a sharp fall in the fuel level while the vehicle is stationary. It lets you react to theft the moment it happens rather than discovering it on next week’s report.

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Shows: the rule builder — the Fuel Drain condition (sharp drop while stationary) with vehicles, schedule and notifications.

Alt text: AVLView rule builder configuring a fuel drain and theft alert.

How to set it up

1. Open Alerts > Rules and click Create rule.
2. Pick a fuel template — Fuel Drain & Theft, or the related Fuel Anomaly template — or Start from scratch.
3. Adjust the condition so it triggers on a sharp fuel drop while the vehicle is stationary.
4. Choose which vehicles or groups the rule applies to.
5. Set a schedule — Always, Business Hours, Outside Business Hours or Custom.
6. Pick the notification channels — In-App, Push, Email or SMS.
7. Click Save. When the rule triggers, the alert lands in the Inbox and notifications go out.

What you can set

• Condition — set the drop size and speed context; the related Fuel Anomaly state fires when fuel level falls below 15 L.
• Applies to — all vehicles, selected vehicles or a group.
• Schedule — Always, Business Hours, Outside Business Hours or a Custom window.
• Notifications — In-App, Push, Email and SMS, in any combination.
• Behaviour — fine-tune re-triggering and cooldown to keep noise down.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a fuel sensor?

Yes. Reliable drain detection needs a calibrated fuel-level sensor on the vehicle. Without one there is no fuel reading to watch for a drop.

How do I analyse it afterwards?

Use the Fuel Anomaly & Theft report for after-the-fact analysis of drops, refuels and patterns across the fleet.

Related

• Low fuel alert
• Refuel alert