Glossary

The language of the fleet, defined.

Short, clear definitions for the regulatory and financial terms GCC fleets face.

Asateel: Asateel is Abu Dhabi's commercial-vehicle tracking mandate, administered by the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC). In-scope fleets fit approved tracking that reports to the ITC platform; non-fitment or non-reporting can carry fines and renewal blocks.
Bayan: Bayan is Saudi Arabia's electronic transport document (waybill), mandatory for land carriers since 1 March 2023 and issued through the TGA's Naql platform.
Conciliation (Abu Dhabi transport violations): Conciliation lets an Abu Dhabi transport violator pay 75% of the fine within one month, under Article 14 of Resolution 74/2021, settling the violation.
Cost allocation: Cost allocation is the method of attributing a fleet's costs (fuel, salary, insurance, depreciation, maintenance) to individual trucks, customers, projects or sites, by km, hour, trip or a fixed rule, so true profit can be computed at each level.
Darb: Darb is Abu Dhabi's road toll system, run by the ITC. Bridge gates charge AED 4 per crossing during weekday toll windows; since 4 May 2026 the network has six gates, and the Ghantoot and Al Qurm gates charge around the clock.
Geofence: A geofence is a virtual boundary drawn on a map, around a site, plant, quarry or customer gate, that a telematics system uses to log when a vehicle enters or leaves, turning raw GPS into trips, site time and billing evidence.
Idling: Idling is running a vehicle's engine while the vehicle is stationary. US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory figures, which are US data rather than GCC measurements, put heavy-duty truck idling at about 0.8 gallon of fuel per hour, roughly 3.0 litres per hour, within a published range of 0.6 to 1.5 gallons per hour.
Istimara: The Istimara (استمارة) is Saudi Arabia's vehicle registration card. Every vehicle a fleet runs in the Kingdom needs a valid one; renewal is generally tied to insurance and periodic inspection, and an expired card exposes the operator to fines and stopped trucks.
IVMS: IVMS (In-Vehicle Monitoring System) is the certified hardware and driver-behaviour standard that Aramco and ADNOC require for contractor vehicles entering their operational sites, enforcing safety and HSE standards.
Mulkiya: The Mulkiya (ملكية) is the UAE vehicle ownership and registration card. Every commercial vehicle must carry a valid one; renewal typically requires passing inspection and holding insurance, and an expired Mulkiya means fines and a truck that cannot legally work.
Naql: Naql is the Transport General Authority's services gateway in Saudi Arabia for licences, operating cards and Bayan waybills, migrating to LOGISTI.
OBU (on-board unit): An OBU, or on-board unit, is the tracking device installed in a commercial vehicle that reports position and status to a fleet or regulatory platform. Under Abu Dhabi's Asateel mandate, in-scope vehicles must carry an OBU supplied by a company on the official approved OBU supplier list, which carried 29 suppliers at its 21 April 2026 status date.
Operating card: The operating card is the TGA authorisation on Saudi Arabia's WASL platform that permits a commercial vehicle to perform a specific transport activity.
Overload fine: An overload fine is the penalty for running a truck above its permitted axle load or gross vehicle weight (GVW). For tipper and bulk fleets it is a per-trip risk that can erase a load's margin; amounts vary by country; verify with the regulator.
Profit per vehicle: Profit per vehicle is a single truck's revenue minus its fully-allocated cost (fuel, driver, insurance, depreciation, maintenance). It is the metric that shows which trucks earn and which lose, distinct from utilisation, which only shows how busy a truck is.
Salik: Salik is Dubai's electronic toll system, operated by Salik Company PJSC as the emirate's exclusive toll gate operator under a 49-year RTA concession. Since 31 January 2025 crossings are priced per trip at AED 6 in peak hours, AED 4 off-peak and AED 0 past midnight; before that the fare was a flat AED 4.
SecurePath: SecurePath is Dubai's SIRA-operated tracking platform, described by SIRA as a real-time, web-based GPS tracking and fleet management solution used to monitor and track vehicles. Vehicles in regulated categories such as rental cars, desert safari operations, cash transit and hazardous-materials transport report to it through SIRA-approved providers.
SecurePath Premium: SecurePath Premium is SIRA's subscription tier for Dubai's regulated cargo fleets, AED 290 per licence per year with SIM and data, minimum 25 licences.
TDRA type approval: TDRA type approval is the UAE registration required before any telecom device, GPS trackers included, can be used, sold or distributed in the country.
WASL: WASL is Saudi Arabia's vehicle and operator registration platform under the Transport General Authority, linking commercial operators, vehicles, drivers and approved tracking. An operating card on WASL authorises a transport activity.