![]() Here’s how EVIR helps the city’s fleet operations accomplish better pre- and post-trip inspections: Zonar’s radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are placed on the city’s heavy-duty vehicles in critical inspection “zones.” These weather-tough tags contain information about their location on the vehicle, the components to be inspected and the identity of the vehicle. That effort began with the implementation and testing several years ago of Zonar’s electronic fleet management solution for pre- and post-trip inspections. “This integration was part of a concerted effort by the City of Sacramento to improve pre- and post-trip inspections, find operational efficiencies and realize some fuel economy savings for its fleet of 2,300 vehicles and equipment,” Leech said. Because the data management application is web-based, the city’s 22 dispatchers who handle non-emergency city services have access to Ground Traffic Control, so they know which vehicles are ready to return to service. Once repairs are performed and marked complete in FleetFocus, they are automatically uploaded to Zonar’s web-based Ground Traffic Control data management application, indicating that the vehicle is in full compliance for operation. ![]() The integration with Zonar automatically generates service requests based on remote diagnostic and electronic trip inspection data. That’s because Zonar delivers information about any defects identified by the vehicle’s computer or by the drivers to FleetFocus M5, a fleet maintenance system developed by AssetWorks.įleetFocus tracks all functions related to the maintenance of the city’s vehicles including processing of repair and preventive maintenance work orders, capturing operating expenses and tracking equipment usage. Just as important, they can view fault codes directly from the onboard computers on the refuse trucks as the truck is on the job using Zonar’s telematics platform. As a result, mechanics see results from the refuse truck drivers’ pre- and post-trip inspection reports as drivers are completing them. The system also includes Zonar’s telematics platform, which captures data directly from the engine in addition to real-time GPS information. To compel big businesses to adopt the product, I worked with an information architect to support the desired white label business hierarchy.The City Council in 2009 approved a 5-year contract with Zonar to integrate its telematics platform with the maintenance shop’s fleet maintenance software and retrofit 100 refuse trucks and other vehicles with Zonar’s (Seattle, WA) verified Electronic Vehicle Inspection Report system, or EVIR. I collaborated with project managers and user representatives to identify reusable tools and conform the various layouts. The goal was to integrate the overall process with expanded functionality with an at-a-glance dashboard containing summary cards. ![]() ![]() I audited the reports to identify overlaps within the existing reporting system, and then I broke down the tasks into its elements and configured them into a natural flow within the dynamic input panel.Ĭurrent web-based fleet management tools at Zonar developed over time without feature interoperability. Performance data extracted from proprietary onboard technology gave Zonar fleet management systems an edge, but it quickly became apparent to me that their reporting system had evolved over time into a fragmented suite of individual but mostly redundant reports.
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