No-signal vehicles never shown as parked
Every vehicle shows as live, stale with its age, or no signal; never a misleading 'idle'.
LiveWhat does Honest fleet telematics do? Dispatchers stop trusting a map that quietly shows an unmonitored fleet as parked.
How it works
Status starts from your vehicle list, so a vehicle without a tracker still appears. Each position shows its age, by the tracking company's own clock. A fleet with no live vehicles is reported as unmonitored. Daily alerts flag registration, insurance, fitness and permit expiries at 30, 15 and 7 days, and a trip cannot be created for a vehicle with an expired document or a driver with an expired licence.
A new tracking company is added as a setup step we do with you, not a change to the software.
Step by step
- Put every vehicle on the register. Registration, insurance, fitness and permit dates are kept against each vehicle, whether or not it has a tracker.
- Connect your tracking company. Positions arrive from the tracking company you use. Adding a new one is a setup step we do with you.
- Each vehicle gets one of three states. Live, Last seen (with how long ago, by the tracking company's own clock) or No device.
- Kinnow checks how much of the fleet it can actually see. If fewer than four in five vehicles are reporting, it says the map is not a picture of the fleet. It lists vehicles that went quiet for a day or more separately from vehicles that never had a device.
- Expiry alerts arrive every day. Registration certificate, insurance, fitness and permit expiries are flagged at 30, 15 and 7 days.
- The dispatcher plans trips with that in view. A vehicle with an expired document, or a driver with an expired licence, cannot be given a trip.
Ask us to show your own fleet register with its signal states.
What you see on screen
Under Field operations, the Live screen shows:
| On the screen | What it shows |
|---|---|
| N reporting, N with no signal | A count at the top, so you can see how much of the fleet the map covers. |
| Fleet | Every active vehicle on the register, with a Live, Last seen or No device label. |
| Speed and driver | The latest speed in km/h and the driver assigned, or "No driver assigned". |
| No signal help | A note that a vehicle with no signal has never reported, which is not the same as being idle. |
Who uses it
- Dispatcher: decides which vehicles to trust on the map.
- Transport or fleet manager: chases quiet devices and expiring papers.
- Compliance clerk: renews insurance, fitness and permits before the alerts turn red.
See which of your vehicles you cannot actually see today.
Related
- Transport businesses: mobility and fleet.
- Goods movement: Stock & Ship.
- Dispatch and routes: Field operations and one field engine for every job.
- Papers that block work when expired: the licence and certification gate.
Questions
What is Honest fleet telematics in Kinnow?
Every vehicle shows as live, stale with its age, or no signal; never a misleading 'idle'.
What changes for the business?
Dispatchers stop trusting a map that quietly shows an unmonitored fleet as parked.
Is it available today?
Yes, it is live.
What is the difference between Last seen and No device?
Last seen means a tracker has reported before and has since gone quiet, so it is a fault with a date. No device means the vehicle has never had a tracker, which is a fitting job.
Do my drivers need an app?
No. Drivers use the web screens in a phone browser and need a connection. There is no offline mode today.
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