Trips
How trips work:
A trip begins automatically as soon as the activity ‘driving’ is recorded by the tachograph. Trips are then calculated based on subsequent driver activities and position data. The following rules apply:
· Starting point: As soon as a ‘driving’ activity begins.
· End point: Determined from the next recorded activity.
· Position data: The GPS positions must be available within five minutes of the recorded driver activity, otherwise these positions will not be taken into account.
· Distance calculation: If no distance can be calculated, a trip is only created if the duration of the activity is at least five minutes.
Special cases:
· For trips that extend past midnight, a trip ends at midnight and a new one starts immediately afterwards.
· If a vehicle is currently in ‘steering’ status, the duration is highlighted in the display and the end point and distance appear as soon as the next activity starts.
Transparent display in real time:
The trips can be viewed in a new ‘Trips’ tab next to the familiar ‘Driver Activities’ view. You can see the individual trips, their start and end points, duration and distance at a glance. Click on a trip to highlight it on the map. The zoom automatically focuses on the starting point. Click outside the table to return to the daily overview.
View historical trips:
You can easily view past trips by selecting the desired date. The trips are then displayed just as clearly as current trips.
Location information and position data:
We use the Maps Platform to precisely determine place names from GPS positions. Each location determination is performed once and stored in order to serve future requests more quickly and efficiently.
Reporting – PDF and CSV reports:
Trips can be exported as reports at any time. To do this, select a vehicle and the desired time period in the vehicle evaluation. You can then choose between the reports ‘Trips overview in the selected period’ or ‘Trips details in the selected period’. Reports can also be scheduled so that you can receive regular automated reports.
Alternative trip detection (GPS only):
It is also possible to activate trip detection for Teltonika devices FMB001, FMC003 and FMC880. This means that in future we will also be able to offer you the option of analysing your vehicle movements, even for vehicles that do not have digital tachographs.
Geofence
Simple and flexible area creation:
Create geofence areas on a clear map that also displays your vehicles. You can choose between the following shapes:
· Circle: Simply specify a centre point and the radius in metres.
· Rectangle: Define the area using an upper left and lower right corner point.
· Polygon: Create more complex shapes with up to 10 corner points.
All defined areas are immediately visible on the map and can be conveniently managed.
Management and assignment:
Each area is given a name. You also define one of three event types:
· Entry
· Exit
· Entry and exit
Specify which vehicles are to be assigned to the areas. Practical filters enable quick assignment of vehicles from an entire fleet. After each change, the new settings are automatically transferred to the vehicles' T-Boxes.
Automatic notifications for events:
As soon as a vehicle enters or leaves a geofence area, an event is automatically generated and documented. The following information is available:
· Date and time of the event
· Name of the area
· Vehicle registration number
· Driver name
Automatic email notifications:
When entering or leaving an area, you will automatically receive an email notification:
Example email upon entry:
Subject: Entry into geofence area ‘’ – Vehicle ABC 123
Content: Vehicle ABC 123 entered the area ‘’ on [date, time].
This is an automatic message from [sender].
(Formulated analogously for exits)
Typical use cases:
· Determining arrival and departure times at customer sites
· Monitoring your company's yard
· Detecting border crossings (e.g. national borders)
· Protecting sensitive areas such as water protection areas