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Fleet tracking How-to · October 2026

How-to · fleet tracking · reports

Your Fleet Reports, and When to Run Them

Forty reports. Here is the week that matters.

Every report below runs on demand or on a schedule (daily, weekly or monthly) and lands in your inbox. Start with the weekly routine, then reach for the rest when a question comes up.

A weekly routine that covers most fleets

WhenReportWhat it answers
Every morningAfter Hour AlertDid anything move overnight? Theft, side jobs, personal use
Every morningWorkday LandmarkWho left the yard late or came back early yesterday
MondayDaily SummaryLast week's moving, stopped and idle time and miles, per vehicle
WeeklyBasic Driver ScoreNear-misses and hard braking at a glance; drill into Driver Behavior
WeeklyActive DTCEngine fault codes: book shop time before a breakdown
WeeklyInactivityVehicles that never moved: right-size the fleet
Each payrollWorkday + Fleet ReconciliationAudit timesheets and overtime against real engine and drive time
Every 2–4 weeksUpcoming MaintenancePlan service around the work, not in the middle of it

Daily operations

ReportWhat it shows · when to run it
Daily DetailsMoving, stopped and idle time and miles per vehicle, day by day, with the closing odometer. Monday, for last week
Daily SummaryThe same figures as one total for the period. Monday, fleet-wide
Trip Details / SummaryEvery trip: start, end, drive and idle time, distance. Spot-check routes
Trip EventsEach start, idle, move and stop event in order. Reconstruct a day
Stop DetailsEvery stop with address and duration, alert or not. Job-site time
Location HistoryEvery location point for one vehicle. Investigate one vehicle in depth
WorkdayStart, end, drive, engine-off, idle and off-duty time per shift. Payroll
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Your Fleet Reports, and When to Run Them · October 2026

Drivers and safety

ReportWhat it shows · when to run it
Basic Driver ScoreNear-misses and hard braking per vehicle. Weekly
Driver BehaviorEvery hard turn, brake and acceleration with time and place. When the score flags someone; use it to coach
Driver CoachingEvents sent to coaching, pending or done. Weekly or monthly: is coaching working?
Speed AlertEvery speeding alert with time and place. Weekly
Incident Alert / Confirmed IncidentHard braking followed by a long stop: a possible crash. Review monthly; before insurance renewal
Driver Score · AI Video EventsWith AI dash cameras. Camera-detected events and clips, per vehicle. Weekly

Alerts and exceptions

ReportWhat it shows · when to run it
After Hour AlertUse outside your operating hours. Every morning, or get the alert live
Idle Alert / Idle DetailsIdling over your limit, and every idle event. Weekly: fuel and engine wear
Stop AlertStops over your limit. Weekly
Power · Low Battery · Offline · Poor GPSUnplugged units, weak vehicle batteries, units not reporting, weak signal. Weekly health check

Job sites and zones (landmarks)

ReportWhat it shows · when to run it
Landmark Alert / HistoryEvery entry and exit, by vehicle or by site. Prove arrival times; bill by time on site
Vehicle LandmarkTime spent inside each site. Weekly: idle equipment that could work elsewhere
Workday LandmarkTime away from the yard each day. Daily: late starts, early returns
Stop Details + Landmark VisitEvery stop and site visit in one list. Job costing

Engine and maintenance

ReportWhat · when
Active DTCLive engine fault codes (plug-in and heavy-truck units). Weekly
Daily Engine HoursEngine time and hours per day. Equipment and PTO fleets
Maintenance AlertService due by miles, hours or date
Upcoming MaintenanceService coming up. Every 2–4 weeks
Odometer / SummaryOpening and closing odometer per day or period

Mileage, states, fuel

ReportWhat · when
Fleet ReconciliationMiles and engine hours per vehicle. Each payroll
State Details / DistanceState line crossings and miles per state. Quarterly fuel-tax filings
InactivityVehicles that did not move. Monthly
Fuel Transaction / Fuel Stop AlertWith a linked fuel card. Every purchase, and the ones that do not match the vehicle
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Good to know. Camera and fuel reports appear only on accounts with those services.