Driving safety and driver score

Driving events from GPS data

Location and speed data from the vehicle tracking device or the driver app is turned into driving events during the trip:

• Speeding: if speed stays above the limit set by the organization for a certain time (e.g. 90 km/h for 15 seconds). The top speed and duration are recorded.
• Harsh braking and harsh acceleration: if the change in speed between consecutive locations exceeds the threshold (e.g. a loss of 12 km/h per second).
• Long stop: if, after the trip has started, the vehicle stays stationary for a certain time without being near any stop (e.g. 10 minutes).

Severe speeding and long stops open an operations incident on the Incidents screen; a long-stop incident closes automatically when the vehicle starts moving again. Each event is graded as minor, moderate or severe.

Driver and vendor safety score

On the Operations → Driving safety screen, for the selected period:

• Kilometers driven, number of trips and event counts for each driver
• Safety score (0–100): calculated from the weighted number of events per 100 km; banded as good, caution and risky
• Total score and events per vendor
• Event list: time, vehicle, driver, line and event details; one click opens the trip's path on the history playback screen

A score is given only when there is enough driving (50 km), so a driver does not look unfairly risky after a few short trips.

Transparency

Drivers see their driving summary and score for the last 30 days in their app. They know what driving data is kept about them and can improve. This summary can be turned off in the organization settings.

Tailored to your organization

• Speed limit and violation duration
• Harsh braking and harsh acceleration thresholds
• Long stop duration
• Whether an operations incident is opened
• Retention period for driving events

Vendor representatives see only their own company's drivers and events. The driving safety report can be exported to Excel and PDF and sent regularly by email.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the speed data come from?

From the GPS tracking device in the vehicle or from the location sent by the driver app on the phone. Readings with low location accuracy are not used in harsh braking / acceleration calculations.

Does waiting for passengers at a stop count as a long stop?

No. Waiting near one of the trip's stops does not count as a long stop, and waiting before the trip reaches its first stop is not counted either.

How is the score calculated?

Events are weighted (minor 1, moderate 2, severe 4) and the weighted number of events per 100 km is found; score = 100 − 5 × this value. Kilometers are the planned distance of the trips completed in the period.

How long is this data about drivers kept?

For the period set by the organization (12 months by default); driving events past that period are deleted automatically.