Types of InSight Alerts

A vehicle stops or slows down at a marker of a specified category.

When adding this type of alert, you specify the category of marker that triggers the alert. Use the minimum time to trigger to indicate how long a vehicle can be present at the marker before triggering an alert. To be notified when the vehicle leaves a marker in the specified category, set this alert to send an email when the alert is turned off.

The Category alert goes on when the vehicle first reports that it meets the following conditions:

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

It is after the cutoff date (the number of days you specify when setting up the alert before the date a driver's insurance expires), for a driver whose insurance has not been renewed. Any email notifications should be sent when the alert triggers rather than when it closes.

The ignition is on when there is no assigned driver. For best results, this alert should send notifications when the alert triggers rather than when it turns off.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle exceeds a daily mileage limit that you specify when you set up the alert. For best results, this alert should send notifications when the alert triggers, rather than when it turns off.

The Excess Mileage alert goes on when the first report from the vehicle indicates that it has traveled more than the daily limit, starting from the beginning of the current day. This alert can only trigger if the vehicle is in the same time zone as the user who receives the alert.

A diagnostic input that measures some value is inside or outside of a specified range of values. It is easiest to set up this type of InSight Alert using the Install Types screen.

When one or more of your drivers incur an HOS violation.

When one or more of your drivers incur an HOS warning. Warnings can lead to violations if they are ignored.

Use the Warning Trigger parameter to define how many minutes there should be between the warning alert being triggered and the violation occurring.

One or more Hours of Service (HOS) inspection reports is unsigned. The alert does not check HOS reports unless they are at least 2 days old. The Alert checks all daily reports for the threshold time period, and triggers if any have been left unsigned.

A vehicle idles (stops with the engine running). When adding this type of alert, use the minimum time to trigger to specify the maximum time the vehicle can be idle without causing an exception.

The Idle alert goes on when the vehicle’s ignition is on but it reports no movement greater than 1 km/h.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle’s ignition is on. To be notified when the vehicle is used during off hours, use the schedule page to specify that the alert is only in effect during off hours.

The alert goes on when the vehicle ignition is on and there is a GPS signal.

A vehicle is inside the zone that contains a specified marker. Use the minimum time to trigger to specify how long the vehicle can stay within the marker's zone before triggering the alert. Send an email when the alert triggers to be notified when the vehicle arrives, and send an email when the alert is turned off to be notified when the vehicle departs.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle enters the zone that contains a marker of the specified category. Use the time to trigger to specify how long the vehicle can stay within the marker's zone before triggering the alert. Send an email when the alert triggers to be notified when the vehicle arrives, and send an email when the alert is turned off to be notified when the vehicle departs. If there are overlapping markers of the same category type, and the vehicle moves through both markers, a single alert will cover the entire time the unit was in markers of the specified category.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

The unit on a vehicle reports discrepancies during an hours-of-service inspection. For best results, this alert should send notifications when it triggers rather than when it is turned off.

A vehicle stops or slows down at a marker that is in a category other than the one you specify when you set up the alert. This alert is useful if a vehicle should only stop at one category of marker.

Use the minimum time to trigger to indicate how long the vehicle can be at a marker in another category before the alert triggers.

The Not at Valid Category alert goes on when the vehicle first reports that it meets the following conditions:

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

It is after the cutoff date (the number of days you specify when setting up the alert before the date a driver's license expires), for a driver whose license has not been renewed. Any email notifications should be sent when the alert triggers rather than when it closes.

One or more of a specified set of tags are set on the vehicle but not on its assigned driver. This alert is designed to work with tags that specify required license classes, so that whenever a vehicle requires a license tag, the alert is triggered if the assigned driver lacks the license tag. It can, however, be used for checking any type of tags you add to vehicles and drivers (for example, tags that represent special equipment that the driver must know how to operate).

A DVIR walkaround inspection report has been submitted, and the probability score for this report is within the upper and lower score bounds that you have specified (for example, between 0 and 60%).

A probability score is a percentage value between 0 and 100, calculated by measuring the time taken by a driver to complete their inspection form, the distance they walked when performing the inspection as measured by GPS location, and accelerometer and gyroscope data taken from their device. This value corresponds directly with the likelihood that the report was completed properly. Both the Lower Bound and Upper Bound values specified for this alert type must be between 0 and 100, and the Upper Bound value must be greater than the Lower Bound value.

A vehicle is due for maintenance in a specified number of miles, days, or hours, or any combination of these. Specify the warning period as miles, miles and days, days, or hours. When the vehicle details indicate that maintenance is due within the specified miles or time, the alert goes on.

A vehicle stops or slows down at a marker you specify when you set up the alert. Use the minimum time to trigger to specify how long the vehicle can stay at the marker before triggering the alert. Send an email when the alert triggers to be notified when the vehicle arrives, and send an email when the alert is turned off to be notified when the vehicle departs.

This alert goes on when the vehicle first reports that it meets the following conditions:

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

No message is received from a vehicle after a set number of minutes has elapsed since the last message was expected. Use the time to trigger to specify the number of minutes from the time of the missed message before triggering an alert.

This alert works best if it is set with an aggressive trigger. If the alert is not aggressive, the alert only triggers when messages are being received again after a delay due to network congestion or other factors. If the alert is aggressive, it triggers as soon as an expected report is sufficiently late.

A driver has activated the panic switch in their vehicle. Urgent assistance might be required. This alert should be given a high severity value. No time to trigger value is required as this alert activates immediately.

The vehicle is moving at more than 1 km/h, the ignition is on, and the seatbelt sensor is off.

A specified vehicle is within a marker belonging to the specified category, and is traveling over the speed limit specified during alert setup. To use this alert, during alert setup a marker category and a speed limit, as well as item type (Fleet, Team) and Time to trigger, must be configured.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle exceeds a speed that you specify when you set up the alert. Because speeds in excess of 100 MPH (161 km/h) are assumed to be due to erroneous GPS signals, it is best to send any emails when this alert first triggers rather than when it goes off.

This alert goes on when all of the following conditions are met:

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle exceeds the speed limit of the road it is driving on. When setting up the alert, indicate if the alert should trigger when the vehicle exceeds the limit, or if it can exceed the speed limit by the percentage specified as the Speeding Threshold in the Speeding page of the Settings dialog box.

The speed limit used for this alert is determined as follows:

To alter the default speed limits for road categories:

To restore the default speed limits:

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A specified vehicle is exceeding a specified speed while at a specified marker. This is the same as the Speeding alert, except that it also checks that the vehicle is within the boundaries of a specified marker.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle is not moving (speed is less than or equal to 1 MPH or 1.8 km/h). Use the minimum time to trigger to specify how long a vehicle can remain in one place.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle stops (or goes very slowly) at a location that is not within the radius of any marker. Use the minimum time to trigger to specify how long the vehicle can stay at a location other than a marker while not moving.

The alert activates when the following conditions are met:

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

A diagnostic input that can be either on or off changes to a specified state. It is easiest to set up this type of InSight Alert using the Install Types screen.

A tachograph-fitted vehicle moves at a speed of at least 5 MPH without the driver card installed.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

The remote download of driver logs fails for the driver of a tachograph-fitted vehicle.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

The remote download of vehicle logs fails for a tachograph-fitted vehicle.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

Vehicle’s ignition is on and it reports a speed of at least 11 MPH (19 km/h). Use the schedule to indicate when the vehicle should not be used.

Note that this alert does not occur if the GPS signal is too weak.

Video InSights Alerts notify you, in real-time, when a video of a harsh driving alert is available to watch.

For example, if a vehicle has been involved in a collision, you will be notified at the time of the event.

The notifications include the following:

A vehicle is outside of the geographical area defined by a city, state, or zip code (postal code). The alert goes on when the vehicle reports its location as outside the boundaries of the specified zone.

This alert does not trigger if there is no GPS data for the specified zone or the GPS signal is too weak.

A vehicle is within the geographical area defined by a city, state, or zip code (postal code). The alert goes on when the vehicle reports its location as inside the boundaries of the specified zone.

This alert does not trigger if there is no GPS data for the specified zone or the GPS signal is too weak.