The historical activity search feature in Motive allows you to quickly find and review past vehicle and driver activity based on location and time. This is essential for effective incident response, route analysis, and compliance verification.
Overview
Historical activity search helps fleet managers gain insights into vehicle and driver activity during specific periods. Key benefits include:
- Incident investigation: Quickly review activity for safety or claims purposes.
- Route optimization: Analyze routes to improve efficiency.
- Compliance checks: Verify vehicles and drivers followed required protocols and routes.
- Location search: Pinpoint activity in specific areas to support business needs.
Viewing historical activity
To conduct a historical activity search:
- Go to Fleet View > History tab.
- Enter the location you want to search (address, coordinates, or place name).
- Set a search radius (0.1 mile to 50 miles around the selected point).
- Choose the time range (up to 12 weeks).
Click Search to view results matching your criteria.
Interpreting search results
After performing a search, Motive displays a list of vehicles and paired drivers that match your criteria.
- List view: Shows each vehicle, the paired driver, timestamps, and status updates.
- Map view: Visualizes the location history of matched vehicles.
- Key details: Includes when and where a vehicle entered or exited the search area, and its activity status during those times.
To analyze the data further:
- Click a vehicle from the results list to highlight and isolate its path on the map.
- Use the Animate feature to visualize the vehicle's movement along its route.
- Access the individual history page for detailed trip and event data.
- Drill down into specific events or timeframes by filtering within the results list or using the map to select points of interest.
Viewing and downloading the Location History report
- Log in to Fleet Dashboard and click Reports.
Go to Vehicles > Location History.
Select filters for Date and Vehicle to generate the report.
- Click Save to add the report to the saved reports folder for easy access.
Click the three-dot menu and select Export as PDF or Export as CSV to download the report.
FAQs
How far back can I search for historical activity?
You can search for activity up to 12 weeks in the past.
Can I search by both location and time?
Yes, you can specify both a location (with radius) and a time range to narrow your search.
What types of information are shown in the results?
Results include vehicle and driver details, timestamps, status, and a mapped route of each vehicle’s activity.
Can I animate the path of a vehicle?
Yes, use the Animate feature to play back the vehicle's historical movements on the map.
Is it possible to export or download search results?
Currently, you can view detailed logs and data within the platform.
Where do I access individual driver or vehicle history?
Click a vehicle or driver in the results list to open their detailed history page.
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