Driver Association is a feature of Ground Traffic Control where certain reports show the last driver to have interacted with a fleet asset in certain ways. This allows dispatchers and fleet managers to quickly identify who is using which vehicle at a given time. This article describes how and where drivers are associated with assets.
Identifying a Driver
Drivers are currently associated with an asset through any of the following methods:
- Completing a pre-trip inspection (2010 handheld or tablet)
- Using an inspection type with the Associate driver with inspected assets setting enabled in the Inspection Builder and with a driver profile that shares an email address with an EVIR Mobile user.
- Logging in to the tablet docked to that asset
- Logging into the Rideview Companion app
- Tapping an NFC card to the Coach camera
- Assigning a default driver profile to an asset in Zonar Coach.
- Assigning an asset with the Zonar Driver app.
Where a driver is associated in Ground Traffic Control, an info icon is also present. Hover over the icon to show how the driver was associated and when.
The most recent association is always shown; if a driver logs into their tablet, then performs a pre-trip inspection, the pre-trip inspection is displayed.
Asset associations are indefinite and will assign a driver with their last known vehicle until they are either unassigned from the vehicle or another driver is associated with the same asset. Drivers can manually unassign themselves from vehicles with the Zonar Driver app.
Depending on the method, a Ground Traffic Control Driver profile or User profile may be required before triggering an asset association. The following table lists driver association methods with these requirements:
| Method | Driver Profile Required | User Profile Required |
| Pre-Trip EVIR Inspection | ||
| EVIR Mobile Inspection | ||
| Tablet Login | ||
| Coach Camera NFC Card | ||
| Zonar Driver Application |
Login access to the RideView Companion app requires a driver profile in the Zonar Coach web application.
Reports with Driver Association
There are currently three reports which display the last known driver where appropriate:
Maps
- Live View: If a driver is currently associated to an asset, the Live view shows the driver in both the Asset List and Asset Details screens.
- History View: If a driver was associated to an asset for a trip, the History view shows the driver's name at the start of the trip. The association pop-up shows the most recent action before the trip that associated the driver.
Performance > Usage
- Event View: If a driver was associated to an asset during a usage event, the Event view shows the driver's name in the specific event details. The association pop-up shows the most recent action before the event that associated the driver.
Safety > Posted Speed
- Event View: If a driver was associated to an asset during a speeding event, the Event view shows the driver's name in the specific event details. The association pop-up shows the most recent action before the event that associated the driver.
Disclaimer
Zonar does not guarantee that the individual associated with an asset is the individual who physically drove or is driving the vehicle. While the actions used to identify a driver are ones that the individual physically in the driver's seat are responsible for, there may be extenuating circumstances such as:
- a driver using the vehicle without interacting with Zonar equipment,
- one driver using another's login information,
- one driver performing the pre-trip inspection on behalf of another,
- or other real life situations that the equipment is unable to account for.
Use appropriate judgment when investigating incidents.