The EVIR tab hosts an account's Electronic Vehicle Inspection Reports. The EVIR tab sorts this information based on inspection results, reported defects, compliance tracking, and missing inspections. The Inspection Builder and Settings tabs provides administrative tools that adjust inspection types for EVIR Mobile, data retention, and other metrics.
Inspections
The Inspections tab displays the EVIR inspections submitted to an account. Inspections display on the tab in the form of a table.
Results can be sorted with the filters bar at the top of the page and columns on the inspections table can be toggled on and off with the Show/Hide Columns button.
How to Review an Inspection
Clicking on the line of an inspection opens its Inspection Details. This screen displays information about the asset, the inspector, and any defects found. Inspection Details are broken up into the following sections:
- Asset Information: Vehicle number, home location, VIN, and other identity information associated with the asset.
- Inspector: The operator that performed the inspection.
- Inspection Detail Information: Accessory information from the inspection. Includes information relating to odometer, fuel level, Hazmat and Oversized declarations and if any photos were taken during the inspection.
- Timing Information: Timestamps of when an inspection was started, marked complete, certified, uploaded to Zonar servers, and the total duration of the inspection.
- Inspection Results: Mentions how many defects were reported during the inspection.
- Zones & Defects: Provides results for every zone entered on the inspection. Groups results based on the defect type reported.
- Device Information: Lists the device type that performed the inspection, the inspection type selected, and the approximate address the inspection was submitted from.
Assets with Open Defects
The Asset with Open Defects tab shows all defects that have been reported in EVIR inspections. This report let administrators sort and filter existing defects, review open defects and defect history for assets, and mark defects as repaired.
Assets with open defects display on the tab in the form of a table. Results can be sorted with the filters bar at the top of the page and columns on the inspections table can be toggled on and off with the Show/Hide Columns button.
Defect and Repair History
Selecting a line's Asset Name will open the defect and repair history for the vehicle. This page has two main sections.
Open and pending defects: This section displays all open defects that have been reported. Defects can be closed from this card by selecting the defect's checkbox and marking it as Pending, Repair Not Needed, or Repaired. If any option is selected, an additional menu will open and ask for repair details before the status change can be submitted.
Closed / Ignored defects: This sections displays the asset's closed defects. Clicking a line's link under the Repaired column will provide a summary of the action that closed the defect.
Compliance
Inspection compliance tracking is currently under development. More information will be provided when this feature has been released.
Missing Inspections
The Missing Inspections tab is a collection of reports that identify assets that have operated without performing a vehicle inspection.
Instructions on how to set up rules for this tab can be found in the Missing Inspections Settings section of this guide.
Missing Inspections sorts its results into three tabs:
- Assets (with GPS): This tab tracks missed inspections for assets with associated GPS data to see which assets have not received an inspection, based on the configured rules, within a given time frame.
- Assets (All): This tab tracks missed inspections for all the assets in the fleet whether or not the asset performed a trip. It identifies assets without inspections in the specified date range. When the report is filtered by inspection type, it lists assets lacking inspections of that type.
- Inspectors: This tab tracks inspectors who have not completed any inspections within the date range specified. If the results are filtered on specific type of inspection, the report would show all the inspectors who have not performed that type of inspection.
Inspection Builder
Inspection Builder allows fleet administration to create electronic inspections (EVIR) customized to their fleet. These inspections can then be used by fleet drivers via the EVIR Mobile App to log critical information about the vehicle or current trip.
Using Inspection Builder (06:22)
Inspection Builder sorts its functions through two tabs.
Configurations
The Configurations tab is where administrators can create customized vehicle inspections. This view is made up of three panes:
- Asset Map View: Displays a visual representation of where zones are located on a vehicle. Zone locations can be adjusted here.
- Asset Configurations: Displays created configurations. These configurations can be edited here.
- Template Library: Displays available configuration templates, allowing for quick creation of custom configurations.
Asset Map View
The left pane is the Asset Map View, which displays a visual representation of the vehicle and the location of the zones in the selected configuration.
The existence of a zone dot is controlled by the existence of a zone with the associated number in the Asset Configuration list. Once a zone dot is displayed, it can be moved around the display by clicking and dragging.
All changes to the zone dots must be saved by clicking the Save button in the upper right.
Zone dots can be filtered by the inspection types they are associated with. These associations are controlled per zone in the Asset Configuration list, and an inspection type will only appear in the Asset Map View if at least one zone is assigned to that inspection type.
Asset Configurations
The center pane is the Asset Configurations. This is the primary editing pane in the Configurations view, where users can define the different vehicle types in a fleet and the different components that must be inspected.
Each configuration is constructed as follows:
- Configuration
- Zones (Z#)
- Components
- Conditions
- Components
- Zones (Z#)
Each field can be rearranged in the list by clicking and dragging its box. This will change the order in which the fields are presented to the driver, but zones will not change their zone numbers in this manner.
The details of each field can be edited by clicking the on the right side of its box. The following options are available to all fields:
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Edit: Brings up a window with applicable details for the field being edited. The values provided depend on the field being edited:
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Configuration
- Name: The name of the configuration. Typically this is the type of vehicle or asset in a fleet.
- Image: The image to use for the Asset Map View pane. Select the closest representative to the vehicle being configured.
- Asset types: Up to three (3) asset types may be defined here. These asset types assist EVIR and Ground Traffic Control in determining how to categorize the asset. New configurations are preset with the types "standard" and "vehicle". Enter the type of vehicle such as "bus" or "truck" here.
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Zone
- Name: The description of the zone being inspected.
- Tag Type: Select Zone for a standard vehicle tag, Trailer for a trailer tag, or Dolly for a dolly tag.
- Tag Number: The zone number.
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Inspection Type: Click the dropdown to display available inspection types, then click the box next to each desired inspection type to select it.
The list of available inspection types can be configured in the Inspection Types window.
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Components
- Name: The name of the component.
- Apply to All: Click to change all instances of this component across configurations to the new name.
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Conditions
- Name: The description of the component's condition. EVIR assumes that a component is working correctly if no condition is present.
- Apply to All: Click to change all instances of this component across configurations to the new name.
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Configuration
- Copy: Click to copy the selected field and all subfields. Once Copy is clicked, users can then select a *parent* field of the type copied and select Paste to add the copy. For example, if a zone is copied, it can only be pasted it in the options for a configuration.
- Clone below: Click to immediately create a copy of the selected field and all subfields. The copy will appear in the list immediately below the cloned field.
- Delete: Click to delete the field and all subfields.
Importing and Exporting Configurations
Configurations can be imported or exported from the Asset Configuration pane. Clicking the Settings button in the top right corner of the pane opens the configuration import and export all options. Clicking the Settings
button of an existing configuration opens export options for just that configuration.
Import
- JSON: This is a JSON file formatted similarly to the JSON file provided by the export function.
Export
- JSON: This is a text file containing all displayed configurations, zones, components, and conditions in JSON format. The JSON data is displayed in-browser. Click Copy to copy the data to the clipboard, which can then be pasted into another program or into a text file for later retrieval.
- Full: This is a Word document containing all displayed configurations, zones, components, and conditions in plain text. This may be useful for auditing the full configurations to ensure there are no missing pieces.
- Install: This is a Word document containing only configurations and zones, including zone number. This is an abridged document primarily used to determine during installation which numbered tags are placed in which zones.
Template Library
The right pane is the Template Library, which offers premade configurations to use as a base.
Add a new configuration to the list by clicking and dragging one of the options from the library to the Asset Configurations list. The configuration and all zones, components, and conditions will be copied over.
Only configurations can be moved in this way: individual zones, components, and conditions cannot be moved.
If none of the premade options match the configuration, they can be made from scratch by using the Blank Configuration instead. This will require users to edit each piece of the configuration manually, and add more by using the Copy or Clone Below options.
Inspection Types
The Inspection Types tab allows administrators to create and edit different kinds of inspections. Inspections can range from compliance-mandated pre-trips and child checks to load and fuel updates that don't require scanning any area of the vehicle.
This view is made up of three panes:
- Inspection Types
- Inspection Details
- Form Library
Inspection Types
The left pane shows available inspection types. Click on one to display and edit the details in the Inspection Details pane.
Administrators can create a new inspection type through several methods:
- Click the
at the top of the pane and select Create New, which will create a blank inspection type;
- Click the
at the top of the pane and select Add From Library, which will allow users to choose a premade inspection type;
- Click the
by a specific inspection type and select Clone Below, which will create a copy of that inspection type directly under it.
Administrators can also perform the following actions on a specific inspection type:
- Edit: Click to edit the label and description of the inspection type. Editing details is done by using the center pane.
- Delete: Click to delete the inspection type.
Inspection Details
The center pane is where the inspection details are displayed and can be edited. Each detail has a next to it which can be used to edit values or delete the detail entirely.
Individual details can be added to the list by dragging and dropping a form from the Form Library, then editing it to show the desired information.
All inspection types also have three preset options for configuration only and are not displayed in the EVIR Mobile app.
- Pre-populate Previous Inspection defects: When selected, if a previous inspection of this type had defects that have not been cleared through the web portal, a new inspection will also contain those defects.
- Force inspection zone order: When selected, the person performing this inspection must begin with Zone 1, proceed to Zone 2, and so on in order. If the driver attempts to perform this inspection out of order, the app will display an error.
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Associate driver with inspected assets: When selected, the person performing this inspection will be listed as the driver of the inspected vehicle on the Maps tab. This association will persist until the next driver association inspection is completed or 24 hours since the last driver association inspection, whichever comes first. Unchecking this box may be useful if an inspection types that expects someone such as a mechanic or other person who may not want to associate as the driver.
Drivers need both a user profile with EVIR Mobile permissions and an active driver profile in order to use Driver Association. Both profiles need to have the same email address listed.
Zones are not assigned to a type in the Inspection Details pane. Associate an inspection type to a specific zone in the Asset Configurations view.
Some inspection types such as time cards or fuel reports do not need to be associated with zones around the vehicle. The Inspection Builder allows administrators to create these inspections by simply not associating the inspection to any zones in Asset Configuration. These inspections are sometimes called "zoneless" inspections.
Form Library
The rightmost pane is the form library which allows administrators to add new forms to the currently selected inspection type. The form offers both general form fields, which can be customized for any purpose, and premade fields, which are used for specific common purposes.
Drag and drop the desired fields into the Inspection Details pane to add them to the inspection type. When a form field is added to the inspection, users are given some options to define what the form is for.
- Checkbox
- Select (dropdown)
- Text Field
- Camera / Photos
Premade Fields
- Odometer: Text field for entering the current odometer value on the inspection.
- Engine Hours: Text field for entering the current engine hours value on the inspection.
- Fuel Level: Text field for entering the current fuel level value on the inspection.
Settings
The Settings tab is where companies can set specific rules and behaviors for their EVIR inspections. The tab has two adjustable rules:
- Default Zone Layout: Sets the default zone layout used for all new inspections on EVIR Mobile.
- Inspection & Image Retention: Determines long inspections and images are kept on file.
The Settings tab also includes a hyperlink to an expanded rule creation tool. More information about Missing Inspection Settings can be found in the section below.
Missing Inspection Settings
The Missing Inspections tab relies on rules that can be created in the Missing Inspections Settings. Clicking the Missing Inspection Rules report link at the top of the page will open these settings.
On this page administrators can create Rules that define what counts as a missed inspection. When a rule is created they can be assigned to vehicles in an account's fleet. Once assigned, those rules will dictate how the Missing Inspections tab populates results.
How to Create a Rule
To begin, click the Create a Rule button to open the Create Rule menu.
Get Started
- Click the drop menu and select the location the rule will apply to.
- Click the > button.
Duty Start
Duty Start is used to track for inspections that occur at the beginning of a trip. If the rule being created does not account for pre-trip inspections this menu can be left blank.
- Under Select Inspection Type click the drop menu and choose the inspection type the rule will track.
- Under Inspection is expected when selected event occurs pick the event that will prompt the Missing Inspections report to look for completed inspections. The available events are:
- Power on: This triggers when the vehicle's engine-on state is reported.
- Vehicle moves 10 miles radius: triggers when a vehicle moves beyond a 10 mile radius of its starting geolocation.
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When exits selected zones: This triggers when a vehicle leaves an existing geofence zone.
- If selected, click Select Zones and choose the applicable zone(s).
- Click the drop menu after Inspection is expected and select how long before the triggering event the inspection needs to be submitted.
- Under How often inspection is expected for the selected event choose the frequency that this rule will run. The available options are:
- Every time the event occurs.
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Once per work period.
- If selected, define the Time Zone, work period days, the start for the work period, and the end time for the work period.
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Every time the event occurs within a work period.
- If selected, define the Time Zone, work period days, the start for the work period, and the end time for the work period.
- Click the > button to continue.
Duty End
Duty End is used to track for inspections that occur at the end of a trip. If the rule being created does not account for post-trip inspections this menu can be left blank.
- Under Select Inspection Type click the drop menu and choose the inspection type the rule will track.
- Under Inspection is expected when selected event occurs pick the event that will prompt the Missing Inspections report to look for completed inspections. The available events are:
- Power off: This triggers when the vehicle's engine-off state is reported.
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When selected zones entered: This triggers when a vehicle enters an existing geofence zone.
- If selected, click Select Zones and choose the applicable zone(s).
- Click the drop menu after Inspection is expected and select how long the driver has to complete the inspection after the triggering event.
- Under How often inspection is expected for the selected event choose the frequency that this rule will run. The available options are:
- Every time the event occurs.
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Once per work period.
- If selected, define the Time Zone, work period days, the start for the work period, and the end time for the work period.
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Every time the event occurs within a work period.
- If selected, define the Time Zone, work period days, the start for the work period, and the end time for the work period.
- Click the > button to continue.
Review & Submit
Summaries of the choices selected for the Duty Start and Duty End portions of the rule will display at the top of the menu.
To complete the rule creation:
- Enter the Rule name
- If applicable, click Select zones to exclude and choose any zones the rule will not apply to.
- Click the > button.
- Click Submit.
How to Assign a Rule
After a rule is created, it needs to be assigned to a vehicle. Once assigned, the vehicle will be tracked by the Missing Inspections tab.
To view fleet vehicles click Assets with Rules.
Assigning a Rule
- Search the Asset List to find the desired vehicle and click on its check box
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- Click Assign Rule.
- Select an existing rule.
- Click Save.
Removing a Rule
- Search the Asset List to find the desired vehicle and click on its check box
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- Click Clear Rule.
- Click OK to continue.
How to Manage Rules
At any time an existing rule can be edited or deleted.
To view created Rules click Rules.
How to Edit a Rule
- Search for the rule in the Rule List and select its check box
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- In the Rule Summary panel, click the Edit icon.
- Enter any needed changes in the Create Rule menu.
- Under Review & Submit click Save.
How to Delete a Rule
- Search for the rule in the Rule List and select its check box
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- In the Rule List panel, click Delete or the Delete icon.
- In the confirmation window click Delete.