Card Types and Visualizations
FleetTAB offers six visualization types for KPI cards. Each is suited to a different kind of question you might ask about your fleet data.
Single Number (Value)
Displays one aggregated value in large, prominent text — the entire metric collapsed into a single figure.
Use it when you want to answer: "What is the total across my fleet for this period?"
Examples:
- Total kilometers driven this month
- Total idle hours last week
- Number of speeding events today
This card type is best for at-a-glance status checks where you do not need to break the data down by unit or time.
Horizontal Bar (Ranking)
Ranks your units against each other using horizontal bars. The longest bar is the highest-performing (or worst-performing) unit, depending on the metric. Units are sorted automatically by value.
Use it when you want to answer: "Which vehicles are at the top or bottom for this metric?"
Examples:
- Which units have the most idle time?
- Which drivers logged the most kilometers?
- Which vehicles had the most eco-driving violations?
Ranking cards are particularly effective for identifying outliers — the single unit generating most of your idle time, or the one vehicle that accounts for a disproportionate share of speeding events.
Vertical Bar (Bars)
Displays data as vertical bars grouped along the horizontal axis. The axis can represent time periods (days, weeks, months) or categories.
Use it when you want to answer: "How does this metric compare across time periods or categories?"
Examples:
- Mileage per week over the last month
- Speeding events per day this week
- Idle time by month for the past quarter
Sparkline (Trend)
A compact time-series line chart that shows how a metric has changed over the selected date range. No axis labels — the shape of the line is the insight.
Use it when you want to answer: "Is this metric going up, going down, or staying flat?"
Examples:
- Daily mileage trend over the past 30 days
- Speeding event frequency over time
- Idle time trend week over week
Trend cards work best at a wider size — at least 6 columns — so the line has enough horizontal space to convey meaningful shape.
Scatter Plot (Compare)
Plots two different metrics against each other, with each unit represented as a dot. The horizontal axis is one metric, the vertical axis is another.
Use it when you want to answer: "Is there a relationship between these two metrics across my fleet?"
Examples:
- Mileage vs. idle time per unit (do high-mileage vehicles also idle more?)
- Speeding events vs. eco-driving violations per unit
- Distance vs. duration per unit (to identify inefficient routes)
Data Table (Table)
Displays the raw data in a sortable, scrollable table. Each row is a unit or a time period, and each column is a metric or dimension.
Use it when you want to answer: "What are the exact numbers for each unit?"
Examples:
- Trip count, total distance, and total duration by unit
- Daily idle time breakdown for each vehicle
- Full list of speeding events with timestamps
Table cards are most useful when you need to share precise figures with colleagues or when you want to spot check numbers behind a chart that looks unusual.
Data Sources
All six visualization types can pull from any of the following data sources:
| Data Source | What it tracks |
|---|---|
| Trips / Mileage | Trip count, distance, duration, start and end times |
| Idle Time | Engine-on, vehicle-stationary intervals (sensor-based) |
| Speeding | GPS-detected speed threshold violations |
| Eco-Driving | Harsh braking, rapid acceleration, sharp cornering, and other violation events |
| Sensors | Custom sensor activity — door open/close, fuel level, temperature, PTO, and others |
Available metrics vary by data source. Aggregation options (sum, average, count, max, min) are available for all numeric metrics.