Product description summary and evaluation draft #3

According to Zonar Systems (n.d.), Zonar Logs Comprehensive Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Solution is a telematics application developed for safeguarding the driver's well-being while driving on the road. It has also mentioned that the application is able to aid drivers in terms of notifying them regarding any "pending violations", by sending notifications to their smartphones. In addition, the webpage remarked that Zonar Logs can "track drive time", thus, enabling the employers to look at the driver records from any date. Besides that, the system is user-friendly in the terms of viewing the "available hours, updating of the duty status" and tracking the travelling time. Due to these customisation, Zonar's application can generate an "electronic logbook" which allows them to go paperless. Hence, it is evident that Zonar's Logs Comprehensive ELD focuses on tracking and logging with the users' satisfaction in mind. When comparing with other similar products in the market such as Kinesis Fleet (n.d.) and Trimble Transportation Mobility (n.d.), Zonar Logs has a competitive edge in terms of providing up-to-date logging data to be viewed on the spot by the driver and software to update the law reinforcements help to distinguish its solution from others.

The first strength of Zonar Logs Comprehensive ELD is the data logging recorded by the driver to be viewed on the spot and show the record to the officers, who may have stop the vehicle for security check. The officers could review up to eight days from the date they stopped the vehicle. Employers also have all the data that the drivers have recorded in their cloud server. This meant that the employers could view data that have been recently uploaded by the drivers instead of heading down to each vehicle to check for the record or relying on hard copy logging data. When comparing to similar products such as Kinesis Fleets' vehicle tracking system and Trimble Transportation Mobility's analytics solution, both failed to provide records of their logging data for the past eight days when stopped by officers. Thus making Zonar Log ahead of other products.

The second strength of Zonar Logs Comprehensive ELD is the software in Zonar Logs to update itself based on the law reinforcement that had been edited. The traffic rules and regulations may not be of the same and the regulations are bound to be changed and updated. Drivers will not have time to take notice of the recent change in the rules and regulations made and thus prone to make violations against the law that have been recently reinforced. With Zonar Logs' cloud data base, the software is able to update the laws and regulations updated by the headquarter without having the need to recall back the tablet to. While similar products from Kinesis Fleets and Trimble Transportation Mobility may have to recall their product or produce a new solution with only minor differences. This unique software is currently only available for Zonar Logs and thus, making it as one of the main attractive points for consumers in the market.

In conclusion, Zonar Log Comprehensive ELD Solution provides the latest technology that focuses on tracking, logging and inspection of the vehicle route with the user's satisfaction and safety in mind. Furthermore, it is known that Zonar's logging application is the best out of its class. However, the ultimate take away for consumers in the market from Zonar Logs is the utmost attention to the user's safety which shows how much they care for their users.

References:
Huff, A (2017, 12 December). Commercial Carrier Journal| Zonar announces completion of ELD data transfer test with FMCSA. Retrieved 2nd October 2018, from https://www.ccjdigital.com/zonar-completes-eld-data-transfer-test-with-fmcsa/

Kinesis Fleet (n.d.). Feature of the Kinesis Vehicle Tracking System and Telematics product| Kinesis Fleet. Retrieved 2nd October 2018, from https://www.kinesisfleet.com/features/

Trimble Transportation Mobility (n.d.). Analytics - Trimble Transportation Mobility| Trimble Transportation Mobility. Retrieved 2nd October 2018, from https://mobility.trimble.com/fleet-solutions/analytics/

Zonar Systems (n.d.). Zonar Logs Comprehensive ELD Solution| Zonar Systems. Retrieved 21st September 2018, from https://www.zonarsystems.com/solutions/zlogs-hours-of-service/

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