AllConnects is a Belgian fleet and asset management provider based in Kontich that has been in business since 2002. Geofencing is available on our FLEET.connect, CHECK.connect, and LIVE.connect platforms: you can draw zones on the map and link notifications, alarms, or log entries to them.
A virtual fence around every place that matters
Geofencing allows you to use GPS to define an area on a map. If a vehicle or machine equipped with a tracker crosses that boundary—either entering or exiting—an action is automatically triggered: a notification, an alarm, or a log entry.
A geofence can be any shape or size. It can be a radius around your warehouse, a polygon around a construction site, a corridor along a fixed route, or the boundary of a municipality, a country, or all of Europe. You determine the zone, the rule, and who gets notified.
Three steps, and then it works on its own
Draw your zone
On the map in the platform, you can draw a radius or a line around your property, a construction site, a customer address, or a route. You can edit or add a zone yourself, whenever you want.
Link a rule
Entry, exit, a specific time, a speed limit within the zone. You determine which vehicles or machines are included and when the rule is in effect.
Let the system respond
A text message, email, or in-app notification; an alert in the cab; or an automatic log. Afterward, you can see in a report who entered and exited which zone and when.
Six applications our customers use every day
Theft and Use Outside of Working Hours
If a vehicle or machine leaves your property, warehouse, or yard at an unauthorized time, you’ll receive an immediate notification and can track its location in real time. It’s not a replacement for your fence or cameras, but it does provide an extra layer of security.
For the most serious cases: a burglar alarm connected to a monitoring center.Did not leave, did not return
Combine a zone with a time. If a delivery van is still in the parking lot at 10 a.m., the driver might be sick or the van might have broken down. If a vehicle is still missing at 7 p.m., you’ll know who to call.
Speed Limit on Your Own Property
Set a speed limit for a zone, such as 30 km/h on your company premises or at a construction site. If that limit is exceeded, the person in charge will receive a notification—possibly accompanied by an alert inside the vehicle itself.
Route Fencing
Does a trip have to follow a fixed route? Set up a corridor around that route and decide for yourself how much leeway to give your drivers. If someone strays too far, you'll know.
Arrival at the customer's location or charging station
As soon as a truck enters the loading or unloading dock area, the on-site team can get ready. And you know exactly when a delivery arrived at the customer's location.
Territorial and national borders
Is a vehicle or rental machine prohibited from leaving a specific region or crossing the national border? A single zone around that area is sufficient to monitor it.
Useful for tracking your rental fleet.Driving onto the shipyard grounds is the same as checking in
Do your crews drive the company vehicle to different job sites? If so, the geofence around each job site can handle the Checkin@work check-in for you. No extra steps are needed at the gate, and the check-in happens automatically upon arrival.
Badges upon departure
The employee logs in to the vehicle using his or her personal Dallas key. A mobile time clock with its own real-time clock records this.
Entering the construction zone
If the vehicle enters the geofence around the construction site, everyone who checked in on that vehicle will be automatically checked in.
Registration with the RSZ
Attendance data is sent in real time to the Checkin@work application, and a validation request is immediately sent to the RSZ.
Validation in 5 seconds
The RSZ responds within five seconds: registration confirmed, or an error message that the dispatch center can address immediately.
Ready for 2027
Starting in 2027, advance registrations will no longer be permitted: registration must take place at the time a person actually arrives. Checking in through the construction zone does exactly that.
Bonus: You also know who worked at which job site, which makes calculating mobility by vehicle a lot easier.
To be fair
When checking in via geofence, the employee cannot see whether the check-in was successful. The RSZ verification does take place, but the feedback is relayed through dispatch.
Do you want each employee to see their own green or red light? Then combine this with a time clock at the site gate or the Checkinatwork app.
The Right Report to the Right Person
Not every violation is important to everyone. The site manager wants to know when the crane leaves the site, and the fleet manager wants to know when a delivery van is on the road at night. For each zone and each rule, you can choose who receives a notification and how.
Would you prefer to handle everything in your own software? You can also forward zone registrations via an API integration.
Geofencing and Your Employees: Define the Purpose in Advance
A zone around your depot designed to detect theft pertains to the vehicle. A zone that records presence or working hours pertains to a person. These are two different purposes, with different legal bases. You may not simply use data collected for fleet management to verify working hours after the fact.
Geofencing works based on location, not on an action taken by the employee. For time tracking, this therefore requires more careful consideration and a clear explanation to your team. Establish the following rules in advance:
For more background, read “Can a Vehicle Serve as a Digital Time Clock?”
One technology, three platforms
FLEET.connect
For your fleet. Notifications and reports on entering and exiting zones are already included in FLEET.START.
CHECK.connect
For machines and equipment, even those without their own power supply, thanks to battery-powered autonomous trackers.
LIVE.connect
For your crews: attendance tracking at the job site, combined with vehicle tracking.
Which zones do you need?
Together, we'll review your warehouse, your job sites, and your teams, and in a short demo, we'll show you how to set up a zone and what happens when someone crosses the boundary.
Frequently Asked Questions About Geofencing
What is geofencing?
Geofencing is a technique that uses GPS to draw a virtual boundary around an area on a map. As soon as a vehicle, machine, or person equipped with a tracker crosses that boundary, an action—such as a notification, an alarm, or a log entry—is automatically triggered.
How large or small can a geofence be?
A geofence can be any shape or size: from a parking lot or a construction site to a municipality, a country, or all of Europe. You can set a radius around a point, draw a custom-shaped zone, or create a corridor along a fixed route.
What notifications do you receive with geofencing?
For each zone and each rule, you can choose how you want to be notified: via text message, email, a notification in the app on your smartphone, tablet, or computer, or an alert inside the vehicle itself. In addition, a report generated afterward shows who entered and exited which zone and when.
Can geofencing be used to record a Checkin@work on the job site?
Yes. The employee logs in to the vehicle using a personal Dallas key. When the vehicle enters the geofence around the construction site, its presence is automatically recorded and validated with the RSZ. That validation is returned within five seconds.
Can the employee see whether his or her geofence registration was successful?
No. When checking in via geofence, the RSZ verification does take place, but the feedback is sent through dispatch. If you want each employee to see for themselves whether their check-in has been accepted, you can combine this with a time clock at the site gate, a tablet, or the Checkinatwork app.
Can you use geofencing to track employees' working hours?
That is possible, but the purpose must be established in advance, and your employees must be specifically informed about it. Because geofencing is based on location rather than on an employee’s actions, it requires more careful consideration than, for example, a personal badge. Data collected for fleet management purposes may not be reused retroactively to monitor work hours.
Does geofencing also work for machines and equipment without a power source?
Yes, with a battery-powered autonomous tracker. How quickly you’ll see an alert depends on how often the tracker transmits its location. For machines with their own power source, geofencing works just like it does for a vehicle.
Does geofencing replace a fence or camera surveillance?
No. Geofencing is an extra layer of security on top of your fence and cameras. The main advantage is that you know in real time when something leaves your property and where it’s going, so you can take quick action.
