Patent ID: 8620515

Claim:
An intelligent fleet management system for a commercial vehicle, the intelligent fleet management system comprising: a vehicle fleet management system interface device configured to validate an electronic form of a driver's identification by accessing the electronic form and also requiring a driver-specific personal identification number (PIN) entry into the vehicle fleet management system interface; an analytical software and/or hardware module at least partially executed on a CPU and a memory unit of the vehicle fleet management system interface device, wherein the analytical software and/or hardware module comprises a speed and driving pattern analysis module, an unexpected stop detection module, a driver's identification validation module, and a reporting module; a wireless transceiver unit and a global positioning system (GPS) receiver unit incorporated in the vehicle fleet management system interface device, wherein the wireless transceiver unit is configured to communicate data from the driver's identification validation module, the speed and driving pattern analysis module, the unexpected stop detection module, and/or other relevant data with a monitoring station; and the monitoring station configured to communicate with the vehicle fleet management system interface device via a wireless and/or wired data network.