Zonar Helps Kirkland, Washington Police Improve Fleet Health and Safety Inspections for Patrol Cars
Officer performing an EVIR inspection on a patrol car.
SEATTLE, Wash. – November 12, 2024 – Zonar, the leader in commercial vehicle fleet health, compliance and safety, today announced Kirkland Police Department (Kirkland PD) in Washington State has selected Zonar EVIR® Mobile (Electronic Verified Inspection Reporting) and ZTrak® ruggedized GPS-enabled asset tracking solutions. Managed in Zonar’s cloud-based system, these solutions will improve the oversight of important agency assets, as well as verify thorough “pre-shift” inspections of patrol cars and critical emergency equipment onboard.
Following a successful pilot program, Kirkland PD is the first agency to deploy EVIR Mobile and ZTrak within its fleet. By transitioning from outdated paper logs to verified, digital 360-view inspections through EVIR Mobile, Kirkland PD can more efficiently manage patrol car inspections and address equipment issues proactively. EVIR Mobile provides electronic documentation, with photos as needed, along with automatic alerts to designated personnel responsible for agency fleet and equipment issues. Immediate agency access to inspection data allows the fleet to address vehicle safety issues and address broken or missing onboard equipment more efficiently. With ZTrak, Kirkland PD can better monitor mobile asset location and deployment history, as well as optimize usage.
“EVIR Mobile is an affordable and efficient solution helping us ensure that practice matches policy,” said Cherie Harris, chief of police, Kirkland PD. “Zonar helps us measure whether tires are properly inflated, a vehicle is in safe working order, safety equipment like AEDs are onboard, and that each officer performs a thorough inspection before their shift. This enhances both officer safety and the safety of our community members.”
With only four inspection zones and the ability to customize inspections to the police department’s specific needs – including safety inspection of suspect transport enclosures – officers can complete each inspection in just 2-4 minutes with intuitive prompts and action items.
“Safety and equipment inspections as well as asset tracking can easily become mundane tasks, but when overlooked can cause cascading consequences,” said Wes Deppa, regional account manager at Zonar and former police commander for the City of Lynnwood. “Law enforcement departments deal with critical situations every day, making it all the more important to have everything tracked to manage high-value mobile assets better and ensure vehicles and equipment are in good working order so that officers can respond as efficiently and safely as possible to stay out in the community where they are needed most.”
While inspections are not required by law, many police departments and sheriff’s offices mandate it in agency policies. The Kirkland PD is a prime example for other law enforcement departments across the nation to modernize inspection technology, streamline processes, and keep officers – and the communities they serve – safe.
About Zonar
Founded in 2001, Zonar has pioneered smart mobility solutions throughout vocational, pupil, mass transit, state and local municipalities, and commercial trucking industries. The Zonar mission is to enhance the safety, performance, and success of our customers by transforming the delivery of innovative insights for commercial fleets. Zonar achieves this by helping fleets of all sizes maximize the use of their assets with solutions dedicated to improving compliance, efficiency, maintenance, ridership visibility, safety, and tracking. Cloud-based services with open APIs drive Zonar smart mobility solutions by making it easy for fleet owners and managers to stay connected to their fleets and drivers and operators to dispatch. Headquartered in Seattle and part of the Continental family, Zonar also has a distribution center in West Chicago.