Insights & dashboards

# Set up geofences

Turn a location into a geofence with a radius, and choose whether a vehicle entering or leaving it raises an alert.

Updated 4 October 2026

**Who can do this:** The FMS platform feature and the vehicle permission. Internal users only.

A geofence is a circular zone around one of your locations, such as a depot or a customer site. When a vehicle enters or leaves the zone, Transportial can raise an alert. You manage geofences on the **Geofences** sub-tab of the Fleet FMS view.

A geofence is always based on an existing location. Create the location first if it does not exist yet; see [Locations](/en/help/locations).

## Create a geofence

1. Open the dashboard and click the **Fleet FMS** tab.
2. Click the **Geofences** sub-tab.
3. Click **New geofence**.
4. Find the location in **Search a location to fence** and select it.
5. Switch on **Act as geofence**.
6. Enter the **Radius** in metres. The minimum is 50 m; the default is 500 m. The map preview shows the zone.
7. Switch on **Alert on enter** and/or **Alert on exit**.
8. Click **Save**.

## Manage geofences

The **Geofences** table lists each zone with its **Name**, **Radius**, **Alert on enter** and **Alert on exit**. Use the search box to find one.

* To change a geofence, choose **Edit** on its row, adjust the settings and click **Save**.
* To remove a geofence, choose **Remove** on its row and confirm with **Remove**.

## Choose a good radius

* Make the zone large enough to cover the whole site, including the yard and the entrance road, so a vehicle waiting at the gate is already inside.
* Avoid zones that overlap with a busy road next to the site. Vehicles driving past would then raise enter and exit alerts.
* Start with the default of 500 m and adjust it after a few days if you get too many or too few alerts.

Removing a geofence keeps the location. Only the zone and its enter and exit alerts are removed.

For how alerts appear and how to deal with them, see [Handle alerts](/en/help/alerts).

## Related articles

* [Monitor your fleet in the Fleet FMS view](/en/help/fleet-fms-view)
* [Manage locations](/en/help/locations)
* [Handle alerts](/en/help/alerts)

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Canonical page: https://transportial.com/en/help/fleet-fms-geofences