Computing device carried by a vehicle for tracking driving events in a zone using location and event log files

A mobile computing device (MCD) carried in a vehicle driven by a driver for tracking driving events in a zone using location information received from a source comprising one or more wireless devices used to locate the driver, the MCD comprising:

• a wireless interface;
• a display device and a storage device storing an executable location tracking software application (LTA) executing on the MCD to configure the MCD to:
• communicate over a network of computing devices using the wireless network interface with a database management system application (DBMSA) to access a driver account of the driver having a driver ID and password;
• receive an indication that the vehicle is powered on to cause the MCD to locate the driver and record driver locations at a first rate into an event log file stored in the storage device, wherein the event log file contains times and locations of driving events within the zone having boundaries represented by boundary information;
• use the location information and the boundary information to determine 1) a first crossing which occurs if the driver enters an area and 2) a second crossing when the driver exits the area;
• record driver locations within the area on a path between the first crossing and the second crossing at a second rate different from the first rate;
• receive access authorization to the driver account based on the driver ID and password transmitted in a log-in request over the network before providing a user interface on the MCD that enables the driver to a) access the stored event log file and b) authorize the event log file to be conveyed;
• use the wireless interface to convey i) the recorded driver location within the area and ii) the event log file;
• and
• show the times and locations of the driving events on the display.