B2B ENTERPRISE

Fleet Compliance Dashboards

Fleet Compliance Dashboards

Pilot Travel Centers

Pilot Travel Centers

As the sole Senior UX Researcher and Designer on this engagement, I owned every phase, from discovery and competitive research through IA, interaction design, and Figma delivery, including translating Pilot's internal Business Review Snapshot into language and visualizations fleet managers could actually use.

As the sole Senior UX Researcher and Designer on this engagement, I owned every phase, from discovery and competitive research through IA, interaction design, and Figma delivery, including translating Pilot's internal Business Review Snapshot into language and visualizations fleet managers could actually use.

SR. UX RESEARCHER & DESIGNER

Miyya Cody

LOE

90 days

DELIVERABLES

Product Roadmap

PRDs

Mixed Research Insights

Competitive Audit

Heuristic Analysis

Information Architecture

KPI Measuring

Risk Assessment Matrix

Wireframes & Prototypes

Usability Tests

Product Roadmap

PRDs

Mixed Research Insights

Competitive Audit

Heuristic Analysis

Information Architecture

KPI Measuring

Risk Assessment Matrix

Wireframes Prototypes

Usability Tests

TOOLS

Figma • FigJam

Notion

Maze

UserTesting

Jira

Figma

Notion

Maze

UserTesting

Jira

THE OPPORTUNITY

THE OPPORTUNITY

The redesign directive was straightforward: modernize the Pathway portal into a clear, data-driven compliance tool. What became clear during discovery was how severely the available data constrained the design.

The redesign directive was straightforward: modernize the Pathway portal into a clear, data-driven compliance tool. What became clear during discovery was how severely the available data constrained the design.

The redesign directive was straightforward: modernize the Pathway portal into a clear, data-driven compliance tool. What became clear during discovery was how severely the available data constrained the design.

The business goals and the data reality were not yet aligned and the design had to bridge the gap without overpromising

The business goals and the data reality were not yet aligned and the design had to bridge the gap without overpromising

The business goals and the data reality were not yet aligned and the design had to bridge the gap without overpromising

Pilot Flying J operates the Pathway Network, a customer-facing portal used by fleet managers to track fueling behavior and program compliance.

Pilot Flying J operates the Pathway Network, a customer-facing portal used by fleet managers to track fueling behavior and program compliance.

THE PROBLEM

A platform sitting on top of valuable data that couldn't surface it clearly.

A platform sitting on top of valuable data that couldn't surface it clearly.

The existing platform was static, text-heavy, and designed around internal business logic rather than user comprehension. Fleet managers — many of whom were not fluent in the financial nomenclature Pilot used internally — were handed dense Business Review Snapshots with no translation layer.

Research and Strategy

  • Lean Conceptual Inquiry to synthesize prior research and identify data gaps

  • Competitive UX audit: Motive, Mudflap, and current Pathway

  • User segmentation with differentiated UX priorities per segment

  • Data ecosystem mapping: FPP, Salesforce, DataBricks, Business Review Snapshot

  • Discovery with engineering on data availability and Phase I feasibility

Design and Delivery

  • IA restructuring around fleet manager decision-making contexts

  • Translation of Business Review Snapshot terminology into user-facing language

  • High-fidelity wireframes and specs in Figma for three core screens

  • Constraint documentation: what was buildable vs. aspirational in Phase I

  • LOE alignment with development on technical feasibility

Design Constraints

These constraints were not discovered late — they were surfaced during discovery and encoded directly into the design spec. Each one required a deliberate design response rather than a workaround.

💸

No Dollar Metrics — Volume Substitution Required

DataBricks data quality was insufficient to support accurate dollar-based savings calculations, so all financial framing was replaced with volume metrics: in-network gallons, out-of-network gallons, missed opportunity volume, and compliance rate as a percentage of total stops. A direct tradeoff between business aspiration and data integrity.

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No Customer Optimization / Savings Opportunities

Personalizing savings recommendations would have required a funded integration layer connecting DataBricks, FPP, and the Business Review Snapshot that was not scoped for Phase I. This was the most significant user value gap: customers wanted actionable guidance, but the data infrastructure couldn't yet support it.

🖥️

Savings Breakdown Page Removed from Scope

The Savings Breakdown page was removed from Phase I scope because gaps and inconsistencies in the Business Review Snapshot data made it unsafe to display. The final deliverable is three screens: Overview, Compliance Details, and Location Analysis.

DATA TRANSLATION

The Business Review Snapshot was not user-ready

The Business Review Snapshot was not user-ready

A significant part of this engagement was translating Pilot's internal Business Review Snapshot, written for analytics teams rather than operators, into language and visualizations fleet managers could actually use.

A significant part of this engagement was translating Pilot's internal Business Review Snapshot, written for analytics teams rather than operators, into language and visualizations fleet managers could actually use.

What the Snapshot Contained

Fuel pricing terminology that assumed a financial background

Compliance data expressed as percentages against internal thresholds, not against user-facing goals

Volume breakdowns across multiple fuel types & networks without clear hierarchy

Business review cadence language not native to how fleet managers think about their operations

The Design Response


I restructured the data hierarchy around fleet manager decision contexts rather than Pilot's reporting structure. Fleet managers don't ask "what was my Q3 compliance index?" They ask "where are my drivers fueling, and is that good or bad?" Every screen was designed to answer a concrete operational question.


Volume metrics replaced dollar metrics throughout, which actually simplified the UI since gallon counts, in-network vs. out-of-network splits, and location-level volume are quantities fleet managers already understand from daily operations.

The Design Response


I restructured the data hierarchy around fleet manager decision contexts rather than Pilot's reporting structure. Fleet managers don't ask "what was my Q3 compliance index?" They ask "where are my drivers fueling, and is that good or bad?" Every screen was designed to answer a concrete operational question.


Volume metrics replaced dollar metrics throughout, which actually simplified the UI since gallon counts, in-network vs. out-of-network splits, and location-level volume are quantities fleet managers already understand from daily operations.

DESIGN

Information architecture built around operational decisions, not reporting structure

Information architecture built around operational decisions, not reporting structure

Information architecture built around operational decisions, not reporting structure

The existing Pathway portal presented three undifferentiated tabs with no clear decision hierarchy. The redesign restructures the experience around three questions a fleet manager needs answered: How compliant is my fleet right now? Where specifically are my drivers fueling off-network? What does my compliance look like over time and by location pattern?

The existing Pathway portal presented three undifferentiated tabs with no clear decision hierarchy. The redesign restructures the experience around three questions a fleet manager needs answered: How compliant is my fleet right now? Where specifically are my drivers fueling off-network? What does my compliance look like over time and by location pattern?

The existing Pathway portal presented three undifferentiated tabs with no clear decision hierarchy. The redesign restructures the experience around three questions a fleet manager needs answered: How compliant is my fleet right now? Where specifically are my drivers fueling off-network? What does my compliance look like over time and by location pattern?

OVERVIEW PAGE

COMPLIANCE DETAILS PAGE

LOCATION ANALYSIS PAGE

OVERVIEW PAGE

Compliance rate, volume split (in-network vs. out-of-network), gallon trend over time, non-compliance records, and smart alerts.

Compliance rate, volume split (in-network vs. out-of-network), gallon trend over time, non-compliance records, and smart alerts.

Compliance rate, volume split (in-network vs. out-of-network), gallon trend over time, non-compliance records, and smart alerts.

  • 76% in-network / 24% out-of-network split as the primary visual — immediately legible without financial literacy.

  • Gallon trend chart replaces dollar savings chart — volume data was reliable; financial estimates were not.

  • Smart alerts panel surfaces anomalies (volume spikes, compliance dips) as actionable signals rather than raw data.

  • Non-Compliance Records section provides searchable driver/stop-level detail for fleet managers who need to act on specific incidents.

COMPLIANCE DETAILS PAGE

Volume-based compliance summary, in-network vs. out-of-network breakdown, heating oil and cost trend analysis from Business Review Snapshot data.

Volume-based compliance summary, in-network vs. out-of-network breakdown, heating oil and cost trend analysis from Business Review Snapshot data.

Volume-based compliance summary, in-network vs. out-of-network breakdown, heating oil and cost trend analysis from Business Review Snapshot data.

  • Network Rate (76%), Total Stops, In-Network gallons (7,044), Out-of-Network gallons (2,225) as the four primary KPIs — all volume-based.

  • Volume Split bar provides the same at-a-glance compliance picture as a dollar savings figure would have, without the data integrity risk.

  • Heating Oil & Customer Cost Trends section translates the most relevant Business Review Snapshot pricing content into a form fleet managers can contextualize against their own fueling patterns.

  • Navigation sidebar (Overview / Compliance Details / Location Analysis) establishes the three-screen structure explicitly — no fourth tab placeholder that would suggest the Savings Breakdown page exists.

LOCATION ANALYSIS PAGE

Top non-compliant locations ranked by gallon volume, US heat map of off-network fueling concentration, PFJ locations used breakdown.

Top non-compliant locations ranked by gallon volume, US heat map of off-network fueling concentration, PFJ locations used breakdown.

Top non-compliant locations ranked by gallon volume, US heat map of off-network fueling concentration, PFJ locations used breakdown.

  • Top 4 non-compliant locations surfaced with gallon volume and competitor stop name — actionable, location-specific, no dollar estimate required.

  • Bar chart: Top 25 new off-network locations ranked by volume, filterable by brand (One9, Love's, TA/Petro, Independent).

  • US heat map shows geographic concentration of off-network fueling — gives fleet managers and sales reps a spatial understanding of compliance gaps.

  • PFJ Locations Used donut (30% top 23 sites vs. 70% all others) surfaces network concentration risk using volume, not estimated savings.