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 A single-file map console that **merges live vehicle positions and historical
 trips** into one view for the Fireside Communications / Tracksolid fleet.
 
+> **Status:** v1 — **feature-frozen 2026-06-06**. Live at
+> <https://fleetnow.rahamafresh.com>. Deployed from this repo via Coolify
+> (Dockerfile → nginx). Reads the `dashboard_api` read-API at
+> `fleetapi.rahamafresh.com`.
+
+## What it does
+
 - Land on the **live fleet** — markers carry the **department (cost-centre) colour**,
   a heading arrow, the plate tail, and a hover popup (status, driver, reverse-geocoded
   address, heading, odometer, last fix, source). Markers **scale with the zoom level**.