User manual for "Geotab Drive for Platform Science"
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Enterprise Geotab ELD Manual - 2020 Electronic Logging Device compliance suite for your connected vehicle management platform www.platformscience.com 1 | 2018 Platform Science Version 2.1-Geotab Table of Contents Getting Started ELD Geotab Software Support Quick HW Install Guide Preparing to Drive Technical Overview Select Vehicle & Assets Driver ELD HW Components Verify Connection Connected Vehicle Device Assign Co-Drivers Tablet Using HOS Adapters Break/Rest Timers Power Cables Exemption Overview Antennas Motion Detection Chargers Verify Logs (ELD & Manual) Using the Log Graph Changing Rulesets & Exemptions Diagnostic & Malfunction Events Roadside Inspection Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) More Features Messages App Settings Log out Conditions Getting Started www.platformscience.com 3 | 2018 Platform Science ELD - Geotab QUICK HW INSTALL GUIDE Overview Before hitting the road with the Geotab Drive application, ensure the PS hardware is properly installed and ready for drivers. Connected Vehicle CVD connections are secure, Device (CVD) installed in providing power, vehicle the dash. engine data, and external antenna connectivity. Tablet maintains a Installation best practices vary charge when plugged from vehicle to vehicle. For into tablet dock. Tablet detailed instructions specific communicates to CVD to your make/model, contact via Wi-Fi. Platform Science. Enterprise fleet installation shown. Multiple configurations available. www.platformscience.com 4 | 2020 Platform Science ELD - Geotab ELD HW COMPONENTS 01 Connected Vehicle Device 02 Android Tablet (CVD) 03 Vehicle Bus Adapters, 04 heavy duty to light duty 05 www.platformscience.com All-in-one Antenna Appropriate CVD Power Cables for vehicle YMM 06 Dedicated Tablet Charger 5 | 2020 Platform Science ELD Geotab Software www.platformscience.com 6 | 2018 Platform Science ELD - Geotab USING GEOTAB ELD Select a Vehicle After logging in and authenticating your credentials, the App synchronizes your data (i.e. driver profile, shipment information, HOS logs, and DVIR records) for a brief period before loading. Note: You remain associated with your drivers logs even when you switch vehicles You must select a vehicle before duty status and other electronic records can be assigned to you. After logging in, the Exemptions notification informs you if PC (Personal Conveyance) or YM (Yard Move) is enabled. The notification also displays your ELD-exempt status. Based on the geolocation of your device, the App locates the closest vehicles within a 1km/0.6mi radius. You can continue with the closest vehicle, or select another vehicle. If there is no vehicle assigned to your account at the time of login, select No Vehicle. Without a vehicle, you can only set the duty status to ON and OFF duty. www.platformscience.com 7 | 2020 Platform Science ELD - Geotab USING GEOTAB ELD Select a Vehicle (continued) In some cases, your current vehicle may have been claimed by another driver and dissociated from your account. If this occurs, you are asked if you would like to reassign the vehicle to yourself. By selecting No, you are automatically assigned to No Vehicle, and prompted to select another vehicle. If you are logged in with a co-driver, they receive the same message. www.platformscience.com 8 | 2020 Platform Science ELD - Geotab USING GEOTAB ELD Select Assets After selecting a vehicle, you have the option to select a trailer and shipments. You can select up to four trailers; however, each trailer must be assigned a unique name. If you select a trailer, you will be prompted to perform a DVIR on the trailer. If you remove a trailer, you are also asked to perform a DVIR. You can select up to 25 shipments. When finished, press Save and Continue. . www.platformscience.com 9 | 2020 Platform Science ELD - Geotab USING GEOTAB ELD Verify Logs If you have unverified logs from earlier driving activity, you are asked to review and verify them. Use the Verify button for any 24-hour period to verify by day, or use the Verify all days button to verify all visible logs. You can also skip this step with the Skip button. The App will inform you if your logs remain unverified or are missing required information. Tap to review. Note: If you choose to skip this step, an audit log is created indicating the time and date the Skip button was selected. The Drive App displays 14 days of duty status logs - excluding logs that have already been reviewed for verification. It is recommended that you verify your logs routinely, particularly at the end of a shift. However, you can skip log verification using the Skip button. www.platformscience.com 10 | 2020 Platform Science ELD - Geotab USING GEOTAB ELD Claim Unassigned Logs The Drive App creates duty status logs even when your vehicle is driven without a user logged in. If this occurs, you are asked to review and claim the unassigned logs. You can claim logs by selecting all relevant logs and pressing the Assign to me button. You can also skip this step with the Skip button. The D and ON Duty Status Logs are paired when claiming them in the Drive App. Note: Claiming unassigned logs belonging to other drivers causes your Record of Duty Status to be inaccurate. . www.platformscience.com 11 | 2020 Platform Science ELD - Geotab USING GEOTAB ELD Inspect the Vehicle To complete the login process, you are prompted to perform a new DVIR of the vehicle and its attached trailers. The app will indicate that a previous inspection was completed and certified. Press Certify and inspect to begin a new inspection. If you do not have clearance to perform a DVIR, press Skip remainder to go to the Dashboard. You can find more information on performing a DVIR here. www.platformscience.com 12 | 2020 Platform Science ELD - Geotab USING GEOTAB ELD Navigating the Dashboard After completing all login tasks, you are taken to the