User manual for "TruckSpy ELD (Android)"

Driver App User Manual

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Table Of Contents
Starting Your Day
2.
3.
4.
5.

Logging In
Going On Duty
Complete DVIR
Add Shipment Data

During The Day
6.
7.

Managing your Duty Status
DOT Inspection

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End Of Your Day
8. Complete Post-Trip DVIR
9. Editing Log (if appropriate)
11. Certify Logs And Logout

Additional Info
12. Exceptions
13. Approval of Carrier Edits
14. Unassigned Drive Time &
Malfunctions
15. VBUS Connection

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Logging In

Starting Your Day

Check Vehicle For ELD Materials

Log In

You should have these materials in the vehicle at all
times to be compliant:

Login with the credentials provided by your carrier. If
youve forgotten of havent been provided credentials
contact your carrier.



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At least 8 days of blank record of duty graphs



TruckSpy DOT Instruction Sheet

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Going On Duty
1. Tap Hours
of Service

Starting Your Day
3. Check VBUS Connection

Your device must be connected to your truck to
remain compliant. If youre not connected, youll see a
yellow warning bar.
If you see this
warning, refer to
pg 14 for detailed
instructions on
getting connected.

2. Ensure truck and trailer are assigned

Your vehicle and trailer, it should be prepopulated
based on your carriers settings. If its not set or set
incorrectly, tap the vehicle number and select a vehicle
from the list.

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4. Tap your duty status and
select On Duty ND

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Complete Pre-Trip DVIR

Starting Your Day

3. Perform your
inspection
1. From the home
screen tap `Inspection`

Thumbs up indicates
no issue and thumbs
down means there is
an issue. If you identify
an issue enter an issue
description and take a
photo.

2. Select your
inspection type

3. Confirm if
vehicle is safe to
operate

Your trailer(s) should
be pre-populated. But
if they arent enter
your trailer number(s).

Sign in the box below
and tap next to
complete your DVIR.

Tap `Start Inspection`

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Add Shipment Data,
Then Get On The Road
1. Tap on
Hours of Service

Starting Your Day

3. Tap Shipping
Docs
Enter your shipment
information.

4. Start Driving

2. Tap Options

Now that youve completed all the pre-trip tasks,
youre ready to drive.
When the vehicle beings moving, your duty status will
be automatically switched to driving, in accordance
with the ELD mandate.

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Managing Duty Status
1. From the Hours of Service Screen tap your
duty status.

During the Day

Special Driving Conditions
If your carrier has enabled your profile to use special
driving conditions including Yard Moves or Personal
Conveyance they will be available. To enable either
special driving condition an annotation is required.
Yard Moves: When this condition is selected your
duty status will not automatically transition to drive.

Personal Conveyance: When this condition is
selected your duty status will be automatically set to
Off Duty and will not be automatically transitioned to
drive.

2. Tap a status or special driving condition
Use the annotation at the bottom of the duty status
selector to add an annotation to the record.

When either special driving condition is in place,
youll see a banner at the top of you screen as a
reminder. At the appropriate time, click `Disable` to
remove the condition.

If your vehicle starts moving, your status will
automatically be transitioned to Drive in accordance
with the ELD mandate.

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During the Day

DOT Inspection
During a roadside inspection, present your electronic
logging device and the TruckSpy DOT instruction sheet
to the official.

Data Transfer
1. From the DOT Inspection screen, tap
`Data Transfer`

1. From the Hours Of Service screen, tap
`Roadside Inspection`

2. Select Email or Web-Service and enter the
investigation code provided by official
2. Hand Device and instruction sheet to
official for review

3. Tap the devices physical back button
once the review is complete
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Complete Post-Trip DVIR

End of Day

3. Perform your
inspection
1. From the home
screen tap `Inspection`

Thumbs up indicates
no issue and thumbs
down means there is
an issue. If you identify
an issue enter an issue
description and take a
photo.

2. Select your
inspection type

3. Confirm if
vehicle is safe to
operate

Your trailers should be
pre-populated. But if
they arent enter your
trailer number(s).

Sign in the box below
and tap next to
complete your DVIR.

Tap Start Inspection

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Editing Logs
Automatically recorded drive time cannot be
edited in accordance with the ELD mandate.

End of Day
4. Editing an Existing Status

1. From the HOS screen, tap `Logs`.
2. Tap on the date of the log you want to edit

3. Tap the graph

Edits an existing
status

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Editing Logs Cont

End of Day

5. Adding a new status

You will never be able to edit any automatically
detected drive time according to the ELD mandate.

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End of Day

Certify Logs
1. From the HOS screen, tap `Logs`.

Logout
1. Tap the three dots in the top right of any screen

2. Tap on the date of the log you want to certify

2. Tap `Logout`

1. Review the log to ensure correctness
2. Tap `Certify`
3. A popup will appear, tap `Confirm Certification`

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Exceptions
If your carrier has approved your profile for
exceptions then youll be able to apply them
within the driver app.
Exceptions impact your logs in different ways
and its your responsibility to use them
appropriately.

Additional Info
3. The Exception is now applied
While the exception is in use, youll see a
reminder at the top o

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