User manual for "Samsara ELD"

Below you will find the vendor-provided user manual for the ELD product "Samsara ELD".

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Samsara Driver App User Guide
United States Edition
VERSION 20.11

Samsara Driver App User Guide

Table of Contents
My Samsara Login Details ...................................................................................................... 3
Reset your Samsara Driver App Password ...................................................................... 3
Start Your Shift ...................................................................................................................... 7
Check Vehicle for ELD Materials ..................................................................................... 7
Sign In & Select Vehicle ................................................................................................. 7
Complete Pre-Trip DVIR .................................................................................................. 8
Add Log Form Data ...................................................................................................... 11
Start Driving ................................................................................................................ 12
During the Day .....................................................................................................................
Review Cumulative Hours ............................................................................................
Take a Break ................................................................................................................
Annotate Your Log .......................................................................................................
Roadside Inspection ....................................................................................................
Transfer Logs ..............................................................................................................

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End Your Shift .....................................................................................................................
Complete Post-Trip DVIR ..............................................................................................
Edit Your Log ...............................................................................................................
Certify Your Logs .........................................................................................................
Go Off Duty and Sign Out .............................................................................................
Sign Out ......................................................................................................................

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Special Statuses ................................................................................................................. 29
Yard Move ................................................................................................................... 29
Personal Conveyance .................................................................................................. 30
Alerts and Prompts ..............................................................................................................
Approval of Carrier Edits ..............................................................................................
Uncertified Logs ..........................................................................................................
Unassigned Hours .......................................................................................................
Malfunction and Diagnostic Events ..............................................................................
Missing Location .........................................................................................................
ELD Exempt .................................................................................................................

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My Samsara Login Details
Record the login details you received from your fleet administrator.





Fleet ID: ________________________________________
Username: ________________________________________
Password Hint: ________________________________________
Notes: ________________________________________

Reset your Samsara Driver App Password
If after signing in to the Samsara Driver App you forget your password, you can reset it without
assistance from your fleet manager. To reset your password, you must have a valid phone number
associated with your driver profile.
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Open the Samsara Driver App on your mobile device.

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Enter your fleet ID and username.
Tap Reset password.
Confirm the phone number associated with your driver profile and tap Submit when finished. The
provided phone number must match the number that is associated with your driver profile.

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Enter the code that Samsara texts to the number associated with your driver profile.

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When you input the correct code, the Samsara Driver App prompts you to input your new password. Enter the password and tap Submit. To streamline your sign-on, the Samsara Driver App
automatically supplies this password on the sign in page so you only need to tap Sign in to start
your shift activities.

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Start Your Shift
Before you begin driving, complete all of the pre-trip tasks in this section.

Check Vehicle for ELD Materials
The items listed below must be available to the driver to be compliant with the ELD mandate. Verify
that your driver can access the materials required in your region. Both the user manual and the
informational sheet for your region are available on the login screen of the Samsara Driver App (see
ELD In-Cab Materials).
 This Samsara Driver App User Manual: Available in the Samsara Driver App. This Samsara Driver
App User Manual meets the ELD information packet requirements specified in 49 C.F.R.  3

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