User manual for "Geotab Drive for Freightliner Trucks"

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*Spanish Guide here. French Guide here

Drivers Guide to the Drive App
 RELATED DOCUMENTS:
 Drivers Guide to Hours of Service (HOS)  A quick reference sheet. Companion to this Guide.
 Drivers Guide to Asset Inspection  A quick reference sheet. Companion to this Guide.
 Drivers Guide to Roadside Checks  A quick reference sheet. Companion to this Guide.
 Drivers Guide to Data Diagnostic and Malfunction Events  Mandatory in-cab drivers Guide.
 Administrator's Guide to the Drive App  Companion to this guide. Also linked in the footer below.
 Administrator's Guide to Hours of Service (HOS)  Companion to the Administrators Guide.

Table of Contents
Introduction

1

Compliance

2

Requirements

3

Android

3

iOS

3

Android Setup

4

iOS Setup

4

In-Vehicle Setup

4

Logging In

4

Select Assets

5

Review Availability

6

Verify Logs

7

Claim Unassigned Logs

8

Inspect Assets

8

Using the Dashboard

9

Check Connection Status

10

Vehicle Disconnected

11

Drive Disconnected

11

GPS Disconnected

12

Power Disconnected

12

Check Messages and Notifications

12

Add Co-Drivers

12

Adding Assets

13

Recording Hours of Service (HOS)

13

Status Tab

13

Motion Detection

19

Driving in Violation

21

Logs Tab

21

Graph View

21

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Location Information

1

Manual Logs

23

Change Rulesets

26

Apply Exemptions

26

Diagnostic and Malfunction Events

27

Verify Logs

28

Inspecting Assets

30

Previous Inspections with Defects

32

New Inspections

33

Messages and Events

35

Categorizing Trips

35

Completing Roadside Checks

37

Compliance Print

38

Changing Settings

40

Update the App

41

Enable Dark Mode

41

Logging Out

42

Inspect Assets

43

Verify Logs

45

Set Duty Status

45

Clock In/Clock Out

45

Stay Logged In

46

Clock Out

46

Clock In

46

Vehicle Proximity

46

Installing Add-Ins

47

Reporting Bugs

47

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Introduction
The Drive App is a mobile application for maintaining Hours of Service compliance. The App is available for
Android and iOS devices. As part of the Cloud ELD solution, the Drive App is used together with a Telematics
Device  a type of Electronic Logging Device (ELD)  and the Fleet Management Application (2017-11 release
or higher), to provide end-to-end compliance with federal regulations for motor carriers.
The Drive App has six main features:







Adding Assets
Hours of Service (HOS)
Asset Inspection
Roadside Checks
Messaging
Software Add-Ins

 NOTE: The Drive App, running on a compatible mobile device, is available on the Regulatory, Pro, and ProPlus
rate plans.

Compliance
The Drive App is a self-certifying tool for meeting Electronic Logging Device (ELD) requirements in North
America. Before using the Drive App, you must:



Make sure you have an in-cab copy of the Drivers Guide to the Drive App, the Drivers Guide to Data
Transfer at Roadside Checks, and the Drivers Guide to Data Diagnostics & Malfunction Events.
Make sure you have reviewed the Driver's Guide to Hours of Service (HOS) and Driver's Guide to Asset
Inspection.

! IMPORTANT: The Drivers Guide to the Drive App, Drivers Guide to Data Transfer at Roadside Checks
and the Drivers Guide to Data Diagnostics & Malfunction Events must be kept in the CMV at all times. For
drivers in the USA, these documents must be made available during a roadside check in accordance with
FMCSA 49 CFR 395.22 (h). In addition, drivers must have a supply of blank Records of Duty Status
(RODS) paper logs sufficient to record the drivers duty status and other related information for the
duration of the current trip. Maintain a second backup copy of the electronic hours-of-service files, by
month, at a different physical location from where the original data is stored  FMCSA 49 CFR 
395.22(i).
The Drive App:





Operates on a fixed 24-hour cycle starting at 12:00 AM.
Supports three co-drivers logged into the same device.
Supports all time zones.
Supports the following rulesets:
 FMCSA 7-day/8-day
 California intrastate
 Florida Intrastate
 Texas intrastate
 Canadian Duty 1 and 2

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Supports the following exemptions:







Short Haul
Non-CDL Short Haul
16-hour
Adverse Driving Conditions
Personal Conveyance
30-minute rest exemptions on federal rulesets.







24-hour Restart (for oil transport drivers)
Oil well Wait Time and 24-hour Restart
(available to off duty co-drivers)
Off-duty deferral (Canadian, currently in Beta)
Yard Move
Salesperson

 NOTE: All Records of Duty Status (RODS) fields can be edited in the Drive App. Once a new RODS is
created, a toast message displays with a Change time or annotate link. Use this link to edit. Edited RODS
will be permanently marked as having been modified.

Requirements
Android










Geotab Drive 6.0.1
Android 7.0 or higher
4.7-inch+ screen (recommended)
Capacitive touch screen preferred
Built-in cellular modem (3G or LTE) with data
connection (Avg monthly data usage: 350MB)
2GB RAM
250MB data storage
Built-in GPS
Certified by Google, with access to the Google
Play Store preferred

iOS










Geotab Drive 6.3.

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