User manual for "Guardrail"

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

For vendor contact details and additional devices from the same company, see their page Chorus Logistics.

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2018
GuardRail ELD User Guide

Chorus Logistics

GuardRail User Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................................................1
ELD Hardware ................................................................................................................................................................2
ELD SETUP ......................................................................................................................................................................4
ELD Manual Setup..................................................................................................................................................4
Plug N Play ELD Setup ............................................................................................................................................5
Truck Tracking ................................................................................................................................................................9
Driver Tracking .............................................................................................................................................................12
Route Replay ........................................................................................................................................................13
Driver Logs ...................................................................................................................................................................14
Driver Event Details .............................................................................................................................................14
Driver Log Graph ..................................................................................................................................................15
Driver Scorecards .........................................................................................................................................................16
Score Card Metrics...............................................................................................................................................17
Driver Mobile App .......................................................................................................................................................20
Hours Of Service ..................................................................................................................................................21

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ELD HARDWARE

GuardRail is an optional 2G/3G GPS tracking unit with OBD-II Interface and plug-n-play
installation. Featuring OBD / CAN Bus J1939 data acquisition, Bluetooth connectivity, driving
behavior event management, and user-defined reports, GuardRail is an ideal solution for Usage
Based Insurance, Car Rental, Fleet Management of both Passenger Vehicles and Heavy-Duty
Trucks and Teenage Driver Tracking.

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Product Features
 Flexible Wireless network options

 Roaming preference settings

 Small and easy plug and play installation

 Harsh driving behavior events

 Ultra-low current consumption in deep
sleep mode

 Configurable power management

 Data communication by SMS/TCP/UDP

 OBDII data collection

 High GPS sensitivity

 FMS / J1939 data collection

 Built-in 3-axis G-sensor

 Fuel economy calculation

 FOTA firmware upgrade using FTP

 User defined OBDII event transmission

 Configurable Real Time Tracking & Logging

 OBDII Diagnostic trouble code reporting

 32 user-defined geofences

 Intelligent event control engine

 Built-in buzzer for configurable event

 Buffered event message of 150,000
positions

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ELD SETUP

The ELD can be setup manually or using the plug n play installation. This section will describe
each method in detail.
ELD MANUAL SETUP

To manually setup and configure the ELD, login to AxleHub,
the web based dispatching application. Select ELD menu item
from the Setup Data>Equipment>ELD as shown in fgure i.
When Selected, a list of all the ELDs previously defined in
AxleHub will be displayed as shown in figure ii.

Select the

icon from this screen to manually add the ELD to
AxleHub. When selected, the Create ELD screen will display as
shown in figure iii. Enter all the information for this ELD and
hit

save.

The ELD is now setup and ready to be

deployed.

Figure i: ELD Menu

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Figure ii: Listing of ELDs

Figure iii: Create ELD

PLUG N PLAY ELD SETU P

As an alternative to the manual setup, the ELD can be plugged directly into the ODB II or J1939
port of the vehicle and the ELD will be automatically recognized and attached to the vehicle. At

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this point, all the information about the vehicle is known including the make, model, VIN and
year of the vehicle.
In AxleHub, you can view the ELD information as shown in figure ii above. The user can perform
actions for the selected ELD by clicking one of the icons as shown in figure iv. These actions
include edit, view details, delete, see vehicle attached to ELD and configure.

Figure iv: ELD Actions

ELD ATTACHED VEHICLE

If the vehicle icon,

, is green this means the ELD is plugged into a vehicle and AxleHub is

receiving data. When selected, the vehicle information is displayed as show in figure V below.

Figure v: Vehicle Information

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VEHICLE DETAILS

To access more information about the vehicles in AxleHub, select the Trucks menu item from the
Setup Data>Equipment>Trucks menu as shown in figure vi.
When selected, a listing of All the vehicles defined in the system will
display as shown in figure vii.

Figure vi: Vehicle Details

Figure vii: Vehicle Listing

From the vehicle listing screen, the user can select several ac

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