User manual for "Sahara ELD"

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User Manual  Sahara ELD
UPDATE: 10/01/2023

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ELD Mandate Overview
Installing the Sahara ELD App on your Phone or Tablet
Setting Up a New Account
Login
Select vehicle
ELD DIAGNOSTIC

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Change your current duty status
AUTOMATIC DRIVING DUTY STATUS CHANGES

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PERSONAL CONVEYANCE

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YARD MOVE

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Edit a past duty status
INSERT A PAST DUTY STATUS

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OFF-LINE MODE

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Create a Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)
Change Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)
EDIT DVIR

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DELETE DVIR

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Sign your Logs
HOS recap
Allow for an officer to inspect your logs
Send logs
Violations and warnings
HOS VIOLATIONS

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HOS RULES

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HOS EXCEPTIONS

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16-HOUR SHORT HAUL EXCEPTION

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ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS EXCEPTION

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WELLSITE WAIT TIME EXCEPTION

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FORM AND CERTIFICATION WARNINGS

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Fuel Costs

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Team Driving
CO-DRIVER LOGIN

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CHANGE VIEW PERSPECTIVE BETWEEN DRIVER/CO-DRIVER

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SWAP DRIVERS

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REASSIGNING DRIVING TIME TO A CO-DRIVER

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Accept or reject your fleet managers log edits
ELD Malfunctions & Data Diagnostics
Malfunctions & Data Diagnostics Manual
Unidentified driving events
Missing locations
Customizing the Sahara ELD App Settings
Logs settings
Account settings
Change password
Carrier settings
Notifications
Sahara ELD Documents
About & Support
Fleet manager web view
COMPANY INFORMATION:

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ELD Mandate Overview
It is important to know that ELDs do not fully automate driver logs. For example, drivers still have to
manually set their duty statuses to Off Duty, Sleeper Berth, and so on. They also have to manually
certify their records. The ELD is a tool to simplify the process of data collection for a drivers logs.
The Sahara ELD connector allows your vehicle to communicate with the Sahara ELD app over a wireless
connection. To support compliance with the FMCSAs ELD mandate, it automates the collection of the
following data items:
1. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) - it is used to automatically associate your records with a
specific vehicle. If you move your PSELD1 to a different vehicle, it will automatically read the
new VIN and use the new VIN in your logs.
2. Odometer mileage - it is used to automatically fill-in fields in your driver logs.
3. Engine hours - it is used to automatically fill-in fields in your driver logs.
4. Engine on/off status - it is used as triggers to automatically record events. A record will be
automatically added to the ELDs logs when the engine is turned on or turned off.
5. Vehicle in-motion status - it is used as triggers to automatically record events. A record will be
automatically added to the ELDs logs when the engine is turned on or turned off. When the
vehicles wheel speed exceeds 5mph, a duty status of Driving will be automatically recorded.
If the vehicle is no longer in motion, the
ELD will automatically record a duty status change to On Duty Not Driving after 6 minutes if
the driver does not manually change their duty status. When the ELD adapter detects that the
vehicle is in motion, the time must be recorded as either driving, personal use of the
commercial vehicle, or a yard move. The time when the vehicle is in motion cannot be
shortened or reassigned to a status of Off Duty, Sleeper Berth, or On Duty Not Driving
6. Location - it is used to automatically fill-in fields in your driver logs
Your records are collected and stored in a database on your smartphone or tablet with the Sahara ELD
app. However, the Sahara ELD (model: BT-1) has internal memory to store events when not connected
to the Sahara ELD app. These records will be associated with the Unidentified Driver account and will
be visible to all drivers of that vehicle on the main page of the Sahara ELD app.

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Installing the Sahara ELD App on your Phone or Tablet
Install the Sahara ELD application from Google Play on Android devices. Using your android device, go
the Play Store and search for Sahara ELD.

Setting Up a New Account
After downloading and opening the app, the login screen is open. To create a new account, press create
account at the bottom of the screen. Enter all required information.
When you sign up for your account, the administrator for the carrier will be notified and accept you to
the carriers team. Once accepted, you will have access to all of that carriers fleet of vehicles and can
select from those vehicles for the days work.
When you sign up for your account, the administrator for the carrier will be notify
Note: Driver account can also be created from Sahara ELD web application web.saharaeld.com

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Login
Login using your unique Driver ID or your email and your password.
If you forget your password, press forgot password option. Forgot password page opens. Enter your
email and press Reset password button. Password reset link will be sent on your email address.

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Note: If a motor carrier configures a driver account as exempt from ELD use, the Sahara ELD will advise
the driver of this during the login / logout process.

Select vehicle
After successfully login, Logs page is open. On this page, press No vehicle option to open Select vehicle
page. Select vehicle from the vehicles list. You can only select vehicle that is not used by another driver
(marked with a green circle).
Note: When using the Sahara ELD to record your drive time, remember to disconnect from the ELD when
you are finished driving for the day. This is the best way to ensure that other drivers will be able to
connect to the vehicle and that the drive time recorded by the ELD appears on the appropriate drivers
logs. To release vehicle, select Release Vehicle button after which this vehicle can be used by another
driver.

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ELD DIAGNOSTIC
The ELD Diagnostics feature is a useful tool that allows drivers to view the properties of the ELD device
installed in their vehicle. Once you have selected vehicle, you can access this feature 

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