User manual for "MegaELD"

United Bus Tech
MegaELD - Operation manual
For Electronic Hour of Service
Drivers Guide

Updated

4 October 2017

Revision

1.0.9

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Driver Log - HOS
Quick Reference Guide
Table of Contents

1
2

Login
Driver Log
2.1 Main Screen
2.2.1
Automatic State Changes
2.2.2
Location based Hours-Of-Service Rules
2.2.3
Officer Screen
2.3 Changing Your State
2.4 Entry View
2.5 Extended View
2.6 Submit Button  ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
2.7 Program Bugs or Errors
2.8 Pre-Trip and Post-Trip Inspections
2.8.1
Inspection State

3

Cycle Report
3.1 Cycle Reset

4

Edit
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5

5
6

Easy Edit
Edit Existing event
Add entry before/after event
Delete entry
Accepting/Rejecting Motor Carrier Edits

Malfunctions
Location Services

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1

Login

Note: If you cannot see the Login or Register button because the
keyboard is in the way, please click the back button () on the tablet, this
will close the keyboard.

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2 Driver Log
This is your main screen, from this screen you will be accessing different function of the
Driver Log aplication.

2.1 Main Screen





You can change your status (eg DRIVING, ON DUTY NOT DRIVING, ADVERSE
DRIVING, etc) from this screen
You can see the history of your status changes
You can see your cycle/shift balance and on-duty time
You can get to all of the other screens from this screen

NOTE: Officer with a Green face means no diagnostic errors, Orange means at
least one diagnostic error, and Red means at least one malfunction.
If you connect a Piccolo Plus WIFI instead of a Bluelink or Piccolo STX BLE (as in the
screenshot above), you would see PiC in the place of BL

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2.2.1

Automatic State Changes

The MegaELD app can auto-change you to DRIVING or to ON DUTY  NOT DRIVING.
A. For compliance, the tablet will change you to a DRIVING state if you are driving
at or above five miles per hour.
B. You are prompted to switch to ON DUTY  NOT DRIVING after five minutes if
you are not moving. If you do not click on the prompt, it will change your state
after one additional minute.
NOTE: Changing Status to OFF DUTY must be done by the driver.

2.2.2

Location based Hours-Of-Service Rules

The MegaELD App will automatically switch based on GPS location to California or
Texas or Texas Oil rules when you enter those states. The app will update the flag.
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2.2.3

Officer Screen

Selecting the Police View button (see left), you can present your logs for
officer inspection. They will see the screen below, and using the buttons at
the bottom of the screen, they can send your report to any email (to the
officer themselves or to the DOT) with any comments they want. The email
will be in in the format requested by the DOT final ruling.

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To Exit the Officer Screen, click the Officer Face and enter your Driver Password (PIN) in the
Alert screen (see image below)
This feature will ensure that only drivers have access to their regular logs (officers should only
have access to the Officer View)

If an incorrect Pin is entered you will see the following screen

The Officer View will not have line items for Violations. It will not have line items for Warnings.
Both of these are available only in the regular Driver Log view. Only drivers and their
dispatchers will have access to this

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2.3 Changing Your State

Note: Interacting with the MegaELD application is blocked when you are
considered in motion (once your speed is 5 mph or above, and until you have
stopped for 3 consecutive seconds).

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2.4 Entry View
In order to view more entries at once you can expend the view screen by holding and
dragging up on the chart, to see this view of the main page. Each of these status
changes can be clicked on for a more detailed view. See the next page for an example
of this.

2.5 Extended View
Tapping a status change shows additional information about the change. The chart has
a little red arrow which shows where the status change occurred. The additional
information includes details such as entry creation date, location, and any other fields
added by the driver at the time of the change.
With your finger on the chart, you can drag down to return to the main view of the
screen.

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2.6 Submit Button  ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
At the end of every shift, make sure you submit your log. Clicking the submit button acts
as an electronic signature, verifying the accuracy of your logs. This is just like signing
your current paper logs.
Confirm your submission on the screen that follows.

2.7 Program Bugs or Errors
It is important to submit a log every time your Driver Log application has a problem. You
can do this by clicking the accordion style button in the top left of your application or the
Driver Log dropdown in the top center of your application, and clicking About. From
there, click Send Problem Report and fill in the details of your problem and Submit.

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2.8

Pre-Trip 

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