User manual for "Apollo ELD (at.eDash)"

March 2020 -Rev. 1.167
Driver must carry this document, either on paper or electronically, inside the vehicle

BEFORE USING THE ELD

Swipe down from the top of the screen and make sure Wi-Fi (or cellular
connection), Location and Bluetooth are enabled.

apollo ELD - Hours of Service (HOS)
Mobile APP - Drivers Guide Booklet

Contents

Go to Settings / Privacy/ Location and make sure Locating method is set to
(high accuracy) GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks.

page
- Before using the ELD (requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Introduction and compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- FMCSA registration
................................. 3
- Account types (driver, support personnel, non-authenticated) . . . . . . 3
LOGGING ON
- Driver login and Support Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Bluetooth device discovery and pairing. ELD diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DRIVERS ACTIVITIES - BEFORE CHANGING DRIVER STATUS
- Vehicle profile
................................. 6
- Drivers profile. Team drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Creating shipments
................................. 8
- Assumption of unidentified records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Malfunction/Diagnostic indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
WORKING WITH THE APP AND CREATING DRIVER LOGS
- Personal use, yard moves and exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- Changing drivers status and Principal screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- Remaining times
................................. 9
- Violations (proactive notifications and occurrence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Reviewing, editing, exporting and certifying drivers logs . . . . . . . . . . 11
- DOT Inspection (ELD LOCK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Creating annotations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Adverse conditions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Hours Recap
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- Shipment Sync (stay connected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- Detailed Diagnostic and Malfunction codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
- List of supported engine synchronization (ECM) devices . . . . . . . . . . 20

INTRODUCTION AND COMPLIANCE

The latest HOS Mobile APP, released on the first half of 2015, is complaint
with US Federal FMCSA title 49 part 395 AOBRD 395.15, 395.16 and the ELD
mandate final rule. There is Certification menu option that indicates that the
mobile APP, mobile device used were self-certified according to federal
requirement.
Regulations the mobile APP is compliant with:

- 60-hour/7 days or 70-hour/8 days Rules
- 34 hour week restart with latest suspension of two periods 1-5am
- 11 hours driving for the day
- 14 hours on duty for the day
- Sleeper Berth, Passenger Seat and Personal Conveyance (Use) provisions
- 30 minutes break provision
- Canada Cycle 1 and 2 Regulations
- Location recording for vehicles engine turned on and off, and location recording
every 60 minutes if vehicle is moving
- Mobile device permits duty status changes only when the vehicle is at rest
- The mobile device warns the driver, visually and/or audibly of any malfunction
- When the vehicle is stationary for 5 minutes or more, the mobile device will default
to on-duty not driving and the driver must enter the proper status
- The mobile device (ELD) performs self-test, as well as a self-test at any point upon
request of an authorized safety assurance official.

The HOS Mobile APP is not compliant with (exclusions):

- Passenger-carrying vehicles and the states of Hawaii and Alaska

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SUPPORT PERSONNEL
FMCSA REGISTRATION

As a substitution to an exterior faceplate, a Certification menu item will
display the certification image as evidence that the mobile device has been
tested, certified and approved as meeting the performance requirements.
Roadside inspection agent will find the FMCSA registration under
Device name: at.eDash Model Number: Apollo

The apollo ELD supports multiple ECM-linked devices including wireless and
wired hardware. For wired devices (e.g. Suntech ST20, CalAmp LMU4230,
CalAmp VeoSphere) the tablet must be plugged to the ECM-linked device at
all times in order to read required ECM data.
For the ELD to properly read required engine data, the vehicles engine
must be turned on and running. Please, wait for about 10 seconds, after
turning the engine on, for the engine data to be available.
When an ELD is installed the first time, support personnel must do the
initial configuration and diagnostic of the ELD.

ELD Identifier: e-Dash APOLLO
ELD Registration ID: 000B

Bluetooth discovery and pairing. ELD Diagnostic
From the login screen select the Support option from the menu (top right
corner). The support personnel will scan for ECM-Link devices. Bluetooth
must be enabled on the phone/tablet. In order to help you identify the ECMlinked device you need to connect to, some vehicles are equipped with a
small decal showing the ECM-linked device ID:

ACCOUNT TYPES

Driver: Unique, per-driver account used by drivers under 49 CFR Parts 385,
386, 390, and 395 regulations (hereon HOS). This account records duty
status changes (RODS) and allows the export of drivers records for display,
print and agent output file generation.
Support: Account used by the carrier and ELD manufacturer to setup,
configure, update and troubleshoot the ELD. No duty status changes are
recorded with this account and no access to drivers record of duty status
changes is permitted under the support account.
Non-authenticated: All operation of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is
recorded under this account (a.k.a Unidentified Driver) if no driver has
logged i

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