User manual for "Budget ELD 1"

BUDGET ELD
USER MANUAL
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New Driver Sign Up (1)
- Once Your Fleet has
registered you as a driver, you
will receive an SMS
notification with a link to
download the Budget ELD
Drivers Logbook App
- Open the Budget ELD
Drivers Logbook App on
your mobile phone
- Enter your registered mobile
number and USDOT number
and Tap Continue
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New Driver Sign Up (2)
- You will receive an SMS message with the your
Budget ELD verification code
- Enter the 4-Digit Verification PIN on the new screen,
create and confirm your 5-Digit Login PIN
- Tap Set PIN
- Once the PIN Reset confirmation message occurs,
tap Continue
Budget ELD will synchronize and set up your data
on your phone

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Existing Driver Login (1)
- As an existing Driver, open
the Budget ELD Drivers
Logbook App on your phone
- Enter your registered mobile
number, USDOT and tap
Continue

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Existing Driver Login (2)
- Enter your 5-Digit PIN and Tap
Login
- Budget ELD will synchronize
and setup your logbook data
on your phone

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Logbook Home Screen
- Once signup is complete and data has been
synched, your will see the Budget ELD
Drivers Logbook Home Screen
- At the top, it shows your name and ELD
Connection Status
- Below this, you can find your current Duty
Status, a tile with your current HOS
information
- The section underneath shows todays
Logbook graph
- At the bottom, you can find the navigation
menu
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Connect to Vehicle ELD (1)
- On the Logbook Home Screen, tap the Connection Status icon
- Select the vehicle you are connecting to and any Co-Driver if
applicable
- The Budget ELD App will search for nearby ELD devices
- If unable to locate the desired device, please try again
- Select the correct Vehicle from the list of available Devices by
tapping Connect
- The Budget ELD App will Connect to the device
- Once successfully connected, the connection section on your
Logbook Home Screen will turn green and list the connected
vehicle
- If Connection fails, please try again
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Connect to Vehicle ELD (3)
- If the newly connected Vehicle VIN
number differs from the Vehicle
previously assigned to you, we will
update the App and let you know
- Please check to ensure you are
connected to and driving the correct
vehicle

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Switching Duty Status
- Start driving your Vehicle with ELD connected
- Your Duty Status will automatically change to Driving
when speed is more than 5 MPH; When the Vehicle is
stopped for more than 3 minutes, the driving status will
automatically switch back to On Duty
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Tap on tile with your Duty Status
A menu will open with your current Duty Status highlighted
Tap on the available Duty Status you would like to switch to
Add an optional comment or select a standard note and tap
Update
- Your Status tile will now be updated to the new status
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Switch Duty Status
- Tap on tile with your Duty Status
- A menu will open with your current Duty
Status highlighted
- Tap on the available Duty Status you
would like to switch to
- Add an optional comment or select a
standard note and tap Update
- Your Status tile will now be updated to
the new status

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Disconnect When Done
- On the Logbook Home
Screen, tap on the tile with
your ELD connection Status
- Tap Disconnect
- When successfully
disconnected, your Status tile
will switch to red and state
Disconnected

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ELD Connection Failure
- If the Truck has been disconnected, the
Vehicle Connection tile will be red and
state Disconnected
- To check, click on the tile: if not
connected, the App will search for
available Devices
- Reconnect to the correct ELD device

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ELD Malfunction & Diagnostics
- Once an ELD Malfunction or Diagnostic Event is
detected you will receive an event
Push-Notification and the Red Event icon will be
visible at the top of each screen
- Clicking on the icon/notification will open a screen
with a list of all active events
- Click on the Notification to Complete Required
resolution steps: Generally, notify your Fleet,
review your logs and manually enter missing data

ELD Diagnostic Event Detected

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Unassigned Drive Time
- If we detect an Unassign Drive Time
event that is likely associated with your
account, you will receive a notification
- You can either Reject it with and
explanation, or Accept it and your Logs
will be updated

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HOS Violations and
Notifications
- In case of an HOS violation,
you will receive a push
notification
- On the Logbook Home
Screen, you will see the
Violation icon on the
associated Log Graph where
time under violation will be
marked in red
- Click on the Log graph and
you will see further details
about the violation

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Complete Daily Logbook Information
- Tap on Logbook on the bottom menu in
order to open your Daily Log Page
- Review your logbook entries
- You can click on the edit icon to edit your
logs in accordance with FMCSA rules
- Navigate the tabs at the top of the page to
access and edit your your Truck and Trip
Docs, access the DVIR Workflow and Sign
the Days Logs

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Sign Driver Logbook Daily
- In order to sign your daily logs, tap
the Sign Button on the logbook
graph of daily logs that are missing
your signature
- Alternatively, you can tap the Sign
tab on the Logbook page
- Using your finger, draw your
signature in the entry field and tap
Save
- Once signed, the Sign button on
the respective logbook graph will
turn to Signed
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Accept/Reject Log Edits
- When your Fleet Manager makes any
changes to your Logs in accordance with
FMCSA Rules, you will receive a
notification once exiting Driving Mode
- Review the suggested change in detail
- Accept: Tab Accept and your logs will
be updated accordingly with an edit
annotation
- Reject: Tab Reject and provide a
explanation of why the suggested change
is incorrect. There will be no change to
your Logs
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Roadside Inspection
- Tap on More in the bottom navigation bar
- Then, tap on the first tile called DOT
Inspection and follow the instructions
- Tap Start to begin Inspection and hand
your device over to the Inspection Officer

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Show Inspection Report
- The DOT Inspection officer
can tap Inspect to begin
- Select Next to review the
Drivers Daily Log Report

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FMCSA Transfer
- Tap on DOT Inspection in
the More Menu
- Select FMCSA Transfer

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