You can configure the driver email and Hours of Service settings of the in-cab devices in your fleet.
Driver settings, along with descriptions of them, and guidelines for how to enter a value for each setting, are listed in the tables below.
Initially, all drivers are assigned to the Default group.
Your Portal account initially assigns all drivers to the Default Driver Settings group.
Configuration using the Web Portal
Adding New Group:
- Click “Add Group”
- Type in the name of the Driver Group in the “Name” field
- Choose the proper settings you would like to use for every driver in this Driver Group.
- Click “Save”
Copying Settings from an existing Driver Group Settings:
- Click on the Hour Glass Icon located under the Driver Group Settings label located towards the top of the screen.
- Select the Driver Group Settings name from which you would like to copy the settings by clicking the corresponding name.
- Click “Copy.”
- Make any edits to the group as desired.
- Click “Save.”
Synchronizing Changes with Devices
Provide high level explanation about when we synchronize settings changes
Options
Name
Name used to identify this driver settings group
Allow Driver Email
Allows the driver to send personal emails from the Truck-PC
Allow Driver Email Attachments
Allows the driver to receive attachments from non-FleetWatcher sources on the Device, with the maximum size of a file being 2mb.
Default Email Priority
Communication priority allowed for personal driver emails
Default Email Attachments Priority
Communication priority allowed for personal driver emails WITH attachments
Daily Email Limit
The number of driver emails allowed per day.
Value must be a number between 0 and 500.
Hours of Service Type
HOS rules to be used when the driver is logged onto the Truck-PC.Hours of Service Certification Reminder
An alert will be given on the Truck-PC to remind the driver to certify HOS logs if there are uncertified days.Hours of Service Disable Un-Certification
Prevents the driver from uncertifiying an HOS log once it has been certified. Applies only to EOBR v5.14 or earlier.Hours of Service Disable Editing
Prevents the driver from editing an HOS status once it has been created.Hours of Service Allow Personal Conveyance
Allows the driver to place the Truck-PC in personal conveyance mode to drive while maintaining an off-duty status.Hours of Service Minimum Off-Duty Minutes
Prevents the driver from entering an off-duty status less than the specified amount of time.
Value is in minutes and must be between 0 and 120.
Set to 0 to allow off-duty statuses of any length.
Hours of Service Minimum Pre-Trip Minutes
Prevents the driver from entering a pre-trip status less than the specified amount of time.
If the value is greater than 0 the driver is required to have a pre-trip before beginning their day.
Value is in minutes and must be between 0 and 60.
Set value to 0 to allow driver to begin the day without a pre-trip.
Hours of Service Minimum Drive Miles
Sets the number of miles the vehicle must move before automatically placing the driver in a driving status.
Once the mileage threshold is met, the driving status is updated to represent the time and miles from the beginning of movement.
Value is in miles and must be between 0.1 and 3.
Hours of Service Logoff Status
A prompt is displayed to the driver when they log out of the Truck-PC allowing them to select the HOS status they would like to make current.
If the driver does not select a status in the prompt box, they will be placed in the value defined here.
No prompt message will be displayed if 'No Prompt' is selected.