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 group in the “Name” field
- Choose the proper settings you would like to use for this group.
- Click “Save”
Copying Settings from an existing group settings:
- Select the 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
Editing and saving the group will push the changes to the device.
General Settings
Name
Name used to identify this driver settings group
Mail Settings
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 Settings
Service Cycle
HOS Rule Set to be used when the Driver is logged onto the Truck-PC.Certification Reminder
An alert will be given on the Truck-PC to remind the driver to certify HOS logs if there are uncertified days.Disable Un-Certification
Prevents the driver from uncertifiying an HOS log once it has been certified. Applies only to EOBR v5.14 or earlier.Disable Editing
Prevents the driver from editing an HOS status once it has been created.Allow Personal Conveyance
Allows the driver to place the Truck-PC in personal conveyance mode to drive while maintaining an off-duty status.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.
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.
This setting has no effect on ELD v5.42+ (or later)
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.
Logoff Status
When a driver logs-out of the Truck-PC while On-Duty, they will be presented with a prompt allowing them to remain On-Duty or select another HOS status prior to completing log-out.
No prompt will be displayed if 'No Prompt' is selected.
Disable 16-Hour Rule
Disables use of the 16-Hour exception on the Truck-PC.Driver Lockout Seconds
The amount of time a driver must wait once they have stopped driving before they can change their status manually. If no status has been selected before 5 minutes, the system automatically puts the driver in On-Duty. Value is in seconds and must be between 10 and 1200.Max Personal Conveyance Miles
Sets the maximum number of miles the vehicle/driver can driver while in Personal Conveyance. This value is ignored when the driver is in Canada and then it is set to 46 miles which is roughly 75 KM which is the limit in Canada.Value is in miles and must be between 0 and 200.
Set value to 0 to disable this limit.
Operational Exemption
HOS exemptions related to specific qualified operations. Available to qualifying drivers.Disable Manual Driving
Disables use of the Manual Driving HOS status on the Truck-PC.Disable Mandatory Break
Disables the requirement of using the Mandatory Break on the Truck-PC.Disable Reject Total Reset
Disables the ability of the Driver to Reject the Total Reset (i.e. 34hr Reject, etc.) on the Device.Allow Short Haul
Enabling Short-Haul currently provides quick, time-card like, entry of On and Off Duty status when the Driver is maintaining their log via the Driver Portal.Disable Split Reset
Disables the Sleeper Birth with Off Duty split reset.Allow Off-Duty Edits
Enables Off-Duty Editing.Allow Yard Moves
Enable Yard Move driving.Max Yard Move Miles
Sets the maximum number of miles the vehicle/driver can drive while in Yard Move driving.Value is in miles and must be between 0 and 200.
Set value to 0 to disable this limit.
Max Yard Speed
Sets the maximum speed the vehicle/driver can drive while in Yard Move driving.Value is in MPH and must be between 0 and 127.
Set value to 0 to disable this limit.