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Exporting and Saving a Record of Duty

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• If you are using the vehicle for personal conveyance, select Personal Conveyance. • If you are moving the vehicle within the yard, select Yard Moves. Editing a Duty Status Record You can update individual duty status entries to make corrections or updates to your duty status history as allowed by FMCSA regulations. This can be useful if you forget to change your duty status. 1 From the Garmin eLog app, select the duty status record for the affected time period. 2 Select Duty Status. 3 Select the correct duty status for the time period. 4 If necessary, update the start and end times for the duty status entry. 5 If necessary, enter the location where this duty status was active. 6 Enter an annotation describing the reason for the change. 7 Select Save. Viewing Hours of Service 1 From the Garmin eLog app, select HOS. 2 Select an option: • To view a chart of your hours of service information, select . TIP: You can select the chart to view a larger image of your information. • To view a list of remaining drive hours, select . Recording Adverse Conditions If you require a time extension because of adverse conditions, you can add a two-hour extension to your hours for the day. From the Garmin eLog app, select > Record Adverse Conditions > Yes. Reviewing Logs The Garmin eLog app keeps track of logs that may require review, including logs that have been edited or logs that exist for an unidentified driver. When a driver logs in, the app prompts them to review logs that contain an unidentified driver, if any are available. Drivers are responsible for reviewing and claiming logs, if applicable. 1 Select HOS > . 2 Select a log. 3 Select an option: • If the log applies to you and your hours of service, select Accept. • If the log does not apply to you, select Decline. Certifying Daily Logs After you are finished driving for the day, you should certify your daily log. If you update your duty status after certifying it, you must certify it again. From the Garmin eLog app, select > Agree. Submitting a Daily Log You can submit a daily log to your motor carrier. 1 From the Garmin eLog app, select . 2 Select an option to share your exported log. Exporting and Saving a Record of Duty Status (RODS) Report You can create a RODS report so you or your motor carrier can open your records of duty status outside of the Garmin eLog app. 1 From the Garmin eLog app, select > Create RODS Report. 2 If necessary, select Create Additional Graph Grid Report to include a graph grid in your RODS report. 3 Select an option: • To save the report to the internal storage of the device running the Garmin eLog app, select Save Report. • To export the report to email, select Export Report. Recording Trailers and Shipments You can use the Garmin eLog app to keep records of trailers and shipments. 1 Select Vehicle > . 2 Select an option: • To add a trailer, select Add Trailer. • To add a shipment, select Add Shipment. 3 Enter the trailer number or shipping document number. Backing Up Data You can back up your recorded data to a USB storage device. You should back up regularly to help prevent data loss. This is also useful when you need to transfer data to another device. 1 From the Garmin eLog app, select Settings > Back Up Data. 2 Insert a USB storage device into the USB port on the Garmin eLog adapter. The light ring on the adapter glows green and plays a tone when it is ready to back up data. 3 Select Back Up Data. Roadside Inspection Required Documentation The following documentation must be within the vehicle when using the Garmin eLog adapter. Garmin eLog Owner's Manual: The owner's manual is included as part of the Garmin eLog app. You can view the owner's manual by selecting Settings > View Online Help. Garmin eLog Driver Reference Guide: You should keep a printed copy of the driver reference guide in your vehicle. The driver reference guide provides a list of data transfer options and instructions, malfunction reporting requirements, and record keeping procedures for the Garmin eLog adapter. To view or print the most up-to-date driver reference guide, go to garmin.com/manuals/elog. Records of Duty Status (RODS) Sheets: The driver must possess a supply of blank paper RODS graph-grids sufficient to record duty status and other related information for a minimum of eight days. Viewing Inspection Information An authorized safety official may ask to view all information recorded by the Garmin eLog system for the current 24-hour period and any of the previous seven consecutive days. You can view this information on the Garmin eLog app at any time. From the Garmin eLog app, select Inspection. Roadside Inspection 3

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If you are using the vehicle for personal conveyance,
select
Personal Conveyance
.
•
If you are moving the vehicle within the yard, select
Yard
Moves
.
Editing a Duty Status Record
You can update individual duty status entries to make
corrections or updates to your duty status history as allowed by
FMCSA regulations. This can be useful if you forget to change
your duty status.
1
From the Garmin eLog app, select the duty status record for
the affected time period.
2
Select
Duty Status
.
3
Select the correct duty status for the time period.
4
If necessary, update the start and end times for the duty
status entry.
5
If necessary, enter the location where this duty status was
active.
6
Enter an annotation describing the reason for the change.
7
Select
Save
.
Viewing Hours of Service
1
From the Garmin eLog app, select
HOS
.
2
Select an option:
•
To view a chart of your hours of service information, select
.
TIP:
You can select the chart to view a larger image of
your information.
•
To view a list of remaining drive hours, select
.
Recording Adverse Conditions
If you require a time extension because of adverse conditions,
you can add a two-hour extension to your hours for the day.
From the Garmin eLog app, select
>
Record Adverse
Conditions
>
Yes
.
Reviewing Logs
The Garmin eLog app keeps track of logs that may require
review, including logs that have been edited or logs that exist for
an unidentified driver. When a driver logs in, the app prompts
them to review logs that contain an unidentified driver, if any are
available. Drivers are responsible for reviewing and claiming
logs, if applicable.
1
Select
HOS
>
.
2
Select a log.
3
Select an option:
•
If the log applies to you and your hours of service, select
Accept
.
•
If the log does not apply to you, select
Decline
.
Certifying Daily Logs
After you are finished driving for the day, you should certify your
daily log. If you update your duty status after certifying it, you
must certify it again.
From the Garmin eLog app, select
>
Agree
.
Submitting a Daily Log
You can submit a daily log to your motor carrier.
1
From the Garmin eLog app, select
.
2
Select an option to share your exported log.
Exporting and Saving a Record of Duty
Status (RODS) Report
You can create a RODS report so you or your motor carrier can
open your records of duty status outside of the Garmin eLog
app.
1
From the Garmin eLog app, select
>
Create RODS
Report
.
2
If necessary, select
Create Additional Graph Grid Report
to
include a graph grid in your RODS report.
3
Select an option:
•
To save the report to the internal storage of the device
running the Garmin eLog app, select
Save Report
.
•
To export the report to email, select
Export Report
.
Recording Trailers and Shipments
You can use the Garmin eLog app to keep records of trailers
and shipments.
1
Select
Vehicle
>
.
2
Select an option:
•
To add a trailer, select
Add Trailer
.
•
To add a shipment, select
Add Shipment
.
3
Enter the trailer number or shipping document number.
Backing Up Data
You can back up your recorded data to a USB storage device.
You should back up regularly to help prevent data loss. This is
also useful when you need to transfer data to another device.
1
From the Garmin eLog app, select
Settings
>
Back Up Data
.
2
Insert a USB storage device into the USB port on the Garmin
eLog adapter.
The light ring on the adapter glows green and plays a tone
when it is ready to back up data.
3
Select
Back Up Data
.
Roadside Inspection
Required Documentation
The following documentation must be within the vehicle when
using the Garmin eLog adapter.
Garmin eLog Owner's Manual
: The owner's manual is included
as part of the Garmin eLog app. You can view the owner's
manual by selecting
Settings
>
View Online Help
.
Garmin eLog Driver Reference Guide
: You should keep a
printed copy of the driver reference guide in your vehicle. The
driver reference guide provides a list of data transfer options
and instructions, malfunction reporting requirements, and
record keeping procedures for the Garmin eLog adapter. To
view or print the most up-to-date driver reference guide, go to
garmin.com/manuals/elog
.
Records of Duty Status (RODS) Sheets
: The driver must
possess a supply of blank paper RODS graph-grids sufficient
to record duty status and other related information for a
minimum of eight days.
Viewing Inspection Information
An authorized safety official may ask to view all information
recorded by the Garmin eLog system for the current 24-hour
period and any of the previous seven consecutive days. You can
view this information on the Garmin eLog app at any time.
From the Garmin eLog app, select
Inspection
.
Roadside Inspection
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