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Summary of Contents for BIT ELD

Page 1: ...Blue Ink Tech s Electronic Logging Device User Manual 1 ...

Page 2: ...tatus and Logging Out 15 Fuel Receipts 16 Daily Vehicle Inspection DVIR 17 Roadside Inspection 18 Settings 19 General Settings 19 ELD Adapter Settings 19 Carrier Information 20 Driver Information 20 Co Driver Login 21 Swapping Users 21 Drive Time Swapping 28 How To Videos 23 Using the Web Portal Website Overview 24 Web Portal Login 25 Fleet Management System Overview 26 My Team 27 Logs 28 Viewing ...

Page 3: ...tatus and vehicle in motion status are used as triggers to automatically record events A record will be automatically added to the ELD s logs when the engine is turned on or turned off When the vehicle s wheel speed exceeds 5 mph a duty status of Driving will be automatically recorded If the vehicle is no longer in motion the ELD will automatically record a duty status change to On Duty Not Drivin...

Page 4: ...ailable from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store Using your Apple or Android device go the app store and search for BIT ELD Depending on your mobile device the app will look like one of the following BIT ELD App from Google Play BIT ELD App from the Apple Store 4 ...

Page 5: ...strative privileges to set permissions or view logs for drivers under the carrier s account An administrator can view logs inspection reports and activity for all drivers under the carrier s account An administrator will also have to approve new users in their carrier s account and set driver permissions for personal use of vehicles and yard moves Check the I am support maintenance personnel check...

Page 6: ...it will go through a light sequence White and then off the adapter is in the boot loader stage during which a new firmware update can be installed through the micro USB port on the front face of the adapter Red White Blue the adapter is starting its normal operations and running internal tests Faint Blue the device has passed its self tests and is waiting for a smartphone or tablet to make a wirel...

Page 7: ...D Adapter Settings on pg 19 The first time the app connects to the ELD adapter it can take several minutes because the app and ELD are exchanging encryption keys for their communication When you re connect to the ELD the connection will take much less time because the encryption keys will be reused Set the ELD as your Preferred Device to further reduce connection time see ELD Adapter Settings on p...

Page 8: ...error while transferring data four times in a row ELD Disconnected The ELD detected a gap in the vehicle s odometer readings or the vehicle s engine hour reading Engine Synchronization Diagnostic The ELD was unable to communicate with the vehicle within 5 seconds of needing information from the vehicle s data bus Engine Synchronization Malfunction The ELD was unable to communicate with the vehicle...

Page 9: ...t At the top of the home screen the Current Load Out displays the following Your current duty status in a blue circle at the top right Your name in the driver field Name of a co driver who will be listed on your records see Co Driver Login on pg 21 Name of the carrier with whom you are sharing data Vehicle being used for the day s work Up to three trailers being used simultaneously Shipping docume...

Page 10: ...ou may have to swipe the screen up to see all of the data for these notifications Tap VIEW to see the data in more detail on the Hours of Service screen Tap the check mark to accept the changes or certify that record Tap X to dismiss the notification and see the next one Notifications are displayed in reverse chronological order so you will see the oldest record first Approving uncertified logs wi...

Page 11: ... app Tap the menu icon to navigate to different features in the app Each of these features will be explained in more detail in the following sections You can tap the phone number or support email links at the bottom of the menu to contact the Blue Ink Tech Support Team with any questions or issues 11 ...

Page 12: ...e break the screen will switch to show BREAK REMAINING If you have run out of drive time shift time or cycle time those progress bars will show red If you are running the BIT ELD App in the background while driving and aren t actively looking at the display the App will send a notification when you have 15 minutes remaining on any of the timers Do not try to navigate the BIT ELD App while driving ...

Page 13: ...lf of the day s events If you rotate your screen to landscape orientation you will be able to see the entire chart Portrait View Landscape View The list at the bottom of the screen shows all of your duty statuses for the selected day Tapping a status record will highlight it on the log above so you can easily check and edit your logs Tap the green button at the bottom right to open a menu of optio...

Page 14: ...ch you may need to edit your logbook for correctness For example you may forget to change your duty status during the day or set the wrong status by mistake To edit a duty status tap the EDIT icon to the right of the duty status listed on the Hours of Service screen This will bring up the detail screen where you can adjust the time select a different duty status and modify your notes All edits to ...

Page 15: ...e taken off the Driving duty status and added to the On Duty Not Driving duty status The BIT ELD app will only change your duty status from Driving to On Duty Not Driving after the 6 minute interval described above If you turn off your vehicle or disconnect from the ELD by moving outside of bluetooth range before the 6 minute interval you will remain set to Driving Duty Status and Logging Out It i...

Page 16: ... Total Purchase Price can be entered in US or Canadian dollars When you are finished entering purchase information tap SAVE at the bottom of the screen This will make your fuel receipt available to your carrier s administrator on the Blue Ink Tech website To add another fuel receipt tap the green at the bottom of the screen To edit or delete an existing fuel receipt tap the EDIT icon to the right ...

Page 17: ...ther registered Vehicles Tap Select a Trailer to select up to three 3 of your carrier s other registered Trailers To note any issues tap Add Issue This will bring up a checklist of possible issue areas Check the box for the area of concern and add specific notes about the issue in the Remarks field Tap Done to return to the Vehicle Inspection screen When your inspection report is complete tap the ...

Page 18: ...t 8 to 14 days can be viewed in the app Tap Toggle Unidentified Driver Logs to see any unidentified logs recorded by the ELD Tap Send Records to DOT Web Server or Email Records to DOT if the DOT officer requests a copy of your logs The officer should give you a routing number to enter in the comment field Your logs will be sent in the comma seperated variable format required by the FMCSA ELD manda...

Page 19: ... the ELD adapter to which your app is connected Preferred Device You can set the currently connected ELD as your Preferred Device which will reduce the time it takes the app to connect to that ELD for future use This eliminates the need for your phone or tablet to make a full sweep of wireless frequencies before the connection process starts Note that once a Preferred Device has been set the app w...

Page 20: ...t on the Home page If you need to reconnect to the correct vehicle s ELD tap SCAN next to Scan for other ELDs Carrier Information The Carrier Information screen lists your current Carrier and DOT Number These settings cannot be changed on the app but must be changed on the Blue Ink Tech website Log in to www blueinktech com with the same email and password you use to log into the app Go to the My ...

Page 21: ...o driver from your app Swapping Users Once the co driver has logged in the main menu will show the option to Swap Users This allows you and your co driver to share one device while recording your own logs Tap Swap Users to make your co driver the active user in the app with access to their own account and logs They can set and change their duty status view available hours and change settings while...

Page 22: ... Drive time accidentally logged under the wrong driver can be swapped if there was a co driver logged in during that drive time On the Hours of Service screen select the duty status that was incorrectly logged and tap the EDIT icon to bring up the event details screen Tap Swap With Codriver The duty status will show on the co driver s Home screen as a Suggested Log Change and will not be swapped u...

Page 23: ...o narrated by one of our Support Team members The Training Series can also be found on the Support page at blueinktech com support and the Blue Ink Tech YouTube channel Subscribe to our YouTube channel for any updates or future videos You will see the green camera icon next to any topic in this manual that has an associated BIT Training Series video Click the camera to watch the video 23 ...

Page 24: ...rs and accessory cables on the Purchase page Contact our Sales or Support team with questions on the Contact page Watch how to videos from the BIT ELD Training Series or download the latest version of the BIT ELD User Manual on the Support page Log into the web portal Fleet Management System on the Login page 24 ...

Page 25: ... your email address and password to sign in Use the same user name and password for the BIT ELD app and the BIT web portal If you have forgotten your password you can request a password reset by clicking Forgot password If you need to create a new account click the REGISTER tab 25 ...

Page 26: ...iolations DVIR issues uncertified logs and driver accounts that have incomplete information are shown in boxes at the top of the page Click on the box to see a list of the drivers or vehicles with that issue Clicking on the driver or vehicle in the list will take you to that record to view the details Historical trends are graphed for DVIR issues and Uncertified Logs You can see a list of your tea...

Page 27: ...ccounts New user accounts are in a pending status until an administrator accepts them to the team The number of pending users will be shown in a red circle next to My Team on the navigation menu Sort your team by Requests First to bring pending user cards to the top of the page to easily accept or reject them Change user roles at any time by clicking EDIT ROLES at the bottom of the user card Remov...

Page 28: ...that can be printed or saved to your computer Hide Empty Days removes dates with no recorded driving activities Show Unidentified Drive Time will show time when an ELD recorded a vehicle as in motion but no driver was connected via the BIT ELD app to claim the drive time You can assign the unidentified time to a driver which will show on their BIT ELD app Home screen as a suggested log that they w...

Page 29: ... far left column The expanded view will show each duty status event with total hours start and end time location and any notes entered by the driver The selected log s events will also show on the graph at the bottom of the page Placing your mouse over a duty status on the graph will highlight the corresponding row in the table An orange circle with an is used to depict potential violations on the...

Page 30: ...ty status click the circle with a in the Edit column of the table Double click the duty status times and notes fields to fill in the correct data To delete a record of duty status click the circle with an X in the Edit column of the table Automatically recorded driving events cannot be deleted To edit a record of duty status using the graph select the duty you wish to edit and place your mouse ove...

Page 31: ...and click Submit The Vehicles table shows the last driver and last location for each vehicle The ELD column will show a blue checked box if you have recorded data for that vehicle To add a trailer to your fleet click Add Trailer Enter the name of your trailer and click Submit You can edit the name of any vehicle or trailer by double clicking the current name in the table You can remove any vehicle...

Page 32: ... the date of inspection and the number of issues reported You can filter the table by the Vehicle ID or the Driver to easily find a report that requires action Click any report in the table to view the details on the right side of the page Each issue area will be listed separately with the driver s notes shown in italics Click Resolve at the far right of the issue box to close any issues that have...

Page 33: ...t was submitted the state where fuel was purchased the driver and vehicle gallons purchased total purchase price and any notes entered by the driver You can filter the table by state driver or vehicle To edit or delete a fuel receipt click Edit at the far right of the selected row The Edit Fuel Receipt box will open for you to make changes or add missing information Fuel Receipts can be used in co...

Page 34: ...ck the Save Changes button or your changes will be lost when you leave the My Account page My Roles This section lists your carrier accounts If you have multiple roles within your carrier each role account will be shown separately Click Request to Join a Carrier on the menu bar to add a new carrier to your account You will stay in pending status and cannot share logs with the new carrier until an ...

Page 35: ...y Canada s license exempt RSS standards Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Exception from routine SAR evaluation limits are given in RSS 102 Issue 5 Contains transmitter module IC 5123A BGM111 Cet émetteur radio IC 5123A B...

Page 36: ...declaration ID D030732 App Requirements The BIT ELD app runs on Android and Apple devices Your device must support Bluetooth 4 0 also known as Bluetooth Smart and Bluetooth Low Energy to communicate with the ELD adapter Your device must be able to communicate over the Internet during a roadside safety inspection This is because the safety official may request that you send your logs to them electr...

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