EZ Logs ELD user manual

How to operate the EZ Logs electronic logging device - sign in, connect, duty statuses, certifying, edits, inspections and malfunctions.

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Keep this manual in the truck (paper or on the phone), together with the data transfer sheet, the malfunction sheet and at least 8 days of blank paper graph-grid logs (49 CFR 395.22(h)).

What the EZ Logs ELD is

The EZ Logs ELD has three parts that work together:

• The EZ Logs driver app on an Android phone or tablet. This is where you sign in, change duty status, see your hours, certify your logs and show them to an officer.
• A Pacific Track PT30 vehicle device, plugged into the truck's diagnostic port. It reads engine data (engine on/off, speed, odometer, engine hours, VIN) and GPS, and sends it to the app over Bluetooth.
• The EZ Logs server, which keeps a copy of your logs for your carrier and sends your records to FMCSA during a roadside inspection.

Your logs are recorded on the phone first, so the ELD keeps recording without a data connection. They upload when the phone is back online.

Signing in

Always sign in with your own username and password. Never use another driver's login (49 CFR 395.22(e)).

1. Open EZ Logs. On Driver login, enter your Email or ELD username and your Password, then tap Log in.
2. If your carrier gave you a temporary password, the app asks you to set a new one.
3. On Which truck are you driving?, pick your truck and tap Continue with the unit number.
4. Connect your ELD (see the next section).
5. Review your hours: confirm (certify) yesterday's log if the app asks you to.

If driving was recorded on this truck while no driver was signed in, the app asks you to review it when you sign in. See Unidentified driving.

Connecting to the vehicle

1. Make sure the PT30 is plugged in and the truck's ignition is on.
2. Open the ELD tab and tap Scan QR code, then scan the QR sticker on the PT30. You can also tap Find device manually and pick the device from the list.
3. When connected, the status strip at the top shows the device as connected. If it shows ELD not connected, check the device and Bluetooth.

The app checks that the device's VIN matches the truck you picked. If it does not match, it warns you before you continue.

Important: keep the app running and the phone near the device while you drive. If the device is unplugged or the app is not running while the truck moves, the ELD records a power or engine synchronization problem (see the malfunction sheet).

Duty statuses

The HOS tab shows your current status and the Change status buttons:

• Driving is automatic. When the truck moves above 5 mph, the ELD records Driving by itself. You can set Driving by hand, but the app asks Set Driving manually? first.
• Status buttons are locked while the truck is moving. Find a safe place to stop. The buttons unlock when the truck stops.
• When the truck stops after driving, the app shows Vehicle stopped and asks if you are still driving. Tap Still driving if you are only stopped in traffic. If you do not answer, the ELD records On duty automatically.
• If GPS is not available when you change status, the app shows Location not available. Type the nearest city and state (5 to 60 characters) and tap Save.
• Enter your trailer number(s) and shipping document number on the HOS tab under Trailer & shipping doc. You must enter or check them (49 CFR 395.24(c)(2)).

Personal conveyance and yard moves

These special driving categories are only shown if your carrier has enabled them. If not, the HOS tab says so.

• To start one, stop the truck, then tap Personal conveyance or Yard move under the status buttons. Add an optional comment and tap Start.
• While it is in effect, the HOS tab shows a card such as PERSONAL CONVEYANCE in effect. To end it, stop the truck and tap the End button on the card (for example End Personal conveyance). It also ends when you change duty status or log out.
• A yard move ends when the engine is turned off, and (if your carrier set a speed cap, 20 mph by default) when the truck goes faster than the cap.
• If the engine is restarted during personal conveyance, the app asks Continue personal conveyance? Tap Continue PC or End PC. If you do not answer and the truck moves, personal conveyance ends and Driving is recorded.

Only use personal conveyance and yard moves as your carrier's policy and FMCSA guidance allow.

Hours-of-service clocks

The HOS tab shows how much time you have left:

The app also shows what is coming up and warns you of a Violation. The clocks are a guide: you are responsible for following the hours-of-service rules.

Your daily log

Open the Log tab to see a day: the 24-hour graph grid, totals for each status, the list of events (time, status, location, odometer, engine hours, origin), your trailer and shipping document, and your co-driver. Use Previous day and Next day to move between days.

Certifying your logs

At the end of each 24-hour period you must certify that your log is true and correct.

1. When a day has ended, the app shows Certify your logs. Tap Review, or open the day on the Log tab and tap Certify.
2. Read the statement and tap Agree. Tap Not ready to come back later.
3. If a certified day changes later (for example you accept an edit), the day shows Changed after you certified. Review it and tap Re-certify.

Edits and annotations

• Editing your own log: on the Log tab, tap a duty status event. In Edit duty status, choose the status and time, type the Reason for the edit (required) (4 to 60 characters) and tap Save edit. The original record is kept and shown as changed; the reason is saved as an annotation.
• Automatically recorded driving time cannot be shortened by the driver.
• Edits from your carrier: your carrier can propose a change to your log. The Log tab shows the number of edit requests. Open More > Edits & unidentified driving, review each Proposed change and tap Accept or Reject. Nothing changes in your log until you accept. Re-certify the day afterwards.
• Decisions are saved on the phone and sent when you are online.

Unidentified driving

Unidentified driving is driving recorded on the truck while no driver was signed in.

1. Open More > Edits & unidentified driving (the app also asks at sign-in).
2. Tap Claim on each record that was your driving, or Claim all. Tap Decline for driving that was not yours.
3. Claimed driving is added to your log. Declined records stay with the carrier for review.

Team driving

If you drive as a team, both drivers use the same phone and ELD, each with their own login.

1. With the truck stopped, open More > Team driving and tap Add a co-driver.
2. The co-driver enters their own Co-driver username or email and Password and taps Log in co-driver.
3. To change who is driving, stop the truck and tap Switch driving.
4. If driving was recorded for the wrong team member, long-press the driving event on the Log tab and choose Reassign driving to the co-driver. An annotation is required and the co-driver must confirm.
5. To end team driving, tap Log out co-driver.

Vehicle inspection reports (DVIR)

Open More > Vehicle inspection (DVIR) or the card on the HOS tab to do a pre-trip or post-trip inspection, record defects and sign. When needed, the app asks you to Review and sign the previous DVIR before driving.

Roadside inspection

When an officer asks for your logs, open More > Roadside inspection. The inspection screen is read-only and shows today and the previous 7 days. You can send your records to FMCSA from the same screen. Follow the step-by-step data transfer sheet.

Malfunction and data diagnostic indicators

• A red card ELD malfunction on the HOS tab (and a red status strip) means the ELD is not working correctly. Tap it for What to do now. Switch to paper logs and follow the malfunction sheet.
• A Data diagnostic card means a data problem that you should fix (for example, unidentified driving to review). You can keep driving and do not need paper logs.

Logging out

1. Open More and tap Sign out, then confirm.
2. The app uploads your remaining records first. If some cannot be uploaded (no signal), it tells you. Tap Try again when you have signal, or Sign out anyway: your records stay safely on the phone and upload later.
3. Signing out ends any personal conveyance or yard move.

Getting help

Contact your carrier first. Your carrier can contact EZ Logs support from the web portal.