Concerns;
- Electronic logbook
- Compliance
- NIR and US DOT
- Add a driver
- Hire
Important for your compliance
In accordance with the technical standards for the Canadian DCE mandate:
Section 4.1.2 Account Creation
d) A driver account must not have the administrative authorizations required to create, delete or manage DCE user accounts, nor to configure the authorized parameters of the DCE.
⚠” It is therefore important to create 2 separate accounts in the case of an administrator (broker, dispatcher, mechanic, etc ) who is also a driver. ⚠”
To create a separate user (driver access) ;
From the Administration tab > Users > Add
Fill in each of the tabs
- User
- Driver
- UI Settings
- HOS Settings
User tab
Important points:
- Email is not required, ideally put in a username (employee number, first name + last name, etc.)
- This is what will appear in your reports as the driver user.
- It will also be less time-consuming for the driver to enter when logging in.
- The information in the “First and Last Name” boxes must be identical to the driver's license.
- Each driver must have their own password for cybersecurity purposes.
- Security authorization: must be a driver authorization (drive app user or custom)
- If you want to restrict access to information, indicate the groups.
- The sections under the groups are optional.
Driver Tab
Important points:
- Select "Yes" to this user is a driver to display spaces for driver's license and province.
- To prevent the driver from accessing shared data, restrict the driver's access to other drivers' information when connected to MyGeotab.
- If you use NFC keys, press to enter it
- Enter the driver's license number without spaces or hyphens (B123456789003)
North America and select the province from the drop-down menu.
IU Settings Tab
Important points:
- These are the user's settings, it does not affect the database, just the selected user.
- The driver does not have access to make changes through his Geotab Drive application.
- Change the language or units of measure as needed
HOS Settings
Important points:
- The most commonly used rule sets are
- Cycle 1 of 7 days from Canada to the SOUTH of 60
- U.S. Property 70 hours / 8 days (Property Transportation)
- U.S. Passengers 70 hours / 8 days (Bus)
- U.S. Property 70 hours / 8 days with slit sleeper (supports split sleeper)
- Carrier number must be entered (no hyphens)
- Exemptions are activated per driver
- The name of the authority must be the one registered at the CTQ or on the SMS file (SAFER)
- Consult your CTQ file (Canada) here.
- Consult your SMS file (United States) here.
Once each tab is complete, press "Save".
The driver will then be able to log into the Geotab Drive application.