11/12/2023
A few must-know tips for how to use ELDs are:
- After drivers successfully log into the ELD using their unique identification number, the driver must review any unidentified trips. The driver should either claim any unidentified trips that are attributable to them or reject those events that aren’t. Carriers should annotate any unclaimed events to explain why they remain unidentified.
- When drivers aren’t on their driving duty period, they should indicate the off-duty status or edit and annotate their logs later on. It isn’t recommended that drivers wait to annotate logs, however, since real-time logs will always be more accurate and reliable.
- If drivers are on sleeper berth hours, they should also display a sleeper berth status or later edit and annotate their ELD records. As with off-duty statuses, editing and annotating later should typically only be done if a driver is for some reason unable to apply a sleeper berth status in real time.
