USA ELD Diagnostics & Malfunction Events - Web App

USA ELD Diagnostics & Malfunction Events - Web App Enhancements

ELD Technical Requirements: Overview

According to the ELD Technical Standard Section 4.6, an ELD must have the capability to monitor its compliance with the technical requirements for detectable malfunctions and data inconsistencies listed below in Table 4.

The ELD must also keep records of its malfunction and data diagnostic event detection.

BigRoad ELD Applications: Enhancements

An ELD equipped fleet must monitor its compliance with the ELD technical requirements and detect Malfunctions and Data inconsistencies. These are related to power, data synchronization, missing data, timing, positioning, data recording, data transfer, and unidentified driver records requirements.

To ensure compliance with the ELD technical requirements, the BigRoad ELD Web & Mobile applications have enhanced the monitoring of Data Diagnostics and Malfunction events.

What are Data Diagnostics & Malfunction

ELD Malfunctions indicate that something could be wrong with the device which must be resolved. Otherwise, if the ELD is not fully functional, you will need to re-produce today’s log, plus the last 7 days (US) of logs on paper.

• Depending on your Role in BigRoad ELD, there are additional responsibilities that must be followed.

• These malfunctions will show during roadside inspections on the Mobile App and can also be sent for an audit to the FMCSA.

Data Diagnostics are active warnings that indicate something may be wrong, but you do not need to switch to paper logs.

• Some events will start as a data diagnostic event and progress to a malfunction, if not corrected.

• Data diagnostics represent an issue that happened in a specific moment and can auto correct when that moment has passed.

Note: Please refer to the ELD FMCSA Codes & Explanations section on this website for in-depth knowledge on the different types of events and what they indicate.

Motor Carrier Responsibilities

Drivers and the Motor carriers of ELD equipped Fleets have the following responsibilities, in the event an ELD Malfunctions:

If an ELD malfunctions, a Motor Carrier must:

1. Correct, repair, replace or service the malfunctioning ELD within 8 days of discovering the condition.

2. If the malfunction cannot be resolved by BigRoad ELD Support, a new DashLink will be provided. This will depend on your type of account.

3. Require the driver to maintain paper record of duty status (RODS) until the ELD is back in service.

4. If more time is required to resolve the issue, the carrier must notify their State FMCSA Division Administrator as part of §395.34[2]. For non-US operators, this can be the nearest State.

Driver Responsibilities

If an ELD malfunctions, a Driver must:

1. Call BigRoad ELD Support at 1-800-220-0779 to troubleshoot the issue.

2. Note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to their motor carrier within 24 hours.

3. Reconstruct paper records of the duty status (RODS) for the current 24-hour period and the previous 7 consecutive days.

4. Continue to manually prepare RODS in accordance with 49 CFR 395.8 until the ELD is serviced and back in compliance.

Note: The above responsibilities are also listed on the ELD Driver Card.

BigRoad ELD Web App: Enhancements

All Data Diagnostic and Malfunction events that are reported by the BigRoad ELD mobile application are shown to Fleet Admins/Safety Managers on the BigRoad ELD Web App.

These events are displayed on screen to the Fleet Admins/Safety Managers and are also included in eRODS files generated and sent to the FMCSA.

Additionally, fleet admins / safety managers can generate Data Diagnostic and Malfunction Events Reports to review data diagnostic and malfunction events recorded in their fleet for a given time frame.

Note: Please refer to the BigRoad ELD Mobile App: Data Diagnostics & Malfunctions section on this website to learn more about how these events are monitored and reported on the Mobile Application.

Let's take a look at Data Diagnostics & Malfunction Events are reported on the BigRoad ELD Web App.

Drivers Daily Log Page

Data Diagnostic and Malfunction events that are detected by the BigRoad ELD mobile application will display at the bottom of the Driver's Daily Logs page.

The Diagnostics and Malfunction events are displayed in pairs, including their Description, Odometer and Eng. Hrs.

The Starting events are displayed as Diagnostic or Malfunctions are detected, and the Cleared events show details on when these events ended.

Follow the steps below to review any recorded Diagnostic or Malfunction event associated with a specific Driver:

1. Login to the BigRoad ELD Web app

2. From the Drivers page, select any preferred Driver for whom you would like to view the events for

3. Click the Daily Logs Tab

4. These events are hidden by default

5. To show them click the 'Show Details' button

Data Diagnostics & Malfunctions Occurrence

The Data Diagnostics & Malfunction Occurrence Report allows fleet admins / safety managers to see all data diagnostic and malfunction events that have occurred in their fleet for selected vehicles in a certain time frame.

Follow the steps below to generate the report:

1. From the BigRoad ELD Web main menu, select Reports

2. Click the Data Diagnostics & Malfunction Occurrence Report from the available options

3. On the Report page, select a Start and End Date for which you would like to review the Diagnostics and malfunction events

4. From the list of Trucks, select the Truck(s) for which you would like to review the events

5. Click View Excel Spreadsheet to view the report

This report provides the following information for each data diagnostic or malfunction event recorded:

• Date Set
• Time Set
• Date Cleared
• Time Cleared
• Type
• Code
• Description
• Driver

Note: If you also drive in Canada, please refer to the Canada BigRoad ELD Web App Diagnostics Malfunction Events information on this website.