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LOGS, INSPECTION REPORTS AND MORE iLogMiles WHAT IT DOES: Computer-assisted logging for hours-of-service compliance WHAT THEY SAY: “iLogMiles will generate a PDF template for your daily logbook” that you can print and sign to store. As with other computer-assisted logging apps, ability to print is key to complying with federal record-keeping guidelines. ACCESS: iPhone. www.bryanhinton.com/apps/ilogmiles Spotlight on EOBR mandate Today, only the Xata Turnpike app is capable of providing logging functionality on a smartphone to satisfy federal regulations of electronic onboard recorders for hours of service monitoring. As of mid- May, it was one of the only low-cost EOBRs on the market, though others were in the works. The other smartphone-functional logging devices are computer-assisted logs. Any operator using such will still have to satisfy record-keeping and other requirements of the paper log regulations. Logging programs must be able to be retrieved and printed or emailed/faxed for view on request of law enforcement. The maker of the uDrove logging solution, functional on the iPhone, Android phones and Blackberries, is building the uDrove Gateway system to be a full-function EOBR, positioned for a potential mandate. uDrove’s will be another low-cost EOBR, with wireless communication between a “black box” connected to the ECM and the operator’s smartphone. As with the Xata Turnpike EOBR, uDrove’s will be managed directly from the smartphone. In addition to logs, critical equipment information will be accessible in real time to identify cost-reduction opportunities and track performance. The device will be available this year, says uDrove rep Scott Moscrip. “Fleets and owner-operators can start out with the phone [for computer-assisted logging], and if the mandate does come, they don’t have to scrub anything,” he says. “All they have to do is plug the black box into their truck, and it starts talking to the phone.” Mobile Warrior iDDL WHAT IT DOES: Computer-assisted logging for hours of service compliance, as well as vehicle inspection reports. WHAT THEY SAY: Combined with an online storage account ($9.95 monthly and up), the app “will pay for itself by reducing your paperwork alone.” It also allows for signature capture to enable drivers to electronically sign and store online daily logs and inspection reports. ACCESS: iPhone. www.iddl.com uDrove WHAT IT DOES: Computer-assisted logging and vehicle inspection report functionality as well as mileage tracking for taxes and fuel and other expense recording capability. WHAT THEY SAY: The app is free, but a web storage account for $25 monthly completes the package. The company is building its “Gateway” system to be a full- function electronic onboard recorder managed from your smartphone, offering access to critical equipment information in real time to identify cost-reduction opportunities and partial automation of logs for accurate compliance. ACCESS: iPhone, Android, Blackberry. udrove.com Xata Turnpike RouteTracker WHAT IT DOES: The RouteTracker is a multi-function federally certified electronic onboard recorder. It combines an application for smartphone users that connects to the engine ECM via a small device plugged into the ECM, for no additional charge. WHAT THEY SAY: Software package includes access to engine diagnostics and other performance information, real-time tracking capability – useful in alerting consignees/shippers and other customers as to your truck’s arrival time – and automated IFTA data collection and reporting, in addition to the logging capability. Installation time is “less than 10 minutes,” the company says. Combined with web-based storage and tools, the package costs $35 a month. ACCESS: Most smartphones on Verizon and Sprint networks, including Android-operated. xata.com or eobr. com. (Continued on Page 52) JULY 2011 OVERDRIVE 29