Apps SPARK App Instruction Manual

Apps SPARK App

Installation & Connection

Install the SPARK App

•   For Android phones and tablets download the SPARK App from Google Play Store. For iPhones and iPads download the SPARK App from the App Store.| ****| •   Open the SPARK App.
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Login to the SPARK App and select a vehicle

Read the login details from your email. If you don’t have login details yet, or you’ve forgotten them, contact your Carrier administrator.

• Enter your login details and tap LOG IN, you will be prompted to the Terms and Conditions page.
• Read the Terms and Conditions and tap AGREE
• Select your vehicle from the list, or search for one.
• Tap ACCEPT, you will be prompted to the Settings page where you can review and edit settings details.
• Tap SAVE

Connect your mobile device to the SPARK device

**Dashboard View

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After successfully login & vehicle selection, the Dashboard page is open.

• Use Tap to Connect bar to connect to your vehicle. The device will attempt to connect to selected vehicle ELD via Bluetooth.
• ELD bar will change from red to orange: Pairing
• An icon (M) will appear in the connection bar upon successful connection.

Ready to Drive

Once you’ve completed all of the pre-trip tasks in this section, you’re ready to drive. When your vehicle is moving at 5 MPH or greater, your duty status will automatically switch to Driving, in accordance with the ELD mandate.

Record Hours of Service

• When your vehicle reaches 5 MPH or greater, SPARK ELD is indicating that vehicle is In Motion and your duty status will automatically change to Driving.
• When the vehicle stops (0 MPH) it’s considered Stationary.
• You can change your duty status by tapping the Driving and selecting some other duty status.
• If your vehicle remains Stationary for five minutes you will be prompted with a question if you would like to change your duty status. If you ignore this question your duty status will be changed to On Duty.

DOT Inspection

Inspect Logs

• In the main Side Menu there is DOT Inspection bar
• To let an officer inspect your logs tap Begin Inspection. Logs for current and last seven days will appear on the screen.

Data Transfer

If the officer asks for the output file tap Transfer Data.

• Tap the Transfer Data to send the file via web service or email.
• Select Web Service or Email transfer method.
• A DOT officer will provide the Output File Comment, enter it in the text box.
• Tap Send.
• You will receive a confirmation if the file was submitted successfully. If it was unsuccessful, you will receive the following message: “ELD File Sending Failed. Use a different Transfer Data method or try again.”

Malfunction Responsibilities

Carrier Responsibilities Regarding Malfunctions

The carrier must:

• Provide drivers with an instruction sheet describing the various ELD malfunction events and record-keeping proce­dures (this document)

• Provide drivers with a supply of 8 days’ worth of blank paper driver records

• Repair, replace or service

• The motor carrier must correct the malfunction of the ELD within 8 days of discovery of the condition
  OR

• a driver’s notification to the motor carrier, whichever occurs first

The carrier must:

Malfunction Events

• Note the ELD malfunction and provide the carrier with written notice within 24 hours.
• Reconstruct driving events for the current 24-hour period and the previous 7 consecutive days using paper logs.
• Continue to manually prepare driving logs until ELD is serviced and brought back into compliance.
• During inspections that take place when a malfunction has occurred:  provide safety officials with manually kept driver logs.

Data Diagnostic Events

• The driver must follow the motor carriers and ELD provider’s recommendations in resolving the data inconsistency.

ELD Malfunctions

Diagnostic and Malfunction events show up in the application’s header (top right) as a capital D and capital M. The D stands for diagnostic events and the M for malfunction events.

• Tap D (diagnostic data) or M (malfunction) to view error details.

Malfunction

• ELD has detected a malfunction related to Power compliance. Report to your manager immediately and stop using the Spark ELD. Switch to paper logs until the issue with the ELD has been resolved.
• ELD has detected a malfunction related to Engine Synchroniza­tion compliance. Report to your manager immediately and stop using the Spark ELD. Switch to paper logs until the issue with the ELD has been resolved.
• ELD has detected a malfunction related to Timing compliance. Report to your manager imme­diately and stop using the Spark ELD. Switch to paper logs until the issue with the ELD has been resolved.
• ELD has detected a malfunction related to Position compliance. Report to your manager imme­diately and stop using the Spark ELD. Switch to paper logs until the issue with the ELD has been resolved.
• ELD has detected a malfunction related to Data Recording compliance. Report to your manager immediately and stop using the Spark ELD. Switch to paper logs until the issue with the ELD has been resolved.
• ELD has detected a malfunction related to Data Transfer compli­ance. Report to your manager immediately and stop using the Spark ELD. Switch to paper logs until the issue with the ELD has been resolved.

Carrier Responsibilities Regarding Malfunctions

• The power data diagnostic event has been detected.
• The Engine synchronization data diagnostic event has been detected.
• The Missing required data diagnostic event has been detected.
• The Data transfer data diagnostic event has been detected.
• The Missing required data diagnostic event has been detected.

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