Compliance and Specifications

Registration details, technical specifications, and supporting documents for the TruckCrave electronic logging device, provided for motor carriers, enforcement personnel, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

1ELD provider

Provider legal nameU S CityLink Corporation
Product nameTruckCrave ELD
Business address1601 S Union Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93307, United States
Phone+1 661-735-1750
Emaildispatch@uscitylinkcorp.com
Websitewww.truckcrave.com

2Device information

ELD nameTruckCrave ELD
Approval methodSelf-certification by the provider, as permitted under 49 CFR 395 Subpart B
ELD typeTelematics
Driver interfaceTruckCrave ELD app for Android and iOS phones and tablets
Vehicle connectionVehicle unit connected to the heavy-duty diagnostic port (J1939 9-pin)
Vehicle unit to appBluetooth
Engine data usedEngine power status, vehicle motion status, vehicle miles, engine hours
LocationGPS, recorded to 1-mile radius for on-duty use and 10-mile radius during Personal Conveyance
Supported rulesU.S. federal property-carrying and passenger-carrying cycles; Canadian cycles

3Data transfer methods

CategoryMethodSupported
TelematicsWireless web servicesYes
EmailYes
LocalUSB 2.0No
BluetoothNo

Records can also be displayed on the driver's device for review by an authorized safety official. Driver instructions are in the Data Transfer Instructions.

4Functional summary

  • Automatic recording of driving time when vehicle speed reaches 5 mph; prompt after 5 minutes stationary; automatic change to on duty, not driving if no response within 1 minute.
  • Recording of duty-status changes, intermediate logs every 60 minutes while driving, engine power-up and shut-down, login and logout, certifications, and malfunction and diagnostic events.
  • Driver selection of Personal Conveyance and Yard Move when authorized by the motor carrier.
  • Driver certification of each 24-hour period, with recertification required after any edit.
  • Edits and annotations by the driver; edits proposed by the carrier require driver acceptance. Original records are retained.
  • Automatically recorded driving time cannot be shortened or deleted.
  • Unidentified driving records kept under a separate profile and presented to drivers and the carrier for review.
  • Team driving with separate records for each driver and a single active driver at a time.
  • Self-monitoring for the power, engine synchronization, timing, positioning, data recording, and data transfer compliance requirements, with malfunction and diagnostic indicators. See the Malfunction Instruction Sheet.
  • Display of the current day and the previous 14 days with graph grid for roadside review.
  • Generation of the standard ELD output file defined in Appendix A, section 4.8.2.

5Data security and integrity

  • Each driver has a unique account. Records are created only under the signed-in driver or the unidentified driver profile.
  • Each recorded event includes an event data check value and each line of the output file includes a line data check value, calculated as specified in Appendix A.
  • Records are synced to the carrier's account and retained so that the motor carrier can meet the 6-month record retention requirement in 49 CFR 395.8(k).
  • Access to driver records is limited to the driver, authorized carrier personnel, and authorized safety officials. See the Privacy Policy.

6Certification statement

U S CityLink Corporation certifies that the TruckCrave ELD has been tested to meet the functional requirements of Appendix A to Subpart B of 49 CFR Part 395, Functional Specifications for All Electronic Logging Devices, under the conditions in which the ELD would be used.

Testing followed the FMCSA ELD test procedures. Test results are available to FMCSA on request.

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