Omnitracs 6.0SR New Features and Enhancements

New Setting to Allow Off Duty/Split Sleeper Berth Pairings

Drivers who use U.S. Federal Rules that allow them to split their 10-hour reset are able to take their required 10 hours of off-duty time in two periods, as long as one off-duty period (whether in or out of the sleeper berth) is at least two hours long and the other involves at least seven consecutive hours spent in the sleeper berth. Neither qualifying period counts against the driver’s 14-hour duty time.

Omnitracs now allows you to indicate at the region level if drivers can use the split Off Duty/Sleeper Berth pairing to get their reset. When Allow Split OFF/SB Pairings is enabled, the driver is allowed to use the split Off-Duty/Sleeper Berth pairing towards the required rest time and neither qualifying off-duty period will be included in the 14-hour duty clock.

The Driver Log Editor and UVA Editor will calculate driver violations based on the value of this setting.

In Omnitracs Web

1. Click the Admin icon to open Administration. 
2. Click the green button and scroll to Regions. The Regions list opens. 
3. Click [Add] or the edit icon to open the Region window. 
4. Click HOS Settings, then Rules & Options. The HOS Settings Rules & Options page opens. 
   
5. Check Allow Split OFF/SB Pairings. 
6. Click [Save].

In Omnitracs Client

1. Click the Administration menu and scroll to Regions. The Regions list opens. 
2. Click the Add or Edit icon. The Region window opens. 
3. Click HOS Settings, then Rules & Options. The Rules & Options page opens. 
   
4. Check Allow OFF/SB Pairings. 
5. Click [Save].

If you have individual drivers that you want to have a different permission than was set for the region, you can set this option directly for those drivers. 

In Omnitracs Web

1. Click on the Maintenance icon to open Maintenance. 
2. Click on the green button and scroll to workers. The workers list opens. 
3. Click [Add] or click the edit icon for the worker you want to update. The Worker window opens. 
4. On the Worker Details page, check Enable Drive Compliance. 
5. Click on the Compliance tab to open the Compliance page. 
6. Remove the check from HOS - Use Region Settings. The page is updated to show the region options. 
   
7. Check Allow Split OFF/SB Pairings. 
8. Click [Save].

In Omnitracs Client

1. Click the Maintenance menu and scroll to Workers. The Workers list opens. 
2. Click the add icon or the edit icon. The Worker window opens. 
3. On the Standard Properties page, check Enable Driver Compliance. 
4. Click on the Compliance tab to open the Compliance page. 
5. Remove the check from HOS - Use Region Settings. The page is updated to show the region options. 
   
6. Check Allow Split OFF/SB Pairings. 
7. Click [Save].

This setting has been added to the Driver Web Service.

Mobile Impact

Until mobile devices are upgraded, the new setting will only affect Omnitracs Web. An HOS Mobile release will be available January 23, 2021. 

Until mobile devices are upgraded:

• If Allow Split OFF/SB Pairings is enabled, mobile versions 5.80.30 and 6.00.18 will reflect the same information as the Driver Log Editor and Driver Log reports in Omnitracs Web. 
• If Allow Split OFF/SB Pairings is disabled, mobile versions 5.80.30 and 6.00.18 will reflect two hours more than the Driver Log Editor and Driver Log reports. IF logs are recalculated in the Driver Log Editor, violations could be introduced if the driver had extended the 14-hour duty period by pairing two periods in OFF/SB. 

After the mobile upgrade, the HOS Mobile and the Driver Log Editor in Omnitracs Web will both behave according to the new setting.

The following rules are affected by this change:

US 8/80 CA hrs. US 8/80 Day CA Haz hrs. US 8/80 FL hrs. US 7/70 FL hrs. US 8/80 AK hrs. US 7/70 AK hrs. US 7/60 hrs. (Dec 2014) US 8/70 hrs. (Dec 2014) US Oil 7/60 hrs. (Dec 2014)

US Oil 8/70 hrs. (Dec 2014) US 7/60 Short Haul hrs. (Dec 2014) US 8/70 Short Haul hrs. (Dec 2014) US 7/60 Construction hrs. US 8/70 Construction hrs. US 7/70 WI Construction hrs. US 8/80 WI Construction hrs. US 7/60 Rest Break Exempt hrs. US 8/70 Rest Break Exempt hrs.

US 7/60 No 34hr Reset hrs. US 8/70 No 34hr Reset hrs. US 7/70 MI Construction hrs. US 8/80 MI Construction hrs. US 7/70 IA For-Hire Construction hrs. US 8/80 IA For-Hire Construction hrs. US 7/70 WI hrs. US 8/80 WI Hrs. US IA Private hrs.

Driver Clocks Reflect Split OFF/SB Pairings

Once this setting is defined on the region/driver, it determines if drivers can use the split Off Duty/Sleeper Berth pairing to get their reset.

Based on this setting, drivers who take more than two hours of OFF or SB time will be shown either the pessimistic or the optimistic clock on the mobile dashboard:

• Drivers who are enabled to use the split OFF/SB pairings will see the optimistic clock—that is, the OFF/SB time will be excluded from the 14-hour duty total.
• Drivers who are not enabled to use the split OFF/SB pairing, that is for whom the setting is disabled,  will be shown the pessimistic clock—that is, the OFF/SB time will be included in the 14-hour duty total.

Important Note: When the setting is disabled, drivers will not be able to reset their clocks using the split Sleeper Berth even if there are qualifying pair events. 

If pairing is allowed but the driver does not pair two periods to fulfill rest requirements, a violation will be triggered. Drivers who are enabled to use split OFF/SB pairings will receive a warning message when they come within 30 minutes of the pessimistic duty and drive time limits. This warning lets them know that they need to go Off Duty if they do not intend to pair the previous period and tells them when they will need to stop driving to avoid a violation. 

The driver must select OK to acknowledge the warning.

Note: If the message appears while the driver is in Drive status, the OK button does not appear and the message disappears according to the host settings for in-motion warnings.

Viewing Who Signed a Previous Vehicle Inspection

When reviewing a previous driver vehicle inspection report the Inspection Summary now shows the name of the driver who signed the previous inspection.