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The Driver ID matching the dispatch system. The driver ID must match the ID assigned to this driver in the QTRACS application.

When set to Yes, the driver can use Canadian rules. This field is only available if your company has contracted to use Canadian rules. The field is set to Yes by default for any new driver created while your company is enabled for Canadian rules.

The number of days in the duty cycle (US).

Select the U.S. and/or Canada duty cycle duration to assign to the driver. The Canada duty cycle options are only  available if your fleet operates in Canada. If you are unable to adjust these settings, contact your customer experience representative.

The driver's Operating Zone.

Note: This setting is only available upon set-up. Future changes must be made using the editing function. Drivers are the only users who can move between a Canadian or U.S. operating zone after the driver setup is completed.

To change a driver's rule set from U.S. federal rules to intrastate rules, select the appropriate state under Intrastate. To switch back to federal rules, select the Return to Federal Rules button.

Note: Intrastate settings are only configurable if the driver is currently in the USA Operating Zone. Transitions to and from intrastate and federal U.S. regulations are controlled by admin users and only for drivers who need to move between intrastate regulations and U.S. federal rules.

Select Yes to allow this driver to be exempt from the 30-minute rest break. This setting must be turned off manually when the driver is no longer hauling an exempt load.

Select Yes if the driver is permitted to use the company vehicle for personal conveyance, such as driving home from the depot. If you select No, the off-duty driving status is not available to the driver on the mobile unit. If a driver is using an AOBRD, this is recorded as off-duty driving.

Select Yes to allow this driver to record yard moves in vehicles equipped with ELDs. The driver must meet the following criteria to select yard move:

• The driver must be active
• The unit must be on USA rules
• The ignition must be on

Select Yes if the driver is allowed to use the 24-hour weekly reset option. This setting is only available if the driver's current rule set is USA or TX (Texas Intrastate). If enabled, this driver's 7- or 8-hour duty status duration (depending on the U.S. duty cycle) ends at the start of an off-duty segment of 24 or more hours.

This setting only appears if 24 hour weekly reset on the HOS Setup tab is checked.

Select Yes to allow the driver to record wait time at a natural gas or oil well site (Off-Duty status or Sleeper Berth status) so that the wait time does not count against the driver's daily 14-hour on-duty limit. This setting is only available if the driver's current rule set is USA or TX. If enabled, this driver can mark the wait time as "At Well Site" on the mobile unit.

This setting only appears if Well site wait time on the HOS Setup tab is checked.

Select Yes to allow drivers to take rest breaks while in on-duty status. Enable this setting for drivers who are required to remain with the vehicle at all times because of the material they are hauling. If enabled, the driver can mark on-duty time as a rest break on the mobile unit.

This setting only appears if Hazmat Loads on the HOS Setup tab is checked.

Note: The regulations only allow carriers of certain classes of explosives to use the on-duty rest break option. Regulation 397.5 states:

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a motor vehicle which contains a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) material must be attended at all times by its driver or a qualified representative of the motor carrier that operates it.

Only use the Hazmat Loads option for drivers hauling this material. Any other use of the Hazmat Loads exception is not allowed under the regulations.

The country and state or province that issued the license. The list of available states depends on the country selected.

The depot the driver is assigned to. To assign a different depot from the one at the top of the page, select it from the drop-down list.

The carrier the driver is assigned to, if any.

To assign a different carrier, select it from the drop-down list. After you assign a carrier to a driver, you cannot change the driver record back to No Carrier.

If a driver is logged into a vehicle when you add or change the carrier, the carrier information is sent to the mobile immediately. If the driver is not logged in, carrier information is sent to the mobile the next time the driver logs in. New carriers are created on the Carrier tab.