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Garmin eLog Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) Instructions for dēzl™ devices

The Garmin eLog App supports the Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR). This feature allows you to record and certify the condition of your vehicle equipment.

NOTE: A DVIR is also known as the pre-trip inspection.

To Create a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report:

1. Open the Garmin eLog App 

2. Sign into your driver profile 

3. Touch Vehicle

 

4. Touch Create Driver Vehicle Inspection Report

  

5. Select any vehicle defects and enter a description of the defect

 

6. Touch Next

    • If your profile has a trailer you will be prompted to record any defects associated with the trailer

 

7. Touch the checkbox to certify the vehicle is safely operable 

    • If there is a vehicle defect which needs to be addressed by a mechanic before you can safely operate the vehicle, you will not check this box

 

8. Touch Sign

 

9. Enter the name on your driver profile

    • The name entered must match the first and last name of your driver profile

 

10. Touch Submit Signature

 

11. Follow the prompts on the device to send or save the report


The Garmin eLog App will now return to the main page of your driver profile. The Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) will be sent to the selected recipients or saved locally on the device. 

If the report is saved on the dēzl™ 780 LMT-S, dēzl™ OTR800, dēzl™ OTR810, dēzl™ OTR1000, dēzl™ OTR1010 GPS navigator, or dēzlCam™ 785 LMT-S GPS navigator with camera it will be saved in the Documents folder.