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Motor Carrier: As a Motor Carrier, How do I Export or Submit Logs from the Garmin eLog App for my Drivers?

While Logged Into the Garmin eLog app as the Administrator:

  • You can export Records of Duty Status (RODS) for each of your drivers and save them individually as a .csv file to your desired location

    • This can be useful when needing to export a copy of your driver's logs for your own purposes or records

  • You may use the Garmin eLog App to submit RODS for a specific driver, vehicle, and time period if a RODS report is required to be submitted to an inspecting authority, and the inspecting official is present with the required inspector device requirements

To Export the Report in .csv Format:

iOS

This Video is a Quick and Easy way to Learn about Saving a RODS Report from the Administrator Account with an Apple device. 

1. Open the Garmin eLog App and ensure the Garmin eLog ELD adapter is connected

2. Sign in to your Administrator Profile

 

3. Select the Driver 

 

4. Touch the menu button (3 dots) in the upper right-hand corner 

  

5. Touch Create RODS Report 

  

6. Enter an Annotation

7. Adjust the date if necessary

8. Select the Vehicle

9. Select the method to send the report 

NOTE: USB and Bluetooth methods require the inspector's device to be present.

  • Save Report: Saves the Report to the File Manager app of your phone or iPad
  • Web Services: Sends the Report to the FMCSA using the Web Services option in the Garmin eLog app
  • Email: Sends the Report to the FMCSA using the Email option in the Garmin eLog app
  • USB: Sends the report to an inspector's USB flash drive
  • Bluetooth: Sends the report via Bluetooth connection using the inspector's device       

Following these steps will create a .csv file with the log information in it. 

Android

This Video is a Quick and Easy way to Learn about Saving a RODS Report from the Administrator Account with an Android device.  

1. Open the Garmin eLog App and ensure the Garmin eLog ELD adapter is connected

2. Sign in to your Administrator Profile

 

3. Select the Driver

 

4. Touch the menu button (3 dots) in the upper right-hand corner

  

5. Touch Create RODS Report

  

6. Enter an Annotation

   

7. Adjust the date range if necessary

8. Select the Vehicle

  

9. Select the method to send the report

NOTE: USB and Bluetooth methods require the inspector's device to be present.

  • Save Report: Saves the Report to the File Manager app of your phone or tablet
  • Web Services: Sends the Report to the FMCSA using the Web Services option in the Garmin eLog app
  • Email: Sends the Report to the FMCSA using the Email option in the Garmin eLog app
  • USB: Sends the report to an inspector's USB flash drive
  • Bluetooth: Sends the report via Bluetooth connection using the inspector's device           

Following these steps will create a .csv file with the log information in it. 

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1. Open the Garmin eLog App and ensure the Garmin eLog ELD adapter is connected

2. Sign in to the Administrator profile

3. Select the Driver

4. Touch menu button (3 dots) in the upper right-hand corner

5. Touch Create RODS Report

6. Enter an annotation

7. Adjust the Date Range if necessary

8. Select the Vehicle

9. Select the method to send the report 

NOTE: USB and Bluetooth methods require the inspector's device to be present.

Following these steps will create a .csv file with the log information in it.

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