Telogis WorkPlan App Upgrades Enable Commercial Drivers to Stay Focused on the Job, Not on Paperwork

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to help companies and their mobile workers more easily manage people and work in the field, Telogis, A Verizon Company, has made significant upgrades to its Telogis WorkPlan suite of mobile applications that manage a commercial driver's day including their federally mandated Hours of Service (HOS). Through WorkPlan's HOS module, drivers are now capable of selecting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) 150-air-mile non-CDL short-haul exemption upon login, which automatically switches a driver from exempt to active status if they travel outside the regulated radius and are not back to their starting location within the allotted time. With this new capability, commercial drivers whose routes vary from day to day stay compliant by processing logs.

Commercial drivers who currently monitor their HOS and the comanies that employ them will need to purchase and integrate an ELD solution before the federally mandated deadline on Dec. 18, 2017. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) ELD requirements are intended to minimize human error and eliminate the stress of completing daily HOS logs by hand. HOS ensures drivers' logs are up to date, while supporting federal and state rules as well as widely used local exemptions.

In addition to HOS specific upgrades, Telogis WorkPlan now enables users to identify when changes to forms have been made, and provides them with the ability to reset passwords from the app's login screen. WorkPlan also allows workers to manage work orders from the field, minimizing time spent preparing, planning and processing work orders. It also incorporates HOS management features with HOS limit warnings, further automating the process. Updates to log signatures and driver notifications when rest/break provisions are met were also added.

"The Telogis WorkPlan app enables people in the field to stay focused on servicing their customers instead of stressing over paperwork," said Erin Cave, vice president, product management for Telogis Compliance and Navigation. "When you drive a different number of miles and different routes each day, it's a dream come true when the system automatically detects when hours need to be managed; it's what our customers love about the new capability within Telogis WorkPlan's HOS function."

The new capabilities within Telogis WorkPlan are available today by visiting www.telogis.com.

About Telogis
Telogis, A Verizon Company, is a leading global, cloud-based Mobile Resource Management (MRM) software company based in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Many of the world's largest and most well-known commercial fleets connect their vehicles, assets, people, customers and the work that's being done outside the four walls of their business through the Telogis MRM platform. Once connected, Telogis software will optimize and automate work and processes to help improve safe driving behaviors, productivity, efficiency and sustainability in businesses of all sizes. Leveraging Verizon's expansive scale and assets, Telogis is able to deliver opportunities to improve every aspect of technology deployment and implementation. To learn more about Telogis, visit www.telogis.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Telogis, like us on Facebook or call toll free at 866-TELOGIS (866-835-6447).

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