Each team driver must use a unique account, select the correct role and duty status, and follow the exact installed ELD's active-driver/co-driver switching procedure. Status must reflect actual work or rest; do not instruct a driver to choose off duty or sleeper berth merely to switch users. Rehearse the workflow and review both records after each handoff.
Worked two-driver handoff
- Driver A and Driver B use separate unique accounts and confirm the assigned truck.
- Before movement, the person taking control becomes the active driver through the installed Factor workflow; the other selects the duty status that matches actual work or rest.
- At the swap, both verify time, location, vehicle, active/co-driver role, unidentified events, and any proposed edit.
- After movement, both review their records; a driving event assigned to the wrong person follows the documented reassignment/review process without converting movement to a false status.
- The trainer records both drivers, device/app version, truck, scenario, pass/retry result, and unresolved exception.
What to check
| Check | How to verify |
|---|---|
| 1. Give each driver a unique account | Retain both named accounts, role permissions, login results, vehicle assignment, shared-credential check, and correction evidence. |
| 2. Practice active and co-driver roles | Save a timed cab exercise showing active-driver and co-driver selection, handoff sequence, account displayed, error branch, coaching, and retest. |
| 3. Make every status match actual duty | Keep the original duty-status events for both drivers with actual work/rest context, timestamps, annotations, corrections, and certification state. |
| 4. Review records after each handoff | Archive each handoff time, active user, tractor, unresolved events, unidentified driving, edit requests, driver responses, and reviewer disposition. |
| 5. Test the exact device switching procedure | Follow the current device procedure and retain the before/after active user, queued events, connection state, observed result, defect, and repeat test. |
Limits of this page
ELD for Team Drivers: How to Switch Drivers Efficiently is a planning aid. It does not guarantee compliance, savings, safety, inspection, or operational outcomes. Preserve original records and follow the current rule and installed-device instructions.
Sources and review date
Reviewed August 10, 2026. The notes beside each source explain what it supports. Recheck current rules, registry status, product documentation, and commercial terms at the time of the decision.
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — Official recording-HOS FAQ covering duty status, personal conveyance, yard move, team-driver records, odometer/location data, and edits.
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — Official ELD account FAQ covering unique driver credentials, account ownership, and administrator separation.
Run the driver exercise before rollout
Bring the assigned truck, both user accounts when relevant, device versions, sample record, and pass-or-retry criteria.