Logmaster gives your drivers an NHVR approved electronic work diary on a tablet in the cab, with tablets and truck mounts supplied if you'd rather not use their own devices.
The approval covers the Logmaster EWD software, which runs on Android and Apple tablets and phones.
Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), drivers need an accurate work diary and operators need to show they manage fatigue. A dedicated tablet keeps the diary, checks and declarations in one place.
Here's how Logmaster makes that work.
Logmaster: An NHVR Approved EWD on a Tablet
The NHVR approves electronic work diary software, not the hardware. Logmaster's EWD is approved, so running it on a mounted tablet gives drivers an approved work diary in the cab.
Logmaster can supply tablets ready to go, with truck mounts and a Logmaster eSIM for data. Drivers can also install the app on their own Android or Apple devices.
On the tablet, drivers also complete pre-start checks, fitness declarations and incident reports, so the diary and the daily forms share one screen.
The tablet records the precise minute each work or rest period begins, so drivers don't lose time rounding up to 15-minute blocks.
The Tablet Talks to the Office
Whatever the driver logs on the tablet appears in the web portal straight away, along with alerts when someone is close to a limit.
Records Stored Off the Device
Entries are uploaded to the cloud, so the diary history doesn't live only on the tablet and stays available to the office and for audits.
Offline Mode Built In
When the tablet loses signal, Logmaster switches to offline mode and keeps recording. Everything uploads once coverage returns.
The Tablet Replaces the Clipboard
Checks and declarations done on the tablet reach the record keeper immediately, and weekly log sheets are sent without any paper changing hands.
Contractors Can Use Their Own Phones
Contractors who drive for several operators can keep using Logmaster on their own phone, while your employees use the tablets in your trucks.
Who Benefits From a Tablet in the Cab
Heavy Vehicle Drivers
Drivers get a bigger screen held in a mount, with break alerts and time remaining always in view.
Fleet Managers and Record Keepers
Fleet managers see tablet entries in the portal as they're made, manage alerts and check licence and registration expiries in the same place.
Transport Business Owners
Owners get matching hardware across the fleet and a diary record for each driver. Logmaster Mobile Device Management is available to help look after the devices.
Tablets Backed by an Approved EWD
The software on the tablet is the same NHVR approved EWD used by more than 10,000 drivers on phones and tablets.
Fleets including PFD Food Services and Cleanaway use Logmaster, and the platform is ISO 27001 certified.
Rolling Out EWD Tablets
Create an account at logmaster.com.au, or ask the team for a quote that includes tablets and mounts.
Choose supplied tablets with truck mounts, or install the app on devices you already own.
Drivers log in on the tablet, set up their profile and sign a fitness declaration to start.
The office follows tablet entries live in the web portal and handles alerts there.
Log sheets reach your record keeper each week, and records stay stored in the cloud for audit.
Approval applies to the Electronic Work Diary software rather than the hardware itself. Logmaster's EWD is approved by the NHVR, so running it on a supplied or existing tablet gives drivers an approved work diary in the cab.
Either works. Logmaster runs on Android and Apple smartphones and tablets without proprietary hardware. Operators who want a dedicated in-cab device can be supplied pre-configured tablets with truck mounts.
Yes. Offline mode starts automatically when the vehicle loses signal, continues recording everything required, and syncs once connectivity returns. Drivers do not need to switch it on or off.
The same device handles digital fitness declarations, vehicle pre-start checklists, incident reporting and custom digital forms, so the paperwork that used to sit alongside the logbook moves onto the tablet as well.
Yes. Fleet managers and record keepers monitor entries in real time through the Logmaster web portal, manage fatigue and rest break alerts, and assemble records for audits.
Ready to Kit Out Your Fleet?
Book a demo to see Logmaster running on an in-cab tablet, and talk through devices, mounts and data for your fleet.
