Are buses covered by fatigue rules?

Yes. Buses over 4.5 tonnes GVM that are built to carry more than 12 adults including the driver are fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles under the HVNL. Bus drivers have their own Standard Hours table, and Logmaster includes a Standard Bus rule set.

Can one Logmaster account cover trucks and buses?

Yes. Each driver is set up on the rule set they work under, so a business can run truck drivers and bus drivers in the same account. Connected vehicles of both types feed into the same alerts and map view in the portal.

Does telematics work the same way for buses as for trucks?

The connection works the same way for any vehicle on a supported telematics platform. Logmaster compares the vehicle's movement and position with the driver's diary, and the rules applied are the ones that driver works under.

What fatigue schemes does Logmaster support?

Logmaster supports Standard Hours for solo, two-up and bus drivers, BFM and BFM Two-up, AFM, livestock and concrete agitator exemptions, and WA plans. For ACA-Fatigue, Logmaster builds and tests each approved table, then applies to the NHVR to add it to its approved EWD, so contact Logmaster when you apply rather than when the certificate arrives.

Do we need the same telematics provider across the whole fleet?

Not necessarily, but each provider needs to be one that Connected Fleets supports. If different divisions use different platforms, the Logmaster team can tell you which of them connect.

Telematics Solutions for Trucks, Buses and Mixed Fleets

Trucks and buses run under different fatigue tables, but the telematics question is the same: does the vehicle data back up what the driver logged? Logmaster is an NHVR approved electronic work diary with rule sets for truck and bus drivers. Through Connected Fleets, it links to your telematics and checks every vehicle against the right rules.

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Mixed Fleets Mean Mixed Rules

A business running both trucks and coaches has drivers on different fatigue rules, sometimes from the same depot. Buses over 4.5 tonnes built to carry more than 12 adults including the driver are fatigue-regulated, just like trucks over 12 tonnes GVM. Keeping each group's records right takes a system that knows which rules apply to whom. Telematics helps only if it's tied to those rules.

Logmaster: One Platform for Every Vehicle Type

Logmaster includes Standard Hours rule sets for solo truck drivers, two-up drivers and bus drivers, along with BFM, AFM and WA plans. Each driver is set up on the rules they work under. With telematics connected through Connected Fleets, vehicle movement and position are checked against those diary entries for every vehicle, truck or bus. Platforms such as Geotab and Microlise are supported, and the Logmaster team can check others.

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The Right Clock for Every Driver

Bus drivers and truck drivers each see time remaining under their own rule set, so nobody is working to the wrong limits.

One View Across the Whole Fleet

The office sees trucks and buses in the same portal, with alerts from every connected vehicle in one list.

Passenger Services Covered

Greyhound Australia is a Logmaster customer, so long-distance passenger work is familiar ground.

Offline on Country Routes

Coaches and trucks on regional routes lose signal. Logmaster keeps recording and syncs once back in range.

Two‑Up Crews Supported

Two-up rule sets are built in for truck crews who share long runs, so each driver's hours are counted under the right table.

Pre‑Start Checks for Every Vehicle

Drivers complete pre-start checks and fitness declarations in the app, whatever they drive.

Heavy Vehicle Drivers

Truck and bus drivers use the same app, each with their own rules and time remaining, so moving between vehicles doesn't mean learning a new system.

Fleet Managers and Record Keepers

Record keepers check every vehicle type in one portal, using the same alerts and map whether the vehicle is a truck or a coach.

Transport Business Owners

Owners of mixed operations get one compliance platform and one set of records, rather than separate systems for each division.

Used by Freight and Passenger Operators

Logmaster's customers include freight fleets such as PFD Food Services and Cleanaway, and passenger operator Greyhound Australia. More than 10,000 drivers use it. It's NHVR approved for the states and territories under the HVNL, supports WA fatigue plans and is ISO 27001 certified.

Logmaster digital forms on a mobile phone

Logmaster dashboard on a mobile phone and tablet

Talk to the Logmaster team about your mix of trucks, buses and rule sets.

Add your vehicles and drivers in the portal, with each driver on the right rule set.

Connect your telematics platform so every vehicle's data flows in.

Drivers install the app and start recording, whatever they drive.

Review alerts from the whole fleet in one list each day.

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Telematics Solutions for Trucks, Buses and Mixed Fleets

Mixed Fleets Mean Mixed Rules

Logmaster: One Platform for Every Vehicle Type