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Swift ELD integration

Connect Swift ELD and your trucks appear on freightline’s live map with drivers and hours of service. Swift ELD is also the one ELD whose GPS miles feed the quarterly IFTA report directly.

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What you get

  • Every truck on the Live map with its position, speed, heading and last location, next to the load it is running.
  • The driver logged in on the truck, and the co-driver on team trucks where the ELD reports one.
  • Hours of service for each driver: drive, shift and cycle time left, and when the next break is due.
  • IFTA miles by state from the ELD’s GPS for every truck linked to Swift ELD, in the quarterly report beside the gallons you bought in each state.
  • The odometer where the ELD reports it, which keeps truck maintenance due dates current.

How to connect Swift ELD

  1. The Swift ELD portal doesn’t show API keys. Email Swift support from the account owner’s address and ask for one.
  2. In freightline open Settings → ELD, choose Swift ELD and paste the key.
  3. Press Connect & test. freightline calls the ELD once to check the key, then pulls the fleet. The card shows the provider, the status and the last sync.
  4. Give each truck under Trucks & trailers its VIN and unit number. Units are matched by VIN first, then by unit number.
  5. Open Live map. Readings refresh when you open it; Sync now under Settings → ELD forces a refresh.

What it doesn’t do

  • The connection is read-only. freightline never edits logs, changes settings or sends anything to your ELD.
  • ELD miles are used only for trucks linked to a truck in freightline. When the ELD is slow to answer for a large fleet, that view of the report uses load-based miles and says so; it never mixes the two.
  • Only the company owner can connect or change the ELD. The key is encrypted at rest.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I get a Swift ELD API key?

The Swift ELD portal doesn't show API keys. Email Swift support from the account owner's address and ask for one, then paste it under Settings → ELD.

Does the IFTA report use Swift ELD's miles?

Yes. For trucks linked to Swift ELD, miles by state come straight from the ELD's GPS. If the ELD is slow to answer, the report uses load-based miles for that view and tells you; reload a minute later and the ELD pull continues where it stopped.

Can freightline change anything in Swift ELD?

No. The connection is read-only.

A truck shows on the map but isn't linked to my truck. Why?

Units are matched by VIN first, then by unit number. Check that the truck's VIN or unit number in freightline matches the ELD exactly, then press Sync now under Settings → ELD.

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freightline details come from our help articles and the app itself.

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