SimDuty Docs | Home Dashboard

Overview

This page explains how to read the Home dashboard before dispatch and during active operation.

The Home layout is the same in Full and Lite editions. What changes by edition is module availability outside Home, not these core cards.

Estimated time: 5 minutes Purpose: operational decision baseline Output: safer and more predictable trips

Required

Read center timer, effective status, and nearest HOS pressure point before departure

Required

Validate Active Trip, Cargo, and Time to Destination before route commitment

Required

Confirm Drive Left (Drive Limit) and Shift Left match your trip plan

Recommended

Monitor Truck Health and fuel trend to avoid avoidable breakdown penalties

Recommended

Keep Yard Move and Off Duty usage intentional and clearly separated

Optional

Use mobile custom shortcuts for faster command access during compact layouts

The center dial highlights the most critical HOS countdown at the current moment.

The top label (for example, Mandatory Break) identifies which rule is currently in focus.
The large time value is the remaining time for that active focus.
Status below the timer shows the effective operational state (OFF DUTY, ON DUTY, or DRIVING).
The small line under status can show the nearest significant HOS threshold time when available.
As context changes (rest, driving, policy behavior), the dial can switch focus between Drive, Break, Shift, or Cycle limits.
Timer interpretation depends on the active HOS policy, so validate policy mode before route decisions.

Operational rule: treat the center dial as your primary urgency signal. If it is close to zero, plan your stop immediately.

Safety Score: overall Safety and Performance score from 0 to 100. Lower values indicate repeated operational issues or penalties.
Net Profit: consolidated financial result from your current operating context.
Trip Profit: net profit from the active trip only. It can be zero or negative depending on trip state and events.
Active Trip: shows current route state (or Ready when no active cargo).
Cargo: current cargo name; displays No cargo when no active delivery is loaded.
Time to Destination: estimated navigation time left for the active route.
Truck Health: fuel level plus damage bars for Engine, Transmission, and Chassis. Higher damage bars mean higher mechanical and financial risk.

Trip viability signal:

If Time to Destination is high and Drive Limit is low, plan a legal rest stop now.
If Truck Health damage rises during trip, rebalance risk before extending distance.
If Safety Score drops repeatedly, investigate operational behavior before long-haul runs.

If/then decision examples:

If Active Trip shows Ready and Cargo is empty, then confirm dispatch state before assuming a route is loaded.
If Trip Profit trends negative while Truck Health damage increases, then reduce risk exposure before extending the run.
If Safety Score drops and timer pressure increases, then favor compliance recovery over schedule speed.

Drive Left (Drive Limit): remaining legal driving time before the driving limit is exceeded.
Shift Left: remaining time in the total duty shift window for the current cycle day.
Drive Left controls immediate driving allowance; Shift Left reflects broader duty-window pressure.
You can still be constrained by Shift Left even if Drive Left looks comfortable.
Both values follow the active policy profile and can change after rest or extension events.
Use both together for route decisions, especially before accepting longer deliveries.

These toggles are intentionally different and should not be treated as interchangeable.

Yard Move: controlled low-speed yard operation mode for maneuvering tasks.
Off Duty: out-of-duty state used for rest/off-work periods.
Yard Move is an operational maneuver context; Off Duty is a rest-duty context.
Use Yard Move for yard positioning, not as a substitute for duty-state rest planning.
Use Off Duty when the goal is compliance-safe downtime, not vehicle movement tasks.

Important: choosing the wrong toggle at the wrong time can produce misleading HOS expectations and bad dispatch decisions.

On mobile layouts, Home keeps custom shortcuts available for faster command access.

Use this sequence as a 30-second safety pass before every departure.

Check center timer focus, remaining time, and effective status.
Confirm Active Trip, Cargo, and Time to Destination are coherent for your intended route.
Review Drive Left and Shift Left before departure or route extension.
Verify Truck Health and fuel baseline before committing to distance.
Set Yard Move or Off Duty intentionally based on your immediate operational goal.
During the trip, monitor Trip Profit trend and safety indicators for early correction.

Main path: Home tab

Center timer focus and status are understood before dispatch.
Safety Score, Net Profit, and Trip Profit are interpreted correctly for current context.
Active Trip, Cargo, and Time to Destination are coherent with route planning.
Truck Health baseline is acceptable for the intended distance.
Drive Left and Shift Left are both reviewed before starting or extending a trip.
Yard Move and Off Duty are used with clear operational intent.
On mobile, custom shortcuts are visible and usable.

If timer behavior looks inconsistent, validate active policy mode and current duty status first.
If trip card remains at Ready after loading cargo, confirm telemetry state and route initialization.
If Time to Destination is missing or stale, verify active navigation route in game and SDK/NET connectivity.
If Drive Left or Shift Left looks wrong, re-check policy selection and recent rest/off-duty transitions.
If Yard Move behaves unexpectedly, review Yard Move speed limit and auto-disable settings in Setup Guide.
If Yard Move or Off Duty toggles auto-disable, verify vehicle speed and stopped-state safety conditions.
If cards stop refreshing, restart SimDuty and re-enter cabin to force full telemetry refresh.