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Regulatory Guidance

Welcome to the FMCSA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains and links to all guidance documents in effect from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract.

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Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
Section 4.9.1 of 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, Appendix A states than an electronic logging device (ELD) must support either telematics or local transfer for data transfer. Can an ELD offer web services and USB transfer? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-TECH-395-FAQ77(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
Can a carrier make edits to a driver’s record of duty status (RODS)? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q066(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
What is a motor carrier or driver required to do if they use two electronic logging devices (ELDs) that are not interoperable during a 7-day period? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q078(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
ELD Registration and Certification FAQs FMCSA-ELD-Registration-and-Certification-FAQs(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
What electronic logging device (ELD)-recorded data may not be edited? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q027(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
Under section 4.6.1.2 of 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, Appendix A, the engine synchronization compliance monitoring requires the electronic logging device (ELD) to record an engine synchronization diagnostics event when it cannot acquire values for the ELD FMCSA-ELD-395-Q048(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
ELD Functions FAQs FMCSA-ELD-Functions-FAQs(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
Are Canada- and Mexico-domiciled motor carriers permitted to use automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDS)? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q028(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
If a driver forgets to indicate the start of Personal Conveyance (PC) or Yard Moves (YM), can they later edit that automatically generated driving event to PC (Off Duty) or YM (On Duty Not Driving)? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q081(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
Are motor carriers that meet the agricultural exemption defined in 49 CFR 395.1(k) or the covered farm vehicle § 395.1(s) subject to the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q031(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance