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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.

To comment on any guidance document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of any guidance document, please identify the guidance document in your request and send it to: FMCSAguidance@dot.gov. NOTE: The FMCSAguidance mailbox is not intended to serve as a mailbox for general inquiries. For inquiries that go beyond the limited purpose of the FMCSAguidance mailbox, please call FMCSA's Information Line (800-832-5660) or visit FMCSA's "Contact Us" page to send your inquiry to the appropriate mailbox.

Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
ELD FAQ 56:Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service – Editing and Annotations FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ56-RESCINDED ELD Guidance
Is a Canada/Mexico domiciled motor carrier’s driver, who is exempt under the 100 air-mile radius exception, still exempt from using an ELD when entering the United States more than 8 times in a 30-day period? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ010 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
Can a Canada/Mexico-domiciled motor carrier’s driver manually enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) for the power unit if the ELD is unable to automatically retrieve the VIN from the engine? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-TECH-395-FAQ73(2018-03-05)-CORR1 ELD requirements for foreign-domiciled motor carriers
Does the 100 air-mile radius exception apply to cross-border operations? FMCSA-BOR-ELD-395-FAQ007 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
Must a Canada/Mexico domiciled motor carrier’s driver using an ELD in the United States have a printer in the CMV? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ002 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
How will the U.S. ELD rule apply to a Canada/Mexico domiciled company operating a commercial rental truck in the United States? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ005 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
When a Canada/Mexico-domiciled motor carrier’s driver is operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and is stopped for an inspection in the United States (U.S.), how must the driver verify hours of service (HOS) compliance if required to use an ELD? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ012(2018-03-05)-CORR1 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
Are transporters of mobile or modular homes considered drive-away/tow-away operations under Section 395.8 (a)(1)(iii)(A)(2) or (3) and therefore exempt from the ELD rule? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ25(2017-12-18)-CORR1 ELD Guidance
How must a driver who is starting to work for a new motor carrier present their prior 7 days’ records of duty status to the new carrier? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q15 ELD Guidance
How must a driver who is starting to work for a new motor carrier present their prior 7 days’ record of duty status (RODS) to the new carrier? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ015(2017-12-12)-CORR1 ELD Guidance