NOTE: This guidance reflects minor correction(s) (e.g., for grammar, typographical errors, or consistency) made on March 10, 2022.

FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ005(2017-07-12)-CORR1

Question: Can the electronic logging device (ELD) information packet be in electronic form?

Guidance:  Yes. The user’s manual, instruction sheet, malfunction instruction sheet, and supply of blank driver’s records of duty status (RODS) graph grid can be in electronic form. A logging software app would meet the requirement for supply of blank RODS. This is in accordance with the FMCSA rule titled Electronic Document and Signatures, published April 16, 2018 (83 FR 16210). For more information, see 49 CFR 390.32(b).

Contact Info: FMCSA ELD Information, 1-800-832-5660 or ELD@dot.gov.

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Note: This guidance document does not have the force and effect of law and is not meant to bind the public in any way.  It is intended only to provide information and clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.