Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service – Technical Specifications

Question:

Is it permitted to leave certain fields blank (e.g., sequence id, record origin) for records that were originally obtained from an AOBRD (e.g., operating in a mixed fleet) or will these files be rejected?

Guidance:

ELD output files with blank sequence ids, or record origins will be rejected. Automatic syncing of AOBRD records into an ELD system should appear as manual entries made by the driver. It is permissible for the edits to be created automatically by the system, but they must be approved by the driver.