FMCSA-ELD-395-Q025(2022-03-10)

Question: Is the electronic logging device (ELD) required to offer an exempt driver account?

Guidance: There is no separate exempt driver account; rather, the ELD must allow for a driver account to be configured as exempt by the carrier. The ELD must prompt the carrier to add an annotation justifying the exemption. The default setting for a new driver account must be “no exemption.”

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.