ELD FAQ14: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service

If the vehicle registration for a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) reflects a model year of 2000 or newer, but the vehicle was manufactured without an electronic control module (ECM), is the carrier required to comply with the Electronic Logging Device...

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

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Question: If the vehicle registration for a...

How will the electronic logging device (ELD) display screen or printout reflect special driving categories; yard moves and personal conveyance?

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

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Question: How will...

Can the partial VIN value obtained from the controller area network bus be used for reporting?

No, a partial VIN is not permitted under Section 7.5 of Appendix A to Part 395. If the VIN cannot be fully obtained from the ECM, it must be entered manually; however, a partial...

Is the ELD required to retrieve the CMV position from the device connected to the port, or can this be retrieved by using a smartphone or tablet?

Is the ELD required to retrieve the CMV position from the device connected to the port, or can this be retrieved by using a smartphone or tablet?

Position information is not intended to be collected from the ECM. The ability to retrieve the CMV’s position should be...

When an interstate tow truck operator responds to a request for assistance from a Federal, State or local police officer to move wrecked or disabled motor vehicles, what should the Record of Duty Status (RODS) required by Section 395.8 reflect for the tim

When an interstate tow truck operator responds to a request for assistance from a Federal, State or local police officer to move wrecked or disabled motor vehicles, what should the Record of Duty Status (RODS) required by Section 395.8 reflect for the time spent in the exempt status?

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Upon termination of direct assistance to a regional or local emergency relief effort, as specified in § 390.23(a), may utility company line crews return directly to the motor carrier’s terminal or the driver’s normal work reporting location without comply

Upon termination of direct assistance to a regional or local emergency relief effort, as specified in § 390.23(a), may utility company line crews return directly to the motor carrier’s terminal or the driver’s normal work reporting location without complying with Parts 390-399?

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Are persons who operate CMVs for the personal conveyance of their friends or family members ‘‘private motor carriers of passengers (nonbusiness)’’ as defined in §390.5?

Are persons who operate CMVs for the personal conveyance of their friends or family members ‘‘private motor carriers of passengers (nonbusiness)’’ as defined in §390.5?

Guidance: No. Nonbusiness private motor carriers of passengers (PMCPs) do not include individuals providing personal...

Does a foreign-based motor carrier’s accident register have to include accidents that occur in Canada or Mexico?

Does a foreign-based motor carrier’s accident register have to include accidents that occur in Canada or Mexico?

Guidance: Motor carriers must record accidents occurring within the U.S. and on segments of interstate movements into Canada between the U.S.-Canadian border and the first...

Does an explosion or fire in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) that has not collided with other vehic

Does an explosion or fire in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) that has not collided with other vehicles or stationary objects meet the definition of an “accident” under §390.5T?

Guidance: Fires have been included in the definition of “accidents” since 1962. However, in an effort to...