Does the 100 air-mile radius exception apply to cross-border operations?

Cross Border Transportation ELDs

FAQ007:  Does the 100 air-mile radius exception apply to cross-border operations?

Answer:  Yes. If the U.S. destination is within a 100 air-mile radius of a Canada/Mexico domiciled motor carrier’s driver’s normal work reporting...

Use of Advanced Information Technologies to Monitor Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 73 Fed. Reg. 69717

Federal Register Title and Cite

Use of Advanced Information Technologies to Monitor Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 73 Fed. Reg. 69717 (Nov. 19, 2008)

The Federal Register text can be found on the Federal Register website. To view...

What information is required to be displayed on the AOBRD?

Information required to be displayed on an AOBRD

§395.15 Automatic on-board recording devices.   

Question 5: What information is required to be displayed on the AOBRD?

Guidance: (1) Section 395.15(i)(5) requires that AOBRDs...

May an automatic on-board recording device use an algorithm to identify the location of each change in duty status relative to the nearest city, town, or village?

AOBRD use of algorithm

§395.15 Automatic on-board recording devices.   

Question 3: May an automatic on-board recording device use an algorithm to identify the location of each change in duty status relative to the nearest city, town, or village...

Recordkeeping requirements for electronic HOS files

Recordkeeping requirements for electronic HOS files

§395.15 Automatic on-board recording devices.   

Question 1: Must a motor carrier maintain a second (back-up copy) of the electronic hours-of-service files, by month, in a different physical...

Use of Advanced Information Technologies to Monitor Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 73 Fed. Reg. 69717

Federal Register Title and Cite

Use of Advanced Information Technologies to Monitor Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 73 Fed. Reg. 69717 (Nov. 19, 2008)

The Federal Register text can be found on the Federal Register website. To view the...

Cross Border Transportation FAQs

FMCSA-ELD-Cross-Border-Transportation-FAQs(2018-04-09)-CORR1

Cross Border Transportation FAQs

Note: Canada and Mexico domiciled motor carriers subject to the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule may operate in the U.S. with an...

Differences between AOBRDs and ELDs - Table comparing the technical specifications in the AOBRD rule (§ 395.15) and the ELD rule.

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

FMCSA-ELD-395-ELD-and-AOBRD-FAQ(2017-04-21)-CORR1

Question: The table below...

What are the differences in the technical specifications in the 1988 automatic onboard recording device (AOBRD) Rule (49 CFR 395.15) and the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule?

NOTE: This guidance was rescinded on March 10, 2022, and is no longer in effect.

FMCSA-ELD-395-AOBRD-and-ELD-FAQ

Differences between AOBRDs and Logging Software Programs

Q1. What are...