When creating an ELD file as specified in Section 4.9.2, when a field specifies activities on a per‐CMV basis (such as engine power‐up and shut‐down activities), which records should be included?

The ELD file referenced in Section 4.9.2 is specific to the file that the...

When an existing record becomes inactive and its replacement record becomes active or inactive‐ change‐requested, is it acceptable that the replacement record has the same sequence ID as the record it replaces?

No, the replacement record must have its own sequence ID...

In a portable device platform, should the event identifier sequence number be associated with the portable device or the vehicle’s black box?

The ELD Rule requires that the event identifier sequence number be consistently applied. It does not specify if the event...

ELD FAQ17: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service

Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service --Exemptions

Question 17: Who is exempt from the ELD rule?

Guidance:  Drivers who use the short-haul, timecard exceptions are not required to keep records of duty status (RODS) or use ELDs....

Would server‐based events (e.g., edits and assignment of unassigned events) generate a different sequence ID than that generated by the ELD?

The sequence ID must be continuous to its source device. In an ELD support system, that system may have its own sequence ID...

ELD FAQ16: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service

Frequently Asked Questions -- Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service –Roadside Inspections

Question 16: If a driver is stopped for a roadside inspection and does not have a required ELD installed and in use in the vehicle being operated, what will happen?

Guidance:...

How should the Time Zone Offset from UTC handle daylight savings time?

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Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic Logging Devices...

If the vehicle does not track engine hours, can the record begin with “0?”

If it is not possible to obtain the engine hours from the ECM, then the ELD may begin recording engine hours at “0” for the given engine the first time the ELD is used with that engine. After the...

How must a driver who is starting to work for a new motor carrier present their prior 7 days’ record of duty status (RODS) to the new carrier?

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 must...

How should the ELD handle the dashboard odometer display not matching the odometer value returned by the ECM? For instance, when the engine is replaced and the value is not synced.

If the dashboard odometer display does not match the odometer value returned by the ECM, the...