Is Your Device Compliant?

Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service - Provider Updates

Ensure your device is compliant and stays on FMCSA’s list of registered, self-certified devices

FMCSA is investigating devices that have been reported as non-compliant with the ELD rule....

When does the pre-2000 model year exception apply?

ELD guidance

Frequently Asked Questions --Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service –Exemption Pre-2000 Model Year

Question 20: When does the pre-2000 model year exception apply?

Guidance:  When a vehicle is registered, the model year should follow the...

May a carrier use a blanket certification of road test for specific vehicles (driver’s names, etc., left out)?

§391.31 Road test.

Question 3: May a carrier use a blanket certification of road test for specific vehicles (driver’s names, etc., left out)?

Guidance: No.

Why does an ELD provider need to submit a public key?

Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service - Provider Updates

Why does an ELD provider need to submit a public key?

Provider certificates, which must include a public key, are vital to completing both the telematics and local transfer options for...

What information may be requested to support the exemption for drivers not required to use records of duty status (RODS) more than 8 days in any 30-day period?

ELD guidance

Frequently Asked Questions --Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service – 8 day exemption supporting documentation

Question 19: What information may be requested to support the exemption for drivers not required to use records of duty status (RODS...

What time periods can be used to determine the 8 days in any 30-day period?

ELD guidance

Frequently Asked Questions --Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service –8 day exemption

Question 18: What time periods can be used to determine the 8 days in any 30-day period?

Guidance:  The 30-day period is...

Who is exempt from the ELD rule?

NOTE: This guidance was rescinded as unnecessary on March 10, 2022, because the information contained therein was readily available in 49 CFR Part 395, Subpart B.

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q17

Frequently Asked...

If a driver subject to the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule 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?

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

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q16(2018-05-04)-CORR1

Question: If a...

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

ELD guidance

Frequently Asked Questions --Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service—Records of Duty Status

Question 15: How must a driver who is starting to work for a new motor carrier present their prior 7 days’ records of duty status to the new carrier?

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How must a driver reflect their record of duty status for the previous 7 days during a roadside inspection, if he or she is employed by multiple motor carriers that are using ELDs?

ELD guidance

Frequently Asked Questions --Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service – Multiple Employer Drivers 7-- Day Retention Requirements

Question 14: How must a driver reflect their record of duty status for the previous 7 days during a roadside inspection, if he...