Is it permissible to allow the electronic logging device (ELD) to power up, boot, and accept driver logins before the engine is powered? 

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q056(2022-03-10)

Question: Is it permissible to allow the electronic logging device (ELD) to power up, boot, and accept driver logins before the engine is powered?  

Guidance: Yes, this is...

Can an electronic logging device (ELD) provider pass the one-minute boot time rule by requiring the driver to power on the device (or an app) prior to starting the engine?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q055(2022-03-10)

Question: Can an electronic logging device (ELD) provider pass the one-minute boot time rule by requiring the driver to power on the device (or an app) prior to starting the engine?...

Can electronic logging device (ELD) events remain unassigned after a trip is assigned to a driver?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q054(2022-03-10)

Question: Can electronic logging device (ELD) events remain unassigned after a trip is assigned to a driver?

Guidance: Yes. Once the unassigned driving time has been reviewed and...

How should “odometer jumps,” caused by a driver unplugging the electronic logging device (ELD) from the electronic control module (ECM), be captured?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q053(2022-03-10)

Question: How should “odometer jumps,” caused by a driver unplugging the electronic logging device (ELD) from the electronic control module (ECM), be captured?

Guidance: If the driver unplugs an ELD from...

If the driver rejects unidentified driving, should that be displayed on the electronic logging device (ELD) for the roadside inspection view and output file view?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q052(2022-03-10)

Question: If the driver rejects unidentified driving, should that be displayed on the electronic logging device (ELD) for the roadside inspection view and output file view?

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If the unidentified driving time is accepted by the driver, will the electronic logging device (ELD) still show the driving time as unidentified?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q051(2022-03-10)

Question: If the unidentified driving time is accepted by the driver, will the electronic logging device (ELD) still show the driving time as unidentified?

Guidance: The original records reflecting...

What data does the electronic logging device (ELD) need to log when there is an unidentified driver?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q050(2022-03-10)

Question: What data does the electronic logging device (ELD) need to log when there is an unidentified driver?

Guidance: When a driver does not log in to the ELD and does not respond to the ELD visual...

Section 4.6.1.6(d) of 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, Appendix A states that “An unidentified driving records data diagnostic event can be cleared by the ELD when driving time logged under the unidentified driver profile for the current 24‐hour period and...

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q049(2022-03-10)

Question: Section 4.6.1.6(d) of 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, Appendix A states that “An unidentified driving records data diagnostic event can be cleared by the ELD when driving time logged under the unidentified...

If a driver forgets to indicate the start of Personal Conveyance (PC) or Yard Moves (YM), can they later edit that automatically generated driving event to PC (Off Duty) or YM (On Duty Not Driving)?

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q081(2022-03-10)

Question: If a driver forgets to indicate the start of Personal Conveyance (PC) or Yard Moves (YM), can they later edit that automatically generated driving event to PC (Off Duty) or YM (On Duty Not Driving)?...

In an electronic logging device (ELD) with multiple components, which component must generate the event identifier sequence number?

NOTE: This guidance was rescinded on July 31, 2023, and is no longer in effect.  Please see revised guidance FMCSA-ELD-395-Q080(2023-07-31).

FMCSA-ELD-395-Q080(2022-03-10)

Question: In an electronic logging device (ELD) with...