Over the past year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been cracking down on non-compliant electronic logging devices. Now, another ELD has been added to the agency’s revoked list, and drivers using the device need to act fast to avoid issues.
On Tuesday, June 23, FMCSA announced that TRUCKSTAFF ELD (Model Number: TRKSF; ELD Identifier: TRS227) had been removed from its list of approved devices.
The agency said the device was added to the revoked list for “failure to meet the minimum requirements” outlined in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395, which establishes functional specifications for all electronic logging devices. FMCSA did not disclose the exact reason for the revocation.
Truckers currently using the TRUCKSTAFF ELD will have until Aug. 23 to replace their units with compliant devices from the agency’s approved list. Failing to do so by the deadline will result in a “no record-of-duty” status and being placed out of service. There are currently 962 electronic logging devices on the FMCSA’s approved list.
Before the August deadline, the agency said that drivers using the now revoked device should “revert to using paper logs or logging software” to record their hours-of-service data.
Devices can be added back to the approved list if “the ELD provider corrects all identified deficiencies.” Despite this, the agency said it “strongly encourages” carriers to proactively replace their current devices if ELD providers do not address the deficiencies.
The device’s removal is the latest step in the agency’s ongoing efforts to eliminate non-compliant electronic logging devices from its approved list.
In total, the agency added 38 devices to the revoked list in 2025. So far this year, FMCSA has removed 45 electronic logging devices from its approved list, though two of those devices were later reinstated. The revoked ELD list currently includes 367 devices.
“FMCSA will continue to take appropriate action when devices fail to meet the agency’s requirements because accurate and reliable hours-of-service records are essential to safety, compliance, and accountability across the industry,” FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs said in a statement.
In May, Barrs said the agency was taking “decisive action… to protect the integrity of the ELD program”, vowing to “continue to identify and remove any device that falls short” of federal standards.
In addition to removing non-compliant devices, FMCSA has also announced a “complete overhaul” of the ELD vetting process. According to the agency, the self-certification process for ELDs – which has been in effect since Congress mandated the devices in 2017 – has made it easy for companies to register non-compliant devices or re-register devices that had been revoked.
It remains unclear how the new vetting process will work, and FMCSA has not said whether it plans to fully eliminate self-certification.
In addition to removing non-compliant devices, the agency has also taken recent steps to eliminate an unnecessary paperwork requirement regarding ELDs.
Last week, FMCSA announced a final rule rescinding the regulation requiring motor carriers to keep a copy of their ELD owner’s manual in the vehicle.
“There is no readily apparent benefit to continuing to require that the user’s manual be in the CMV given the use of ELDs since December 2019,” the agency said. “This final rule eliminates a regulatory burden on motor carriers without compromising safety.”
The new regulation will go into effect on July 22. While drivers will no longer be required to maintain a physical copy of the manual, the agency said that carriers will still be required to “understand the operation of the ELD on the vehicle to ensure the accuracy of their electronic records of duty status and to present this information during inspections by enforcement officials.” LL
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