The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s crackdown on non-compliant electronic logging devices continues into 2026, with the agency recently adding four ELDs to the revoked list.
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, FMCSA announced the following ELDs had been removed from its approved list of devices:
- PREMIERRIDE LOGS (Model Number: 1RIDE; ELD Identifier: PRD391)
- DSGELOGS (Model Number: DSGELOGS1; ELD Identifier: DSGEL1)
- STATE ELOGS (Model Number: ST8-E; ELD Identifier: STE384)
- STATE ELOGS 2 (Model Number: PT-30; ELD Identifier: STE384)
According to FMCSA, the four ELDs were placed on 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. The exact reason the units were removed was not disclosed.
Truckers who are currently using any of the now-revoked devices will have until March 15 to replace the ELD with a compliant device from the approved list. Failing to do so by the deadline will result in a “no record-of-duty” status and being placed out of service.
Prior to the March 15 deadline, FMCSA said that drivers using any of the recently revoked ELDs should “revert to using paper logs or logging software” to record their hours-of-service data.
Electronic logging devices can be added back to the approved list if “the ELD provider corrects all identified deficiencies”. However, the agency said it “strongly encourages” carriers to be proactive in replacing their current devices, “in the event that the deficiencies are not addressed by the ELD providers.”
Over the past year, FMCSA has placed a renewed emphasis on removing non-compliant electronic logging devices from the approved list. In total, the agency placed 38 devices on the revoked list in 2025.
“If an ELD isn’t meeting federal requirements, it’s taken out of service — plain and simple,” FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs said in a statement. “We’ll keep making clear, fair decisions that put safety first and support everyone who shares America’s roadways.”
In addition to removing non-compliant devices, the agency has also recently announced a “complete overhaul” of the ELD vetting process.
The agency has allowed manufacturers to self-certify their ELDs since the devices were mandated in 2017. However, the agency said the self-certification process has made it easy for companies to register non-compliant devices or re-register devices that had been revoked.
There is still little known about how the new vetting process will work, and FMCSA has not specified whether the self-certification process will be eliminated entirely. Despite that, the agency said its new vetting process will give truck drivers and motor carriers more confidence that the devices they purchase are “accurate, reliable and compliant.”
“By strengthening our review process for ELDs, we are ensuring the industry can rely on trusted equipment and that hardworking drivers are prioritizing their health and well-being, so they are best prepared to keep driving America’s economy forward,” Barrs said. LL
Credit: Source link
