Drivers can be cited for using the revoked ELDs.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed four devices from the agency’s list of registered electronic logging devices, or ELDs.
Motor carriers or drivers using the following ELDs must take steps to stop using and replace them.
The following four ELDs were placed on the revoked devices list due to the companies’ failure to meet the minimum requirements for ELDs. The removals are effective December 11, 2024.
- COLUMBUS ELD (Model Number: C-US)
- MasterELD (Model Numbers: MELD02, MELD03, and MELD04)
If the ELD providers correct all identified deficiencies for their devices, FMCSA will place the ELDs back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update.
FMCSA will send an industry-wide email to inform motor carriers that all who use these revoked ELDs must take the following steps:
- Discontinue using the revoked ELDs and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours of service data.
- Replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs from the Registered Devices list before February 9, 2025.
Motor carriers have up to 60 days to replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs.
FMCSA strongly encourages motor carriers to take the actions listed above now to avoid compliance issues in the event that the deficiencies are not addressed by the ELD providers.
These four electronic logging devices don’t meet federal ELD requirements.
Enforcement for Drivers Using Revoked ELDs
During the 60-day period carriers have to replace the revoked ELDs, safety officials are encouraged not to cite drivers using these revoked ELDs for 395.8(a)(1) – “No record of duty status” or 395.22(a) – “Failing to use a registered ELD.”
Instead, safety officials should request the driver’s paper logs, logging software, or use the ELD display as a back-up method to review the hours of service data.
Beginning February 9, 2025, motor carriers who continue to use the revoked devices listed above will be considered to be operating without an ELD. At that point, safety officials are instructed to cite 395.8(a)(1), and place the driver out-of-service (OOS) in accordance with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance OOS Criteria.
FMCSA revoked three ELDs last month.
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