The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has removed five additional electronic logging devices (ELDs) from its list of registered devices.
“This action reinforces FMCSA’s commitment to ensuring that every ELD used on America’s roadways meets federal standards and supports safe, compliant operations. Removing devices that fail to meet these requirements protects drivers, carriers, and the traveling public,” FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs said in a statement. “We will continue to take decisive steps to maintain the integrity of the ELD marketplace and uphold the safety mission entrusted to us.”
The latest devices placed on the revoked list are:
- ONTIME LOGS INC
- Device Name: Ontime Logs PT
- Model Number: OTL100
- ELD Identifier: c3ac23
- Green Light ELD LLC
- Device Name: Green Light
- ELD Model Number: PT30, IOSiX
- ELD Identifier: GLEHOS
- SAHARA ELD LLC
- Device Name: Sahara ELD
- Model Number: GDELD1000
- ELD Identifier: SAHELD
- USFAST
- ELD Device Name: USFAST
- ELD Model Number: USFASTELD1
- ELD Identifier: UFE021
- NextParse LLC (f/k/a ELDWISE)
- Device Name: ELDWISE
- Model Number: EWS
- ELD Identifier: EWS092
FMCSA said that motor carriers have until Jan. 20 to replace the revoked ELDs with a compliant model. After that date, carriers who continue to use the revoked devices will be considered as operating without an ELD. Additional information is available on FMCSA’s website on ELDs.
Several dozen ELDs have been revoked by FMCSA so far this year. Unlike in Canada, where ELDs require third-party certification, in the United States, manufacturers self-certify that their devices meet the minimum technical requirements.
FMCSA to launch study of truckers’ hours on crash risk
FMCSA is seeking public feedback on a proposed study of how truck drivers’ schedules affect overall performance and fatigue.
The agency said in a Federal Register notice it wants to research the relative crash risk by driving hour, the impact of limiting the use of the 34-hour restart provision, and differences in crash risk after restarts that include two nights and those that do not.
The research requires data collection on hours-of-service logs, accident data, and inspection violation records.
“Currently, there is no comprehensive, existing data set that can be used for this project,” FMCSA said. “Not collecting this data would result in an incomplete understanding of HOS-related factors that impact crash risk and the effect of alternative schedules as they relate to various aspects of HOS provisions on crash risk in CMV operations.”
FMCSA is accepting public comment until Jan. 16.
