According to the agency, carriers must discontinue using the revoked devices and install a registered replacement by Oct. 6, 2026. Until then, drivers should use paper records of duty status or compliant logging software to document hours of service while transitioning to a new ELD.

Five ELDs Removed from FMCSA’s Registry

The following devices have been revoked:

• Provider: UZB2USA INC
  Device: Moonlight ELD
  Model: MRS
  ELD ID: MRS255
• Provider: HGRS
  Device: HGRS ELD
  Model: HGR
  ELD ID: HRS169
• Provider: HGRS
  Device: Highest ELD
  Model: HIG4ES
  ELD ID: HIG385
• Provider: Truckford ELD
  Device: Truckford ELD
  Model: TRS
• ELD ID: TRS263
  Provider: Spark Technologies Inc.
  Device: Sparkle ELD
  Model: PT40SIM
  ELD ID: SPARK6

FMCSA said carriers using any of these devices must transition to an ELD that remains on the agency’s registered device list.

What Drivers and Carriers Need to Know

FMCSA is allowing a 60-day transition period for affected carriers.

During that time, enforcement personnel have been advised not to cite drivers using the revoked devices for failing to use a registered ELD or for not having an electronic record of duty status. Instead, drivers should be prepared to present paper logs, logging software, or the revoked ELD’s display as supporting documentation for hours-of-service records.

Beginning Oct. 7, 2026, drivers who continue using one of the revoked ELDs may be cited for operating without a compliant electronic logging device and could be placed out of service.

FMCSA Continues ELD Enforcement

The five revocations bring the total number of ELDs removed from FMCSA’s registry since January 2025 to 95.

The latest action also comes as industry groups continue raising concerns about so-called “white-labeled” ELDs, in which nearly identical devices are marketed under multiple brand names.

Joe Ohr, chief operating officer of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), has been researching what he refers to as “chameleon ELDs.” He has previously said that if one white-labeled device is found to be noncompliant, all related versions should be reviewed or removed to prevent hours-of-service violations.

FMCSA has indicated it will restore any revoked device to the registered ELD list if the provider corrects the deficiencies identified during the agency’s review.

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According to FMCSA, the devices failed to comply with the standards established in 49 CFR Part 395, Appendix A to Subpart B. They have now been added to the agency’s Revoked Devices List.

The revoked ELDs are:

Motor carriers using one of these devices have 60 days to replace it with a compliant ELD. During the transition period, drivers must use paper records of duty status or compliant logging software to record their hours of service until a replacement device is installed.

The replacement deadline for the revoked devices is Sept. 8, 2026.

Drivers who continue using one of the revoked ELDs after that date may be cited for failing to maintain a required record of duty status under 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1). FMCSA also noted that those violations may result in drivers being placed out of service under the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Out-of-Service Criteria.

While a revoked device can return to FMCSA’s Registered Devices List if its provider corrects the identified deficiencies and demonstrates compliance with federal requirements, the agency is encouraging carriers to replace affected devices rather than wait for a possible reinstatement.

Motor carriers can verify whether an ELD remains compliant by reviewing FMCSA’s current Registered Devices List and Revoked Devices List before purchasing or installing a replacement device.

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For nearly a decade, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) have been a staple in truck cabs. However, despite the recent mandate, ELDs have been around since the early 1980s. This poses cybersecurity risks, according to cybersecurity consultant Michael Hasse, who notes that many of today’s ELDs were designed decades ago, leaving them vulnerable to cyber threats.

“That makes retrofitting security into an embedded system like that, when it was never planned for previously, cost-prohibitive for various reasons,” Hasse said.

Drawing parallels to cybersecurity challenges faced by upscale vehicles like Tesla, Hasse emphasizes the importance of proactive security measures. Leading ELD manufacturer Geotab prioritizes cybersecurity by including specific algorithms and continuously monitoring the cybersecurity landscape.

“These technologies validate the authenticity, integrity, and confidentiality of every message transmitted to and from our GO devices and help to mitigate the potential for an adversary to abuse or alter GO firmware,” said Don Bailey, senior security researcher at Geotab. “By first securing our GO device, we help ensure the vehicle and its CAN network from any remote attack.”

Trimble, another leading ELD manufacturer, invests in developer security training, code scanning solutions, and firmware updates to fortify its ELD systems. They also encourage customers to enhance security measures by safeguarding credentials, conducting cybersecurity awareness training, and applying vendor-recommended updates.

“Trimble conducts security due diligence, which includes whitebox testing of all our hardware and embedded firmware for vulnerabilities,” said Conan Sandberg, Trimble’s global business information security officer. “Trimble uses several measures of security, including secure certificates and authentication mechanisms, and we do not use default authentication or configuration settings from the manufacturer that malicious actors can target.”

Data theft and potential criminal actions, such as remotely disabling a moving truck, are significant concerns for trucking industry professionals. To reduce these risks, Trimble emphasizes the importance of full-scale cybersecurity protections and shared responsibility throughout the supply chain.

“ELD threats are ever-evolving. We strive to measure and understand those threats through advanced vulnerability management scanning, endpoint detection and response, and threat intelligence tooling inside our solutions. We provide updates to the devices and certificates used and manage inter-process communications securely,” Sandberg said.

Source: Commercial Carrier Journal

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The FMCSA had initially placed these ELDs on the Revoked Devices list citing the providers’ failure to meet the minimum requirements outlined in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, appendix A, which delineates functional specifications for ELDs.

This recent development allows drivers using the PowerTrucks ELD or CI ELD Logs device to resume their use, eliminating the need to revert to paper logs or alternate logging software. This is a positive outcome for carriers and drivers relying on these specific ELDs.

The significance of this reinstatement extends beyond individual devices, emphasizing the broader importance of safety within the trucking industry. ELDs play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with regulations and enhancing overall safety measures.

As the industry evolves, maintaining high safety standards remains a top priority. For carriers affected by the initial revocation of other ELDs, they now have a 60-day window to transition back to paper logs and determine a suitable replacement if their devices are not reinstated. This underscores the critical role that ELDs play in upholding safety protocols and regulatory compliance within the trucking sector.

Source: Commercial Carrier Journal

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“Anytime a human is involved, ELDs will matter,” said Wiley Deck, vice president of government affairs and public policy at autonomous software developer Plus, as well as a former acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

“The challenging part, for not only motor carriers but the [FMCSA], is that you’ve got the vehicle operating, and the ELD knows when you turn on the system. The ELD knows whether it’s logged in or not with a human driver. It knows the vehicle is moving.”

The question, however, is that if there’s no driver, does this matter?

“We’re integrating advanced monitoring tools into our autonomous trucks that will track the health of each vehicle’s sensors, brakes, and other systems,” Gerardo Interiano, Aurora Innovation vice president of government relations and public affairs said. “This will be critical as we work toward deploying driverless trucks that operate nearly 24/7 – expanding customers’ freight capacity and stopping only for loading, fueling, and maintenance.”

According to AV 3.0 guidance from the Department of Transportation in 2019, federal regulations covering autonomous vehicles “will no longer assume that the CMV driver is always human or that a human is necessarily present onboard a commercial vehicle during its operation.”

Essentially, rules that are specific to human beings would not apply. This could include rug testing, hours of service, commercial licenses, or physical qualifications requirements.

After spending billions on the research and development of driverless trucks, autonomous truck developers are on a mission to make this guidance federal law.

“FMCSA should codify this interpretation and reduce the potential for future misinterpretation,” Kodiak Robotics wrote in March comments on the agency’s supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking focused on trucks with level 4 (high autonomy) or level 5 (full autonomy).

The company, based in Mountain View, California, is focused on two amendments. The first, to clarify that HOS regulations need not apply to level 4 or 5 trucks, and the second to create an exemption for autonomous trucks from minim qualifications and duties for drivers.

“FMCSA’s most foundational frameworks can be retooled to ensure the operational safety of AV fleets,” Kodiak wrote. “FMCSA’s existing rules create operational frameworks for certain load types and business models. It can encourage industry standardization around AV fleet operational safety.”

Autonomous trucks are currently expecting to operate from hub to hub, relying on human drivers to get the load to the originating hub, and being met at the destination hub by other human drivers.

“They’d still have their 14-hour window to operate within and both driving and on duty not driving,” Deck told FreightWaves. “The challenge will be tracking those drivers. If they’re driving that one truck, and then they’re switching to a different truck, tracking that driver and their hours of service is very challenging.”

To date, only one ELD exemption has been granted by FMCSA since it went into effect in December of 2017. This exemption was to the Motion Picture Association of America as it could not figure out how to make ELDs work for drivers operating more than one vehicle in a day. The sensible solution in their case was daily independent auditing of paper logs.

“There was no way to track hours of service,” Deck recalled. “The agency felt very comfortable that [MPAA was] going above and beyond what even an ELD would do. An ELD’s not going to tell a driver, ‘Hey, you can’t drive tomorrow.’”

Could a similar solution apply to short-haul drivers moving loads from an autonomous hub to a distribution center multiple times?

“[If] you’re moving the goods more efficiently back and forth between the distribution centers hub to hub, you’re going to increase the goods in either location needing to get to the initial stage for the autonomous truck to pick up, and then for it to drive however many hours you can operate that thing in a day,” Deck said. “Because the ELD is tuned to the particular truck to measure the miles and everything on that particular truck, it’s not something you can move from truck to truck to follow the driver.”

Source: FreightWaves

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