Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed four devices from the agency’s list of electronic logging devices (ELDs). These devices were placed on the Revoked Devices list due to the companies’ failure to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395.
“Electronic logging devices play an important role in preventing unsafe driving practices,” said FMCSA Administrator Derek D. Barrs. “When devices don’t meet federal requirements, they put safety at risk, and that’s why we take action to remove them and keep our roads safer for everyone.”
- ELD Provider: Top Tracking System LLC
Device Name: P3TS
Model Number: P3TS
ELD Identifier: TTSP3T
- ELD Provider: Forward Thinking Systems LLC
Device Name: Forward Thinking Systems—Field Warrior ELD (BYOD)
Model Number: FW-BYOD
ELD Identifier: FTSFW1
- ELD Provider: Forward Thinking Systems LLC
Device Name: Forward Thinking Systems—Field Warrior ELD (Garmin)
Model Number: FW-Garmin
ELD Identifier: FTSFW2
- ELD Provider: Midwestern Logistics LLC
Device Name: DYNAMIC ELD
Model Number: DYMIC
ELD Identifier: DRS242
Motor carriers have up to 60 days to replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs. FMCSA will send an industry-wide email to inform motor carriers that anyone using the 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 March 1, 2026.
Prior to March 1, 2026, safety officials are encouraged not to cite drivers using 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 March 1, 2026, motor carriers who continue to use the revoked devices listed above will be considered as operating without an ELD. Safety officials who encounter a driver using a revoked device on or after March 1, 2026, should cite 395.8(a)(1) and place the driver out-of-service (OOS) in accordance with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance OOS Criteria.
If the ELD provider correct all identified deficiencies for its device, FMCSA will place the ELD back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update.
However, 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 provider.
For more information on ELDs, visit FMCSA’s ELD website.
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Original article published by FMCSA