The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Monday announced the revocation of three electronic logging devices, removing them from its Registered Devices list of self-certified ELDs.
The three devices represent the 12th, 13th and 14th ELDs revoked by the agency since mid-October. The agency on Oct. 17 removed five devices from the registry, followed by another device nearly a week later on Oct. 23. On Nov. 20, then, five additional devices were revoked.
The most recent removal comes a week after FMCSA announced an overhaul to its ELD vetting process to ensure "non-compliant devices are blocked before they ever reach FMCSA’s Registered ELD list."
The three newly-revoked devices are:
“If an ELD isn’t meeting federal requirements, it’s taken out of service -- plain and simple," said FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs. "We’ll keep making clear, fair decisions that put safety first and support everyone who shares America’s roadways."
Motor carriers using the revoked ELDs have up to 60 days to replace them with compliant devices. Carriers 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 Feb. 7.
Queries to the three providers above about potential resolution of any identified issues were not answered by press time Monday.
Prior to Feb. 7, carriers and drivers should not be cited for violations of "No record of duty status" or "Failing to use a registered ELD," FMCSA said. After that date, however, carriers still using the devices will be considered to be operating without an ELD and will be placed out-of-service.
If the ELD providers above correct all identified deficiencies for their devices, 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.
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