FMCSA reinstates another ELD

Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Jan. 26, 2026:

• FMCSA puts revoked ELD back on list of approved devices.
• I-40 lane closure ahead in Tennessee.
• Vocational trucks’ steering could fail: recall.

PremierRide ELD reinstated after recent revocation

The PremierRide Logs electronic logging device has been reinstated to the “Registered Devices” list of compliant ELDs by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The device was one of four FMCSA revoked on Jan. 13. It is now the second from that group that has had its certification reinstated, joining the DSG Elogs device that FMCSA reinstated Jan. 15.

FMCSA did not provide additional details as to why the device was revoked or what corrections were made to get it reinstated.

Motor carriers and drivers with the PremierRide ELD can now resume using it to record hours-of-service data.

The agency on Dec. 1 announced a "complete overhaul of the vetting process” for ELDs in an effort to combat tampering and fraud. Since that announcement, nearly a dozen ELDs already on FMCSA’s list of registered ELDs have had their self-certifications revoked with two of those now reinstated.

[Related: FMCSA overhauls ELD vetting after logs-tampering craze]

Lane closure planned along I-40 in Tennessee

Drivers planning to travel on I-40 East in Loudon County, Tennessee, should plan ahead for lane closures this week due to bridge repair activities.

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, I-40 East will be reduced to one lane at milemarker 363 -- west of Knoxville near Lenoir City -- to allow for repairs to the bridge that spans over Paw Paw Plains Road. The repair work is taking place approximately one mile from Exit 364 (Lenoir City/US 321).

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The lane closures are expected to remain in place until no later than 3 p.m. that same day.

This schedule is contingent on favorable weather conditions -- possibly a big concern this week with recent winter weather affecting the state and much of the country.

Paccar recalls vocational Kenworth, Peterbilt models for steering issue

Paccar has issued a recall affecting certain Peterbilt and Kenworth vocational units for an issue that could result in steering failure, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents.

The recall affects approximately 219:

• 2025 Kenworth L770
• 2024-’26 Peterbilt 520

In these units equipped with a right-hand stand-up steering configuration, misalignment in the steering cross-shaft bearing mounting holes could lead to added stress on the steering cross-shaft, potentially causing it to fail.

Dealers will inspect and repair the steering cross-shafts and replace any damaged or broken cross-shafts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 20. Owners can contact Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220 and Kenworth's customer service at 1-425- 828-5888. Paccar’s recall number is 26PACA. NHTSA’s recall number is 26V-022.