The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday revoked the self-certification of 12 electronic logging devices from its list of registered devices.
Two of the ELDs pulled by FMCSA on Wednesday, Dragon ELD and Action ELD, shared an address and ownership with Phoenix ELD, which court documents and Overdrive reporting linked to allegations of a massive ELD cheating scheme at 200-truck Extra Mile International.
Sworn declarations from drivers at that fleet stated the fleet's ELD wasn't just defective or out of spec, but facilitated an on-demand editing service that routinely gave drivers extra hours.
This kind of whole cloth fabrication has recently become an OOS violation, but it's hard for inspectors to detect roadside.
[Related: Oregon DOT puts 283 ELD cheats out-of-service]
Since January 2025, the agency has removed 79 devices that failed to meet federal standards to ensure the technical integrity of the ELD program.
“Safety is not optional, and neither is compliance,” said FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs. “FMCSA is serious about removing unsafe and unreliable electronic logging devices from the market and holding manufacturers accountable to federal safety standards. These standards are in place to help protect everyone traveling on American roads.”
Revoked devices are:
- 888 ELD from MAUMAU LLC
- Dragon ELD from Dragon ELD
- Action ELD from Action ELD
- Mondo ELD HOS from Mondo Tracking Solutions LLC
- First ELD from First ELD LLC
- First ELD 2.0 from First ELD LLC
- MTL ELD from Power ELD LLC
- USPower ELD from Power ELD LLC
- Sam Freight ELD from Sam Freight Management LLC
- DSGElogs from DSG Tracking LLC
- Cobra ELD from Cobra Connect LLC
- GT USA Elogs from GT ELD
[Related: Oregon DOT puts 283 ELD cheats out-of-service]
First ELD founder and CEO Ivan Lupenkov said in a statement Wednesday that his team is “closely working with FMCSA to resolve the issue and reinstate the certification for First ELD,” adding that First ELD “is actively addressing the items identified, and we are committed to supporting our customers throughout the process. We will continue providing updates as we move forward and work toward getting First ELD back on the Registered Devices list.”
Queries to the other providers went unanswered as of press time. Check back for any updates.
Any drivers or motor carriers using the above devices have 60 days to replace the revoked ELDs with a compliant ELD from FMCSA's list of registered devices.
In the meantime, those using these devices should discontinue their use and revert to paper logs or logging software. Before July 20, safety officials and inspectors are advised to not cite a driver using the revoked ELDs for violations but rather 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.
After July 20, however, drivers and carriers continuing to use the above devices will be subject to being cited for violations of operating without an ELD and placed out of service.
If any of the ELD providers correct all identified deficiencies for their devices, FMCSA will place the device back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update.
[Related: FMCSA's ELD registry cleanup: Three new revocations]
