The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed eight electronic logging devices from Gorilla Fleet Safety from the agency’s list of registered ELDs.
FMCSA said the devices failed to meet the minimum requirements in its functional specification regulations. Gorilla Fleet Safety said in a statement that the company self-revoked the registrations of each of the devices in December, noting that they "were unsupported legacy applications."
The removals are effective May 12 for the following devices:
- AllwaysTrack
- Command Alkon Trackit
- ELDX
- Gorilla Safety Compact ELD
- HCSS ELD
- LB Technologies FleetTrack HOS
- Simplex ELD 2GO
- Trucker Path ELD Pro
Motor carriers and truck drivers using the devices have up to 60 days to replace the revoked ELDs with compliant devices.
As a result of the revocation of the devices’ self-certification, carriers and drivers should discontinue using the revoked ELDs and revert to paper logs or logging software to record hours-of-service data and replace the revoked devices with a compliant ELD before July 11.
Prior to July 11, inspectors are encouraged not to cite drivers using these revoked ELDs for 395.8(a)(1) – “No record of duty status” or 395.22(a) – “Failing to use a registered ELD.” Instead, inspectors 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 July 11, motor carriers and drivers who continue to use the devices listed above will be considered as operating without an ELD and will be subject to a violation under 395.8(a)(1) and placed out-of-service (OOS) in accordance with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance OOS Criteria.
FMCSA noted it would place the ELDs back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update if deficiencies were corrected by Gorilla -- unlikely given Gorilla's statement that it self-revoked the devices.
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