Electronic Logging Device Requirements
- Devices must be installed and in use no late than 16th December 2017.
- FMCSA released the standards every device should satisfy so if you are a ELD hardware developer please consult the rules to have a complied hardware.
- ELDs are not required to track the driver and vehicle in real time.
- ELDs must be able to be able to automatically record date, time and location information; engine hours; vehicle miles; and ID information of the driver using the device.
- Devices must be able to send data during roadside inspections upon request via either a wireless Web-based services, email, USB 2.0 or Bluetooth.
- Devices need to have a capability to “present a graph grid of a driver’s daily duty status changes either” on the units themselves or they need to have an option to print it.
Mandatory Supporting Documents
Drivers must keep maximum of 8 supporting document on truck either print or electronic version for every 24-hour period that includes on-duty time.
