FMCSA contemplating modifications to ELD regs; seeks business feedback

The Federal Motor Service Security Administration is looking for feedback and information about certainly one of its extra controversial laws: the mandated set up and use of digital logging units.

The company not too long ago revealed within the Federal Register a complicated discover of proposed rulemaking looking for enter “on methods to enhance the readability of present laws on using digital logging units and handle sure considerations concerning the technical specs raised by business stakeholders.” 

FMCSA is looking for feedback on 5 particular points:

1. Applicability to pre-2000 engines. Many automobiles with pre-2000 engines and most automobiles with rebuilt pre-2000 engines have engine management modules (ECMs) put in that would accommodate an ELD. FMCSA asks if it ought to re-evaluate or modify the applicability of the present ELD regulation for re-built or re-manufactured engines or glider kits? 
2. ELD malfunctions. Because the regulation now stands, a driver should doc their file of responsibility standing within the occasion of an ELD malfunction. The company is asking if it ought to amend provider and driver obligations to make clear when a driver should change to paper logs. 
3. The method for eradicating ELD merchandise from the company’s record of licensed units. When the ELD mandate was enacted, the company allowed ELD producers to self-certify their units. As a part of the FMCSA’s request for feedback, it desires to know. if an ELD supplier goes out of enterprise and fails to take away its system from the record, ought to FMCSA have the ability to instantly take away the system from the registered ELD record? It additionally desires feedback on whether or not it ought to require ELD suppliers to replace their itemizing inside 30 days of any change to their system’s registration info. Additional, FMCSA is asking if ELD suppliers be required to verify their info on an annual foundation and if an ELD ought to be faraway from the record of units if the supplier it fails to verify or replace its itemizing on an annual foundation.
4. Technical specs. FMCSA requests info on the affect of together with the next information parts to each occasion: precise odometer, precise engine hours, location description, geo-location, VIN, energy unit, transport doc quantity, trailer quantity, driver, co-driver if there was one, and which driver was driving on the time, if there was a co-driver.
5. ELD certification. The company additionally desires to know if it ought to set up a certification course of for ELDs. In that case, what ought to a certification course of include?

  You’ll be able to learn FMCSA’s request and make feedback right here. The remark interval ends Nov. 15.

ELDs have been required for many vans since 2017.