The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that the BLUE STAR ELD and RELIABLE ELD devices have been removed from the official registry of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs). The decision to delist these devices stems from their failure to meet the essential standards outlined in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, appendix A. This action is effective as of August 15, 2024.
FMCSA will be sending out a notification across the industry to inform motor carriers that those utilizing these delisted ELDs must take the following actions:
- Cease using the delisted ELDs immediately and switch to paper logs or compliant logging software to record the required hours of service data.
- Replace the delisted ELDs with approved devices from the Registered Devices list by October 14, 2024.
Motor carriers are granted a 60-day window to swap out the delisted ELDs with compliant ones. Should the providers of these devices rectify the issues identified, FMCSA will restore the ELDs to the registered list and notify the industry accordingly.
During this interim period, safety officials are advised not to penalize drivers using the delisted ELDs under 395.8(a)(1) – “No record of duty status” or 395.22(a) – “Failing to use a registered ELD.” Instead, officials should ask drivers to provide paper logs, logging software, or use the ELD’s display as a backup to verify hours of service data.
Starting October 14, 2024, motor carriers that continue to use the delisted devices will be deemed as operating without a compliant ELD. If a driver is found using one of these devices on or after this date, safety officials are instructed to issue a citation under 395.8(a)(1) and place the driver out-of-service (OOS) according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s OOS Criteria.
FMCSA strongly advises motor carriers to take these steps promptly to avoid any compliance issues should the device providers fail to address the deficiencies.
