What is ELD and ELD Mandate?
An Electronic Logging Device (ELD) used to record a driver's hours-of-service (HOS). This device replaces paper logbooks that the drivers were using to document their compliance with FMCSA Hours of Service (HOS) requirements and allows more accurate hours-of-service (HOS) recordkeeping.
On December 16, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the final rule stating the adoption requirement and use of ELDs by all commercial carrier drivers to complete records of hours-of-service and duty status. The law says to embrace the electronic logging device within two years from the date the final rule was published, which was on December 18, 2017. FMCSA will, however, allow fleets and drivers to use devices that meet the current standard for AOBRDs until December 2019. This period is a two-year grandfather clause from the final deadline for the adoption of the ELD.