The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s mandate for the use of electronic logging devices for the majority of interstate truckers keeping records of duty status today included mention of a new registry of approved devices, according to trade media.
Overdrive magazine reports those included will be those the FMCSA has verified conform to a raft of new technical specifications included in the mandate.
A notice on the FMCSA’s website now notes that, as of the rule’s Feb. 16 effective date (not the compliance date), approved devices in the registry will be shown via FMCSA.DOT.gov/devices.
Keep in mind that those purchasing before the rule’s December 2017 compliance date will be able to use existing Automatic Onboard Recording Devices (AORBDs) conforming to previous specs without updating to an ELD through Dec. 18, 2019.