ELD Mandate FAQ

• Current RODS Exceptions
  • Drivers who keep RODS no more than 8 days during any 30-day period. These drivers may continue to relying on paper RODS.
  • Short-haul Drivers
    • 100 air-mile radius driver
      Drivers who work within a limited distance of the work reporting location and generally are released from duty within 12 hours from the beginning of the work day.
    • Operators of property-carrying CMVs not requiring a CDL
      ** For drivers without CDL, it is uncertain that the drivers are an exception **
  • Driveaway-Towaway Drivers
    Drivers who transport a vehicle for sale, lease, or repair, provided the vehicle driven is part of the shipment.
  • Drivers of vehicles manufactured before model year 2000
    As identified by the VIN of the CMV. This is due to the fact that pre-2000 model year vehicles may not allow the ELD to connect easily to the engine.
• Hawaii may be exempt from ELD regulations due to it’s RODS-free region

What is not a CMV?

• A vehicle with an actual weight or rated weight of less than 10,001 lbs.
• A vehicle designed/used to transport less than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation
• A vehicle designed/used to transport less than 15 passengers (including the driver) and not used to transport passengers for compensation.