FMCSA Revokes 8 Gorilla Fleet Safety ELDs From Approved List
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed from the agency’s list of regulated ELDs “due to the company’s failure to meet the minimum requirements.”
The devices that were placed on the Revoked Devices list effective May 12 included:
- AllwaysTrack
- Command Alkon Trackit
- ELDX
- Gorilla Safety Compact ELD
- HCSS ELD
- LB Technologies FleetTrack HOS
- Simplex ELD 2GO
- Trucker Path ELD Pro
Motor carriers have up to 60 days to replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs. FMCSA said it will send an industrywide email to inform motor carriers that anyone using these revoked ELDs must discontinue using the revoked ELDs and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours-of-service data.
FMCSA said carriers on the list must replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs from the Registered Devices list before July 11.
Beginning July 11, motor carriers that continue to use the revoked devices will be considered as operating without an ELD.
“Safety officials who encounter a driver using a revoked device on or after July 11 should place the driver out-of-service in accordance with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance out-of-service criteria,” FMCSA said. “If the ELD provider corrects all identified deficiencies for its device, FMCSA will place the ELD back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update. However, FMCSA strongly encourages motor carriers to take the actions now to avoid compliance issues in the event that the deficiencies are not addressed by the ELD provider.”
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An ELD provider must self-certify that it has tested a device and that it meets all technical specifications detailed in the 2015 ELD Rule.
The most recent version of FMCSA’s guidance was finalized in March 2022.
FMCSA said ELD manufacturers may use any test procedure they choose but that the agency will not provide a third-party testing service.
The agency said it will only investigate devices that are suspected of not conforming to specifications and will conduct testing with the FMCSA compliance test procedure during its investigation.
FMCSA said the ELD is required to obtain and display the engine control module value at all times. Safety officials will use the odometer value reported on the ELD.
The agency’s guidance for providers ranges from a requirement that the ELD report on-duty not-driving status based on automatic detection, starting from the time the vehicle is no longer in motion using onboard sensors, to a requirement that the data record history can identify instances when it may not have complied with the power requirements as specified in the ELD rule.
