ELD purge continues: FMCSA pulls the plug on several devices

With the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration cracking down on non-compliant electronic logging devices, the agency has removed four more ELDs from its approved list.

On Tuesday, Dec. 30, FMCSA announced the following devices had been placed on the revoked list:

• Forward Thinking Systems – Field Warrior ELD (BYOD) (Model Number: FW-BYOD; ELD Identifier: FTSFW1)
• Forward Thinking Systems – Field Warrior ELD (Garmin) (Model Number: FW-Garmin; ELD Identifier: FTSFW2)
• DYNAMIC ELD (Model Number: DYMIC; ELD Identifier: DRS242)
• Top Tracking System LLC (Model Number: P3TS; ELD Identifier: TTSP3T)

The agency said the four ELDs were placed on the revoked list for “failure to meet the minimum requirements” outlined in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395, which establishes functional specifications for all electronic logging devices. The exact reason the units were removed was not disclosed.

“Electronic logging devices play an important role in preventing unsafe driving practices,” FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs said in a statement. “When devices don’t meet federal requirements, they put safety at risk, and that’s why we take action to remove them and keep our roads safer for everyone.”

Carriers currently using any of the recently revoked devices will have until March 1 to replace the ELD with a compliant device from FMCSA’s approved list. Failing to do so by the deadline will result in a “no record-of-duty” status and being placed out of service.

While electronic logging devices can be added back to the approved list if “the ELD provider corrects all identified deficiencies,” the agency said it “strongly encourages” carriers to be proactive in replacing their current devices, “in the event that the deficiencies are not addressed by the ELD providers.”

Ahead of the March 1 deadline, FMCSA said that drivers using any of the now-revoked ELDs should “revert to using paper logs or logging software” to record their hours-of-service data.

(H2) Over the past year, the agency has taken a keen interest in removing non-compliant electronic logging devices from the approved list. In total, FMCSA has placed 38 devices on the revoked list in 2025.  

“If an ELD isn’t meeting federal requirements, it’s taken out of service – plain and simple,” Barrs said earlier this month. “We’ll keep making clear, fair decisions that put safety first and support everyone who shares America’s roadways.”

In addition to removing non-compliant devices, the agency has also recently announced a “complete overhaul” of the ELD vetting process.

Since 2017, when the devices were mandated, the agency has allowed manufacturers to self-certify their ELDs. According to FMCSA, the self-certification process has made it easy for companies to register non-compliant devices or re-register devices that had been revoked.

FMCSA has not provided much clarity on how the new vetting process will work, nor have they specified whether the self-certification process will be eliminated. However, the agency said the new process will include an initial review, fraud detection, and application categorization into approved, information requested, further review and denied.

The agency said its new vetting process will give truck drivers and motor carriers more confidence that the devices they purchase are “accurate, reliable and compliant.”

“By strengthening our review process for ELDs, we are ensuring the industry can rely on trusted equipment and that hardworking drivers are prioritizing their health and well-being, so they are best prepared to keep driving America’s economy forward,” Barrs said. LL