FMCSA sends a message to ELD providers with 3 more devices removed from approved list

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed three more electronic logging devices from its approved list, giving carriers 60 days to replace the now-revoked devices.

On Monday, Dec. 8, the agency announced it had placed the following devices on the revoked list:

• PSS ELD (Model Number: PRS; ELD Identifier: PRS271)
• Black Bear ELD (Model Number: BRS; ELD Identifier: BRS254)
• RT ELD Plus – ACCURATE ELITE (Model Number: RT-ELITE-BLE3647; ELD Identifier: RTEL47)

Carriers using any of the three revoked devices will have until Feb. 7 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.

In the meantime, the agency said that drivers currently using any of the recently revoked ELDs should “revert to using paper logs or logging software” to record their hours-of-service data.

According to FMCSA, the three 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 can be added back to the approved list if “the ELD provider corrects all identified deficiencies.” Despite this, 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.”

The three devices are the latest in a series of ELDs that have been removed from the agency’s approved list. In total, FMCSA has placed 34 electronic logging devices on the revoked list so far in 2025.

“If an ELD isn’t meeting federal requirements, it’s taken out of service — plain and simple,” FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs said in a statement. “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 continued its crackdown on electronic logging devices by recently announcing 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. 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.”

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.

“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