Federal regulators have removed 27 electronic logging devices from the approved list since January.
Federal regulators are weighing a proposal to allow drivers to ditch ELDs for paper logs, potentially ending the digital mandate for small carriers.
Manipulation of electronic logging devices is creating a two-tier trucking market — where some carriers follow hours-of-service rules and others bypass them to run nearly double the miles per week, experts said.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed five electronic logging devices from its approved list as the agency steps up compliance oversight.
The ELD mandate put more pressure on truck drivers’ workdays and may have pushed its most-tenured employees out.
