FMCSA opens comment on ELD exemption request
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is accepting public comment on a request that would allow truckers to enter their records of duty status manually instead of using an electronic logging device.
The exemption request is from the Federation of Professional Truckers. The recently formed non-profit group said that paper logs are enforceable and understood by law enforcement. They also said small carriers face disproportionate burdens from the ELD mandate.
The exemption, if approved, would apply to any professional driver choosing to participate. Comments are being accepted until March 11.
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ELD is totally crap system . ELD never understand human behaviour sometimes drivers feel not good or sick or want to sleep after few hours of driving. If we want stop drive we can’t because of ELD it’s totally scarp . Paper book easy to understand and it’s helpful to drivers