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Sunday, March 26, 2023

ELD, Not so Fast.

 

 

The Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development 2018 Appropriations Act approved by the House Appropriations Committee Monday night includes a measure requiring additional study on the pending electronic logging device mandate.

The ELD mandate is scheduled to go into effect Dec. 18 and is a means of monitoring driversโ€™ hours of service.

The House Appropriations Committee questioned โ€œwhether a full or targeted delay in ELD implementation and enforcement would be appropriate,โ€ saying that the ELD mandate is โ€œone of the most expensive of all transportation rule-makings,โ€ and could harm smaller carriers.

The committee also directs the DOT to determine โ€œwhat options DOT has within its statutory authority to provide temporary regulatory relief until all ELD implementation challenges can be resolved. FMCSA shall provide a report on its findings to the House and Senate committees.โ€