Regulatory Update – May 29, 2026

May 29, 2026

Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations

FMCSA Requests Comments on Fees for CDLIS NPRM
On May 18, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)  comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) involving the implementation of a user fee applicable to state driver licensing agencies for accessing the Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS). Comments are due by June 17.

Update on Exemptions

FMCSA Grants Transportation of Fertilizer Products HOS/ELD Exemption
On May 26, FMCSA  its decision to waive the hours-of-service (HOS) limitations in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 395.3 and the requirement for drivers to use an electronic logging device (ELD) to record the driver’s duty status in § 395.8(a)(1)(i) for motor carriers and drivers transporting straight or blended fertilizer products for commercial farming and agricultural purposes in select states. This waiver does not apply to the transportation of hazardous materials. The exemption is effective May 26 through Aug. 26.

CVSA Active Exemption Tracker
CVSA maintains a  issued by FMCSA. The exemption tracker can be found at www.cvsa.org under the “Inspections” tab at the top of the page.

Other Items of Interest

FMCSA Removes 12 Devices from List of Registered ELDs
On May 20, FMCSA  the following ELDs from its list of registered ELDs and placed them on the revoked ELDs list due to the providers’ failure to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 CFR Part 395, Subpart B, Appendix A.

  • 888 ELD by MAUMAU LLC (ELD Identifier: 8RS262)
  • DRAGON ELD by Dragon ELD (ELD Identifier: DRA782)
  • ACTION ELD by ACTION ELD (ELD Identifier: ACT282)
  • Mondo ELD HOS by MONDOTRACKING SOLUTIONS LLC (ELD Identifier: MNEL21)
  • FIRST ELD by FIRST ELD LLC (ELD Identifier: FRS185)
  • FIRST ELD V2.0 by FIRST ELD LLC (ELD Identifier: FRS200)
  • MTL ELD by POWER ELD LLC (ELD Identifier: MRS272)
  • USPower ELD by POWER ELD LLC (ELD Identifier: USPWR1)
  • Sam Freight ELD by Sam Freight Management LLC (ELD Identifier: SRS166)
  • DSGELOGS by DSG TRACKING LLC (ELD Identifier: SRS166)
  • COBRA ELD by Cobra Connect LLC (ELD Identifier: COB980)
  • GT USA ELOGS by GT ELD (ELD Identifier: GTU882)

Motor carriers and drivers were instructed to discontinue using the revoked devices and revert to paper logs or other logging software to record required hours-of-service data. The revoked ELDs must be replaced with a compliant ELD from the registered ELDs list before July 20. Motor carriers and drivers that use the revoked ELDs listed above on or after July 20 will be in violation of § 395.8(a)(1) – No Record of Duty Status and will be placed out of service in accordance with CVSA’s North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.