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Rescinding the Requirement for Electronic Logging Device Operator's Manual Located in Commercial Motor Vehicles
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 22, 2026. It took effect on July 22, 2026.
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What the agency says
FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) to rescind the requirement for a copy of the electronic logging device (ELD) operator's manual to be kept in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). Drivers are required to understand the operation of the ELD on the vehicle to ensure the accuracy of their electronic records of duty status and to present this information during inspections by enforcement officials. There is no readily apparent benefit to continuing to require that the user's manual be in the CMV given the use of ELDs since December 2019. This final rule eliminates a regulatory burden on motor carriers without compromising safety.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-12448
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Published
- June 22, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 22, 2026
- Dates
- Effective July 22, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0114
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2126-AC88
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 395
- Topics
- Highway safety; Motor carriers; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 4
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