On May 26, FMCSA announced 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.
How troopers tackle remote ELD manipulation, ‘chameleon’ operations
Todd Dills During Roadcheck 2026, Overdrive headed out to a Tennessee inspection station in Giles County on I-65 to see firsthand how troopers are hunting "chameleon carriers" and combating electronic logging device tampering, shown in prior reporting in use by such...