April 1, 2018 ELD full enforcement: 10 hours OOS without a required ELD. Ag got another 90-day waiver and personal-conveyance guidance in the same breath

What the notice actually said

April 1, 2018, no ELD when required means a 10-hour sit. FMCSA added a 90-day ELD waiver for agriculture-related transportation and promised final guidance on the 150 air-mile ag hours-of-service exemption and personal conveyance.

November 2017 previewed this package. This March release is the extra ag waiver plus the enforcement script CVSA still echoes. Beginning April 1, 2018: no required ELD equals out of service for 10 hours, then to the next scheduled stop — not dispatched again without an ELD.

Personal conveyance guidance that followed is why “running to the house loaded” is not a category. Off-duty, limited, and not a dock-to-dock cheat.

We are not an ag 150-air-mile outfit. The lasting desk line is the April 2018 enforcement posture, not a Joliet exemption.

The 150 air-mile agricultural exemption is a statutory hours-of-service exception for certain commodity moves within an air-mile radius. It is not a 48-state dry-van hole and it is not Motive-optional.

What it changes on Monday

PRIDEUSA dry van is on Motive. We will not invent an ag exemption for a Joliet box. Personal conveyance is written in the log as off-duty under the guidance — not a loaded mile we sell.

See the November 2017 transition note: the promise memo. Mandate parent: two-year clock.

Appointments still have to fit the clock. Deferred loading. Owner-operator logger: OO page.

CVSA out-of-service criteria still treat no-ELD as a sit — confirm the current handbook. Dispatch: +1 (847) 702-8181.

What we will — and will not — do

We will not invent an ag waiver for dry van. We are not under that 90-day exemption, and we will not sell personal conveyance as a dock-to-dock service.

We will sit a truck that is supposed to have an ELD and does not. Ten hours, then the next stop — not redispatched naked.

Motive on the windshield. +1 (847) 702-8181 if the question is a logger, not a harvest story.

Short glossary

The jargon, in the order it showed up — no extra theory.

150 air-mile ag exemption: A statutory HOS exception for certain agricultural commodity moves within an air-mile radius — not a 48-state dry-van hole.
Personal conveyance: Limited personal use of a CMV while off-duty, under FMCSA guidance.

Official sources

Read the government original first. This page is our translation for people who quote lanes and hire drivers — not a substitute for the rulebook.

FMCSA ag ELD waiver / April 2018 enforcement — Primary newsroom original.

This page is an industry briefing for shippers, brokers, and drivers. It is not legal advice. Confirm current rules in the Federal Register and on FMCSA.gov before you change a process.

FAQ

Are we under the ag waiver?

No. We are not an agriculture 150-air-mile outfit. The 90-day waiver was not a Joliet dry-van hole.

10-hour OOS still?

CVSA out-of-service criteria still treat no-ELD as a sit. Confirm the current handbook; the April 2018 script is the posture this page records.

Personal conveyance with a load?

Guidance is strict. We do not sell it as a service, and a loaded dock-to-dock is not personal conveyance.

2017 vs 2018?

November 2017 promised guidance. This March release is the extra ag waiver and the April 1 enforcement script.