HERO ELD got pulled with a June 2, 2026 deadline. One name, same OOS math

What the notice actually said

A tablet still labeled HERO is not a safety rating. April 2, 2026, FMCSA revoked HERO ELD for failing Appendix A. Hero is a product name.

Carriers had 60 days. After June 2, 2026, that identifier was legally nothing — 395.8(a)(1) and a CVSA sit. A single-name bulletin is easier to scroll past than a fourteen-device list. The math is the same.

Administrator Barrs put a running total in the release: more than 56 devices already off the list since January 2025. That sentence is hygiene context, not a reason to keep this box “until they appeal.”

One name, same out-of-service math. Relist only if FMCSA puts HERO back on the registered list.

If that identifier was in a truck we dispatch, it had to be gone before June 2. A sticker swap that leaves the same revoked software is still a revoked ELD.

What it changes on Monday

We will not put a bargain ELD in a 2026 Volvo. Dispatch confirms the logger before the truck is assigned, including lease and owner-operator boxes.

If a driver shows up with HERO still in the windshield, that truck does not take a live-load. Swap first, then the appointment.

Why registration tightened: the vetting overhaul. Year pile: 79 devices. Owner-operators: OO onboarding.

Live list, not a vendor text: eld.fmcsa.dot.gov/List. Desk: +1 (847) 702-8181.

What we will — and will not — do

We run Motive. We will not dispatch HERO after the grace date, and we will not honor a Facebook ad that says it is “FMCSA approved.”

We will not treat a single-device bulletin as a smaller problem than a fourteen-name list. Same Appendix A, same 60 days, same sit.

Call +1 (847) 702-8181 if you need to know whether a box in your truck is on the list. Bring the identifier.