Five ELDs just got pulled. You have until October 6 — Motive fleets, still check the list

Five identifiers, not five brand slogans

In the shop, the first thing to check is not the box art. It is the identifier in the device menu — MRS255, HRS169, HIG385, TRS263, SPARK6 — against FMCSA’s registered list. Marketing names change. Identifiers are what the bulletin revoked.

On August 6, 2026, FMCSA Administrator Derek D. Barrs said the devices failed the minimum technical requirements in 49 CFR Part 395, Appendix A to Subpart B. The bulletin lists five units. If you manage a mixed fleet or you are about to lease someone on, read the identifiers, not the Facebook caption.

• UZB2USA INC — Moonlight ELD, model MRS, identifier MRS255
• HGRS — HGRS ELD, model HGR, identifier HRS169
• Highest ELD — model HIG4ES, identifier HIG385
• Truckford ELD — model TRS, identifier TRS263
• Spark Technologies Inc. — Sparkle ELD, model PT40SIM, identifier SPARK6

If a vendor later fixes the deficiencies, FMCSA can put the device back on the registered list. The agency still tells carriers not to wait on that hope. Put October 6, 2026 on the shop calendar, and check eld.fmcsa.dot.gov/List before you buy a replacement — the same list we talk about in the ELD vetting overhaul note.

FMCSA says it will email the industry. Do not wait for an email that lands in spam. Confirm the bulletin and the live list on FMCSA.gov; this page is a desk translation of that bulletin, not a substitute for it.

What to do this week if the identifier matches

Confirm the ELD identifier in the device menu, not the box art. If it matches a revoked ID, stop using it for official logs once you have a paper or software backup, then order a registered replacement. Until October 6, inspectors are told to take those backup logs instead of citing “no RODS” or “not a registered ELD.”

Match the sticker and the login, not the marketing name on a Facebook ad. After October 6, “the vendor said they’re fixing it” is not a defense at the scale.

After October 6, 2026, running a revoked unit is treated as running with no ELD. The cite is 395.8(a)(1), and the driver can be placed out of service under CVSA criteria. That is how a $200 clone becomes a missed Aurora pickup.

This does not change a shipper rate. It can idle a truck that bought the wrong box. If you are a broker tendering to a named MC, ask whether the truck’s logger is on the live list — especially on a lease-on or a partner you have not run before. Our own standard is Motive; see owner-operator terms if you are the person bringing the box.

Where our trucks sit — and what we will do if that ever changes

We standardized on Motive ELD. That is a fleet decision, not a claim that no registered list will ever change. If Motive or any other vendor we use were revoked, this page would get a date and a swap plan the same day.

What we will not do is dispatch a partner or a new lease whose identifier matches MRS255, HRS169, HIG385, TRS263, or SPARK6 after we have seen it. What we will do is check the identifier before the truck is dispatched, and say no if the box is on the revoked list.

Owner-operators leasing on: your logging device is part of the on-board file. Dispatch and safety will ask before you get a load. Call +1 (847) 702-8181 if you need that conversation before you buy a replacement, or start at Drive With Us if you want a company seat that already has Motive in the cab.