For the second time this week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has dropped an electronic logging device from its list from which truckers and carriers can choose.
Today, the FMCSA removed PHOENIX ELD from the list and placed it on the agency's Revoked Devices list. The FMCSA said the move was made because of the company’s failure to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395.
Motor carriers and truckers now have up to 60 days to replace the revoked ELD with a compliant one.
Earlier this week the FMCSA dropped five others from its registered devices list. Another was removed late last month, while earlier in September three more were removed. Two were removed in July and the year began with six ELDs being removed in January.
“This action reflects FMCSA’s continued commitment to ensuring that only compliant, reliable ELDs are in use and is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to remove non-compliant, unsafe devices from operation,” said FMCSA Administrator Derek D. Barrs.
The removal is effective October 23, 2025 for the following device:
- ELD Provider: Phoenix ELD
- ELD Name: PHOENIX ELD
- Model Number: PHOELD
- ELD Identifier: PRS973
Motor carriers now have up to 60 days to replace the revoked ELD with a compliant ELD. FMCSA will send an industry-wide email to inform motor carriers that anyone using the revoked ELD must take the following steps:
- Discontinue using the revoked ELD and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours of service data.
- Replace the revoked ELD with a compliant ELD from the Registered Devices list before Dec. 22.
Prior to Dec. 22, safety officials are encouraged not to cite drivers using this revoked ELD for 395.8(a)(1) – “No record of duty status” or 395.22(a) – “Failing to use a registered ELD.” Instead, safety officials should request the driver’s paper logs, logging software, or use the ELD display as a back-up method to review the hours-of-service data.
Beginning Dec. 22, motor carriers who continue to use the revoked device listed above will be considered as operating without an ELD. Safety officials who encounter a driver using a revoked device on or after December 22, 2025 should cite 395.8(a)(1), and place the driver out-of-service (OOS) in accordance with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance OOS Criteria.
If the ELD provider corrects all identified deficiencies for its device, FMCSA will place the ELD back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update. However, FMCSA strongly encourages motor carriers to make a change now to avoid compliance issues in the event that the deficiencies are not addressed by the ELD provider.
For more information on ELDs, visit FMCSA’s ELD website.
