Rescinding the Requirement for Electronic Logging Device Operator's Manual Located in Commercial Motor Vehicles

Document 2026-12448 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Transportation in the Federal Register on June 22, 2026, with an effective date of July 22, 2026. FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) to rescind the requirement for a copy of the electronic logging device (ELD) operator's manual to be kept in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). Drivers are required to understand the operation of the ELD on the vehicle to ensure the accuracy of their electronic records of duty status and to present this information during inspections by enforcement officials. There is no readily apparent benefit to continuing to require that the user's manual be in the CMV given the use of ELDs since December 2019. This final rule eliminates a regulatory burden on motor carriers without compromising safety. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12448/rescinding-the-requirement-for-electronic-logging-device-operators-manual-located-in-commercial.

No. Document 2026-12448 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.