If you run an ELD, stop and check it today. On November 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that FMCSA pulled 133 electronic logging devices from its Registered Devices List — the largest ELD revocation in FMCSA history. The deadline in the release does not line up with the enforcement date in the same release, and that gap is where drivers can get put out of service.
The news
The 133 devices break down as 121 agency-revoked devices plus 12 voluntary self-revocations. The 121 agency revocations cover 121 devices from 83 providers, posted on FMCSA’s Revoked ELDs list at eld.fmcsa.dot.gov.
FMCSA Administrator Derek D. Barrs put it plainly: “We are removing noncompliant and fraudulent devices to close loopholes that can be exploited to evade oversight…”
DOT described the kind of fraud it is targeting, with anonymized examples that were not tied to any specific listed device. In one case, a provider’s support line would wipe driving time and fabricate rest periods while the truck was driving. In another, a provider uploaded fake logs during a roadside inspection. Another produced logs with impossible speeds up to 130 mph.
DOT also posted video of a driver getting his hours reset by calling his ELD provider. The video was filmed November 2 outside DOT headquarters, with Administrator Barrs riding along. Overdrive reported the same driver did the same thing on October 28 in DeKalb, Illinois, in front of Illinois State Police and an FMCSA investigator.
This did not come out of nowhere. FMCSA had already revoked more than 95 ELDs since January 2025 and blocked 552 vendor applications, and more than 16,000 ELD tampering violations had been recorded by mid-October 2026. The hours-of-service limits themselves did not change — what changed is which devices are legal to record them with.
The deadline problem: DOT’s release says carriers have up to 60 days to replace a revoked ELD. But the same release says safety officials should cite drivers using a revoked device under 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1) and place them out of service on or after November 24, 2026 — only 12 days after the announcement. FMCSA has not clarified the conflict. For comparison, its August 6, 2026 notice for 5 devices gave a true 60 days, with replacement required before October 6.
What this means for car haulers
Check your device TODAY — by exact name and identifier. Do not go by brand memory. Pull up FMCSA’s Revoked ELDs list and match your exact device name plus its ELD identifier. If it is on that list, it is off the registry, whether you got a notice from your provider or not.
Treat November 24 as the practical deadline. That is the compliance guidance from Trucksafe, and it is the safe read. The 60-day language is in the release, but so is the November 24 citation and out-of-service date — and the officer at your window will work from the enforcement date. Do not bet a load, a driver, or your safety record on the longer number until FMCSA clarifies it in writing.
The Super Dispatch note — read this carefully. Among the devices on FMCSA’s November 12 revoked list is Super Dispatch ELD / Super ELD (ELD identifier 2Xy8aB). Super Dispatch is widely used in auto transport, so a lot of car haulers need to check this one first. Being on the list means the device was removed from the registry — it does not mean the provider was one of DOT’s anonymized fraud examples. PrePass ELD is also on the list.
Use paper logs meanwhile, and export before you switch. If your device is revoked, switch affected drivers to paper logs until a compliant replacement is in the truck. Before you cancel the old provider, export your historical records — carriers must keep records for 6 months under 49 CFR 395.8(k), and you cannot export what a cancelled account takes with it. And know this: a carrier that permits tampering violates 395.8(e) even if a call center did the tampering. “My provider fixed my logs” is not a defense.
Clean carriers benefit when cheaters lose the tool. If you have been running legal hours while competitors bought resets with a phone call, this is the uneven field starting to level. Protect that advantage by keeping your own house clean — current device, records exported, drivers briefed — and by keeping your operation moving with solid dispatching instead of shortcuts that now carry an out-of-service order.
The bottom line: 133 devices are gone, November 24 is the date to plan around, and the check takes minutes. Check the list by name and identifier today, go to paper if you are affected, export your records before you cancel anything, and do not be on a revoked device when enforcement starts.
Call Victor at 954-947-3096 — if you need dispatching that keeps you legal and loaded, equipment that earns, or help sorting out your next move, let’s talk.
Source: Trucksafe, “FMCSA Revokes 133 ELDs: What Carriers Must Do” (Nov. 12, 2026) — https://trucksafe.com/post/fmcsa-pulls-133-elds-in-largest-revocation-in-agency-history-what-carriers-need-to-know , reporting the U.S. Department of Transportation / FMCSA announcement of Nov. 12, 2026; DeKalb and DOT headquarters demonstration details via Overdrive reporting. Revoked-device status, identifiers, and enforcement dates are as stated in the DOT/FMCSA release and FMCSA’s Revoked ELDs list.
