3 Groups Who are Exempt from ELD Outside of FMCSA Guidelines

One of the major initial concerns with the ELD mandate involves drivers who transport livestock. Those who need to use ELDs will have to abide by the HOS rules.With these rules, drivers can only have a total of 14 on duty hours with no more than 11 of those hours dedicated to actively driving. The problem arises when a livestock driver completes 11 active hours of driving and then must also rest for 10 consecutive hours. The <a href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/eld-hours-service-hos-and-agriculture-exemptions" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">FMCSA</a> now recognizes that drivers who transport agricultural products are exempt from having to use an ELD due to these complications. It’s hard to be confined by the HOS rules when having to transport live animals in possibly extreme weather conditions. <a href="https://medium.com/linxup/3-groups-who-are-exempt-from-eld-outside-of-fmcsa-guidelines-e84d153c39ce">Read More</a>