ELD mandate, rental trucks exempt?

YOU rent a truck to someone else, you better make sure your insurance allows it.

ELD is both the responsibility of the driver as much as the company with the authority, so if you 'rent' it to your buddy and he is running under your authority, then yes, you have to have one for him to us, but if you are renting it to his company for him to drive, it is their problem.

 

Yes, rentals of eight days or less have been granted a five-year exemption from the ELD mandate.

 

From the article itself... (full article here.) ELD Exemption Approved For Rental Trucks - TruckersReport.com

So, the FMCSA has ruled that “drivers of property carrying commercial motor vehicles rented for 8 days or less, regardless of reason, are not required to use an ELD in the vehicle.”

Drivers must still keep paper logs, will remain subject to HOS rules, and will need to keep a copy of the rental agreement in the truck while in operation. Interestingly, drivers must also carry along with them a copy of the exemption notice, presumably to show law enforcement officers who may not have heard about the regulation.

 

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