On the list of electronic logging devices (ELDs) revoked by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Thursday, you will find 121 ELD names, but not 121 different providers.
Sixty-five of the removed devices were distributed across 26 providers with two or more devices, leaving just 84 unique providers for the 121 logs. E-Log Plus had five devices revoked, three providers had four devices removed, four providers had three removed, and 18 providers each had two devices pulled from the registry.
The math follows a trend.
Out of the 816 currently registered ELDs, 46.69% (381 devices) are from a company name with two or more devices listed, belonging to 121 unique companies.
The FMCSA has dropped 221 ELDs from its registered devices list this year, though some have been reinstated after regaining compliance. That broader list of devices revoked in 2026 includes 88 company names with multiple devices listed, with five companies each accounting for 10 or more.
Of the ELDs revoked or self-revoked in 2026, 125 devices (56.56%) were made by companies that had two or more devices revoked during 2026. Out of the 221 devices, 193 (87.33%) were manufactured or registered by companies that had two or more total devices on the registry across its history.
"We’ve identified entire families of ELDs operating on the same underlying code," National Motor Freight Traffic Association Chief Operating Officer Joe Ohr told CCJ. "When one device is revoked, another can simply take its place. Revoking individual devices isn't enough. We need to address the entire family."
This practice is commonly referred to as white labeling. It is common in the ELD space, "and it leads to real enforcement challenges," said Brandon Wiseman, founder and president of Trucksafe Consulting.
The self-certification 'pinky promise'
The FMCSA doesn't perform pre-market testing, third-party lab evaluations, or upfront document vetting. Self-certifying and registering an ELD is an online administrative process that can be done in just a few hours of data entry, and the U.S. stands alone in how it validates the technology that monitors truckers' drive time.
Canada mandates third-party certification for its devices. The European Union uses digital tachographs rather than standard U.S.-style ELDs to track driver hours and rest times, but manufacturers have to submit their equipment to designated national type-approval authorities and accredited laboratories for approval.
"Self-certification is a rubber stamp based on a pinky promise. We have over 1,000 ELDs verified while Canada is less than 50," Ohr said. "We have seen missing and blank info on the certification portal. This allows bad actors to certify unlimited ELDs under different names, and if one is shut down, the driver just loads the new Android app."
In many cases, Ohr added, the backend database is the same, so it's easy for the driver to switch between the two.
"This also opens the door for cheating," he said. "Everyone has heard of running two logbooks; this is the virtual twin of that."
The American Trucking Associations expects to unveil this week a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen the ELD certification process by introducing third-party certification "and closing the front door on fraudsters seeking to exploit weaknesses in the system."
Wiseman noted it's past time for the FMCSA to transition away from self-certification, but cautioned that the next steps should be planned carefully with public input.
"Third-party certification presents its own challenges," he said, "and Canada has experienced them, including a long and sometimes expensive certification process that leads to fewer available devices and can result in increased costs to consumers. We have to balance those things in developing a plan."
To combat white labeling, Ohr suggested that the FMCSA require companies to disclose at registration if it is part of a family. If the company says no, he advised looking more closely at the documentation provided and requiring the Android Package Kit.
"Run a code comparison and identify," he said. "NMFTA spent a few months doing various processes and was able to analyze close to 80%. This information, along with the process, was shared with FMCSA, and we have volunteered to train on this process."
Multiple devices not an automatic 'no'
As problematic as multiple ELD listings spread across a single provider historically have been, Ohr and Wiseman agreed that it's not an automatic red flag.
"There are some legitimate providers on the list that have multiple devices," Wiseman said.
Indeed, legacy trucking tech providers have multiple ELDs listed on the approved registry. For example, Trimble has eight, although six are tied to PeopleNet, which Trimble sold to Platform Science last year. The other two are versions 1.0 and 2.0 of its Oil and Gas ELD.
"While there are circumstances where it makes sense," Ohr said of multiple devices listed by a single company, "it still needs to be researched and buyers need to be informed."
As with all things, Wiseman noted, it's best for carriers to do their homework before settling on a device, including talking with other customers and demoing the device.
