FMCSA Resources

In this article you will have access to FMCSA documentation regarding ELD.

Read and understand the technical specifications in the ELD rule.
Run your ELD output files through FMCSA’s File Validator.
If your device supports telematics, use the Web Services and email test procedures provided by FMCSA to ensure your device is able to successfully transfer files to the Web Service. Full details are in the ICD/Web Services Development Handbook in the ELD Provider Portal.
Check the safety official view of test files you have successfully submitted via the test procedures, or successfully run through the FMCSA File Validator, and compare them to your ELD display. Log into the ELD Provider Portal for more details.
Upload your ELD files into the public version of Web eRODS, the web-based application of the software enforcement personnel use to review HOS data sent from ELDs, and review how your device’s files will display to safety officials.