LITTLE ROCK (2-5) – The compliance deadline for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators to implement electronic logging devices (ELDs) was December 18, 2017. The Congressionally mandated action requires interstate and intrastate motor carriers and drivers that are required to maintain records of duty status (driving hours) to do so electronically. The mandate does not change the definition of a CMV or who is required to have a commercial driver’s license (CDL). It only changes the manner in which a driver records his/her duty status and hours of service.   MORE