Form MCSA-5893 Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration and

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
OMB Control Number: 2126-00XX
EXPIRATION DATE: mm/dd/yyyy
MCSA-5893
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suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MC-RRA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590.

Electronic Logging Device
(EDL) Vendor Registration
and Certification
As described in § 395.22(a) of subpart B, motor carriers must only use ELDs that are listed on the FMCSA
Web site. An ELD provider must register with FMCSA and certify each ELD model and version for that
ELD to be listed on this Web site.
Registering Online
An ELD provider developing an ELD technology must register online at a secure
FMCSA Web site where the ELD provider can securely certify that its ELD is compliant with this appendix.
Provider’s registration must include the following information:
(1) Company name of the technology provider/manufacturer.

(2) Name of an individual authorized by the provider to verify that the ELD is compliant with this
appendix and to certify it under section 5.2 of this appendix.

(3) Address of the registrant.

(4) Email address of the registrant.

(5) Telephone number of the registrant.
Certification of Conformity With FMCSA Standards
A registered ELD provider must certify that each ELD model and version has been sufficiently tested to
meet the functional requirements included in this appendix under the conditions in which the ELD would
be used.
Online Certification
An ELD provider registered online as described in section 5.1.1 must disclose the following information
about each ELD model and version and certify that the particular ELD is compliant with the requirements
of this appendix. The online process will only allow a provider to complete certification if the provider
successfully discloses all of the following required information:
(6) Name of the product.

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(7) Model number of the product.

(8) Software version of the product.

(9) An ELD identifier, uniquely identifying the certified model and version of the ELD, assigned by
the ELD provider in accordance with 7.1.15.

(10) Picture and/or screen shot of the product.
Paste picture here:

(11)User’s manual describing how to operate the ELD.
Paste front page here:

(12) Description of the supported and certified data transfer mechanisms and step-by- step
instructions for a driver to produce and transfer the ELD records to an authorized safety official.

(13)Summary description of ELD malfunctions.

(14)Procedure to validate an ELD authentication value as described in section 7.1.14.

(15)Certifying statement describing how the product was tested to comply with FMCSA regulations.

Keeping Information Current
The ELD provider must keep the information in section 5.1.1 current through FMCSA’s Web site.
Authentication Information Distribution
FMCSA will provide a unique ELD registration ID, authentication key(s), authentication file(s), and
formatting and configuration details required in this appendix to registered providers during the
registration process.
Procedure to Validate an ELD’s Authenticity
Section 5.2.1(9) requires that the ELD provider institute an authentication process and disclose necessary
details for FMCSA systems to independently verify the ELD authentication values included in the dataset
of inspected ELD outputs. The authentication value must include a hash component that only uses data
elements included in the ELD dataset and datafile. ELD authentication value must meet the requirements
specified in section 7.1.14.
Publicly Available Information
Except for the information listed under section 5.1.1(2), (4), and (5) and section 5.2.1(9), FMCSA will
make the information in sections 5.1.1 and 5.2.1 for each certified ELD publicly available on a Web site to
allow motor carriers to determine which products have been properly registered and certified as ELDs
compliant with this appendix.