Moving companies should classify vehicles and trips, then record packing, loading, inventory, customer waits, driving, unloading, and interstate work accurately. A household-goods schedule does not change HOS rules.
What this means for your fleet
Seasonal crews, rented vehicles, helpers, multi-day jobs, and changing pickup locations make identity and vehicle assignment critical. Keep customer paperwork available as supporting operational context.
Example to try with your fleet
A multi-day household move uses a rented truck, two drivers, and helpers. The fleet records commerce and vehicle classification, driver/rental assignment, packing/loading/customer-wait time, trip documents, and the logging workflow for each day.
What to check
Use these checks before buying or setting up an ELD. Record the results and resolve any problems before rollout.
| Check | How to verify |
|---|---|
| 1. Classify vehicle and commerce status | Keep vehicle/VIN and ratings, driver, trip, commodity, commerce, jurisdiction, current provision, reviewer, and dated applicability classification. |
| 2. Define driver and helper roles | Identify who drives and who assists, then check the account and recordkeeping requirements for each role. Assign drivers to the correct vehicle and verify that each uses their own account. |
| 3. Map packing-loading-driving work | Time packing, loading, driving, unloading, paperwork and waiting; keep actual statuses, annotations, timestamps, locations, and reviewer. |
| 4. Control rental-vehicle setup | Save rental vehicle/VIN, connector/cable, device and account assignment, engine values, movement event, return process, defect, and retest. |
| 5. Retain job and dispatch documents | Retain job order, dispatch, customer and trip documents with driver/vehicle/date association, timestamps, retention owner, retrieval test, and gaps. |
Limits and exceptions
Use this guide to plan your checks; it does not determine whether a legal exception applies, certify a record, or guarantee compliance, safety, savings, or audit results. Preserve original ELD records and edit history. Use the current rules to determine applicability and the manual for your installed device for operating instructions.
Sources and review date
Reviewed August 10, 2026. Check the latest rules and product information before changing your procedures or signing a contract.
- Official ELD exceptions and exemptions FAQ — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
- FMCSA ELD resources for carriers and drivers — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
- Factor ELD products, plans, and support — Factor ELD.
Try the ELD on a typical route
Tell us about your truck, phone, route, and a task you want to test. Request a Factor ELD demo to see how the product works. Your fleet remains responsible for deciding which rules apply.