Waste-hauling fleets should classify vehicles and routes, then design ELD or time-record workflows for early starts, dense stop cycles, transfer stations, landfills, roll-off work, and shared trucks.
What this means for your fleet
Repeated short movements and jobsite activity can create login, assignment, and status errors even on local routes. A daily exception review should focus on shared vehicles and unassigned movement.
Example to try with your fleet
Two drivers share a roll-off truck on a route through a transfer station and landfill. Check the day’s short-haul eligibility, each driver handoff, and any unidentified movement. Review the duty status for collection and disposal work, and test the device’s mounting and power supply.
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 route and short-haul eligibility | Classify representative collection and disposal routes with reporting location, radius, duty window, vehicle, commerce facts, provision, and reviewer result. |
| 2. Control shared-truck login | Keep unique driver logins, shared-truck assignments, handoff times, device displayed user, unidentified movement, correction, coaching, and retest. |
| 3. Map collection and disposal work | Time collection stops, compactor or loading work, disposal-site queues and public-road legs; map actual work to statuses and retain dispatch context. |
| 4. Review unassigned movement | Preserve each unassigned movement with truck, time, location, login, route/maintenance context, proposed assignment, driver response, and final disposition. |
| 5. Test rugged mounting and power | Retain mounting and cable photos, connector, stable-power observations through engine cycles and vibration, engine values, defect, correction, and repeat test. |
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.
- Reviewing unidentified driving — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
- Factor ELD apps and manuals — Factor ELD.
- 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.