49 C.F.R. § 395.32

Non-authenticated driver logs.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 192 wordsSubsections: 4Official source

Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 395.32 (2026)

(a) Tracking non-authenticated operation. The ELD must associate the non-authenticated operation of a commercial motor vehicle with a single account labeled “Unidentified Driver” as soon as the vehicle is in motion, if no driver has logged into the ELD. (b) Driver. When a driver logs into an ELD, the driver must review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD and must: (1) Assume any records that belong to the driver under the driver's account; or (2) Indicate that the records are not attributable to the driver. (c) Motor carrier. (1) A motor carrier must ensure that records of unidentified driving are reviewed and must: (i) Annotate the record, explaining why the time is unassigned; or (ii) Assign the record to the appropriate driver to correctly reflect the driver's hours of service. (2) A motor carrier must retain unidentified driving records for each ELD for a minimum of 6 months from the date of receipt. (3) During a safety inspection, audit or investigation by an authorized safety official, a motor carrier must make available unidentified driving records from the ELD corresponding to the time period for which ELD records are required.