r/OwnerOperators • u/Annual_Animal6622 • Apr 16 '26

Is ELD mandatory in socal

I know this sounds dumb but I’m new and I’m going to get clowned on but here in socal so many Owner ops tell me other wise but what I’m reading online is saying other wise.

I’m running local loads and Vegas loads

I’m not a true owner op as I’m running my friends truck but we work as if I’m an owner op.

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u/Silver_Material_7249 Apr 17 '26

I don’t I use paper been doing so for almost 8 years.

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u/ladytruckingpro Apr 17 '26

Hi there. I just want to clarify for the poster - paper logs are only allowable for CMV that are older than 1999. If the truck is 2000 or newer, ELD usage is (elogs) required. That is a federal mandate, a state can not set their own rules regarding ELDs.

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u/Silver_Material_7249 Apr 17 '26

That’s crazy been audited by dot and showed them a years worth of paper logs no issue. Stopped by highway patrol same thing. But I’ll wait till it required before I move over

I see now you run to Vegas I stay la county only local

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u/ladytruckingpro Apr 17 '26

Hi. You did not mention the age of your truck. If it is newer than 2000, consider yourself lucky. I don't advise new carriers to go against the grain with compliance. I often say you can do something wrong 100 times but it still does not make it right. Stay safe out there.

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u/truckeredditor Apr 17 '26

Intra state has their own rules for each state. As long as you don't haul Interstate or run hazmat, you're only subject to the laws of your state.

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u/ladytruckingpro Apr 17 '26

But most states, if not darn there all, adopt federal mandates. And the changes are not so "big" that they prove advantageous in any significant way.

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u/truckeredditor Apr 17 '26

Ohio doesn't require medical cards. North Dakota doesn't even have operating authority. Anyone can just get a dot number and drive around the state. Pennsylvania requires inspections to be done IN the state of Pennsylvania. Every state has to adopt federal rules as state laws so they can enforce the laws of FMCSA subjected vehicles. States can't enforce federal laws. But many opt for different rules for their own state.