How to Switch ELD Providers Without Losing Your Logs

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You can switch ELDs at any time, but you must keep your records. FMCSA requires carriers to keep ELD records and supporting documents for 6 months, and drivers must be able to show the current day plus the previous 7 days at an inspection.

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Step by step

Read your current contract for cancellation terms and device-return rules.
Export your logs and keep copies for at least 6 months.
Order your new device before you cancel. LOGWAY ships the same day.
Install the new device on your next 10-hour break, so you aren't switching mid-shift.
For the first 7 days, keep printouts or PDFs of your previous logs in the cab.
Reconnect broker tracking (Highway, Trucker Tools) to the new ELD.
Cancel the old service and return any rented hardware.

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Common mistakes

Cancelling before the new ELD is working
Losing access to old logs
Forgetting to update load-board tracking

Sources: FMCSA ELD FAQs. Last updated 2026-10-30. Rules change; always confirm with the official source.

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