395.24 Violation: What It Means and How to Fix It
Data through September 24, 2026 · Last updated October 28, 2026 · By Chad Griffith, founder
Quick Answer
395.24 (Driver responsibilities, in general) was cited 34,168 times in roadside inspections of interstate for-hire carriers with 5 to 50 trucks from September 25, 2024 to September 24, 2026, and 0.1% of those citations put the driver or vehicle out of service. The most common version is 395.24: HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner.
34,168
Citations on carriers with 5 to 50 trucks
0.1%
Out of service
109,022
All carriers, same period
What the rule says
Drivers using an ELD must keep it in the required form and manner, enter the required information, and transfer the data to an officer on request (49 CFR 395.24).
When it puts you out of service
Almost never out of service (0.1% here), but frequent on small fleets with new drivers.
The codes on the inspection report
| Code | What the officer wrote | Severity weight | Citations, 5 to 50 trucks | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395.24 | “HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner” | 1 | 18,468 | 0.1% |
| 395.24D-ELDPT | “HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t” | 3 | 5,036 | 0.2% |
| 395.24C2III-ELDSDN | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.” | 1 | 2,600 | 0.0% |
| 395.24C2III | “Driver failed to manually add shipping document number” | 1 | 2,516 | 0.0% |
| 395.24C2II-ELDTN | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.” | 1 | 2,290 | 0.0% |
| 395.24D | “ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically” | 3 | 2,197 | 0.9% |
| 395.24C2II | “Driver failed to manually add the trailer number” | 1 | 581 | 0.2% |
| 395.24C1I | “Driver failed to make annotations when applicable” | 1 | 113 | 2.6% |
| 395.24C1III-ELDDOF | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to provide output file comment when directed by an authorized safety officer” | 1 | 81 | 0.0% |
| 395.24C1I-ELDDFI | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input annotations in ELD when applicable” | 1 | 76 | 0.0% |
| 395.24C1III | “Driver failed to add file comment per safety officers request” | 1 | 66 | 0.0% |
| 395.24C2I-ELDUN | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV power unit number.” | 1 | 62 | 0.0% |
How it scores (violation points)
How it scores: in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System each violation counts its severity weight, plus 2 if it put the driver or vehicle out of service, times 3 in its first 6 months, 2 from 6 to 12 months, and 1 from 12 to 24 months. FMCSA has approved a simpler scale that is not live yet.
How to fix it
- Show every driver how to send ELD data to an officer from your device, and have them practice once.
- Fix missing manual entries such as shipping document numbers and trailer numbers in the ELD.
Stop it happening again
- Put the data-transfer steps on the instruction sheet in the cab (49 CFR 395.22(h)).
Challenging it in DataQs
Use DataQs (dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov) only when the report is wrong: the wrong carrier or vehicle, a violation that did not happen, or a citation a court dismissed without a fine or found you not guilty of, which removes it from the Safety Measurement System; a conviction of a different charge lowers its weight to 1 (FMCSA adjudicated citations policy). Fixing the defect afterward is not a reason to remove it; keep the repair record instead.
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About these numbers
Counts are violations cited in roadside inspections used in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System from September 25, 2024 to September 24, 2026 (dataset 8mt8-2mdr on data.transportation.gov, October 2026 run). Carriers with 5 to 50 trucks means 66,936 active interstate for-hire carriers with 5 to 50 power units and more trucks than buses, based in the 50 states or DC, from FMCSA's census file. This is FileFlo's reading of public FMCSA data, not an FMCSA rating. Severity weights are the current SMS weights.