Two Republican members of the House of Representatives have introduced legislation aimed at closing what they call "a dangerous loophole" that allows foreign-based dispatchers to manipulate Electronic Logging Device (ELD) records tracking truck drivers' hours of service. Reps. Greg Steube of Florida and Dave Taylor of Ohio introduced the GHOSTRUCK Act (Guarding Hours-of-Service Oversight and Stopping Tampering by Remote Unofficial Carrier Keeper) on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The bill responds to growing concerns that dispatchers operating from overseas can alter driver logs while staying beyond the reach of U.S. enforcement.

Current federal law doesn't clearly prohibit foreign-based personnel from making edits or annotations to ELD records used to track commercial drivers' Hours of Service (HOS), according to the legislators' statement. The issue gained national attention following a CBS 60 Minutes broadcast in April that featured driver Daniel Sanchez discussing a dispatcher in Serbia who could reset his hours remotely. The broadcast showed that after Sanchez had already logged 11 hours behind the wheel—the legal limit—managers in Serbia would illegally reset federally mandated time clocks to give drivers fresh hours. "We can fix your clock," the dispatcher told Sanchez in a recorded call featured on the program. Sanchez described how "by the push of a button, I guess, somehow somewhere they have control of the app where they can just reset your time."

The two Congress members secured support from major trucking associations for their legislation. Alex Rosen, senior vice president of legislative affairs with the American Trucking Associations, said "roadway safety depends on consistent compliance with hours-of-service regulations, and preserving the integrity of electronic logging devices is central to that mission." He added that "tampering with electronic logs is a growing problem that undermines enforcement, rewards bad actors, and puts the motoring public at risk." Todd Spencer, president and CEO of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, said the group is "proud to support Representative Steube and Taylor's GHOSTRUCK Act, which would prevent foreign nationals in places like Eastern Europe and Asia from altering the ELD records of American truckers." Spencer emphasized that "importantly, the bill ensures that a driver has final approval for any edits suggested by their motor carrier."

The legislation targets the practice highlighted in the CBS investigation of "chameleon carriers," particularly those based outside the U.S. The representatives acknowledged that while edits to ELD records may be necessary to account for legitimate circumstances like rest breaks or refueling stops, concerns have grown over foreign-based dispatchers altering records from overseas while remaining outside U.S. accountability measures. The bill comes as Taylor, who chairs the Congressional Trucking Caucus and serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, works with Steube to address what they frame as a safety gap in current regulations. By requiring driver approval for edits and closing the enforcement gap for foreign-based dispatchers, the legislation aims to restore the integrity of electronic logging systems that were designed to prevent exactly this kind of manipulation—ensuring drivers can't exceed legal limits that exist to keep roads safe.