The FMCSA says a commercial driver can consider a carrier’s behavior “harassment” if a carrier knows, or should have known, its actions would force a driver to violate HOS (Hours of Service) rules. Carriers are prohibited from requiring drivers to drive when their ability to safely do so is impaired by things like fatigue or illness.
The ELD rule has provisions that prevent carriers from using the ELDs to harass drivers. ELDs are designed to only allow limited edits to the logs by both the driver and the carrier. And when changes are made to a log, the original, unedited log is always retained so the documents can be compared.
Drivers can file a written complaint with the FMCSA if they feel they are being harassed.