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Summary of Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations
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Who Must Comply
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HOS Final Rule
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Most drivers must follow the HOS Regulations if they drive a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV.
In general, a CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business and is involved in interstate commerce and fits any of these descriptions:
- Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
- Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
- Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
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A vehicle that is involved in Interstate or intrastate commerce and is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards is also considered a CMV
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The Hours of Service of Drivers Final Rule [Download PDF Version] was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2011. The effective date of the Final Rule is February 27, 2012, and the compliance date of selected provisions is July 1, 2013. The links below provide more details regarding the HOS Final Rule:
Download HOS Reference Materials |
Summary of Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations as of July 2013
The table below [Download PDF Version] summarizes the changes compared to current rule.
| PROVISION | PRIOR RULE | FINAL RULE - COMPLIANCE DATE JULY 1, 2013 |
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Limitations on minimum "34-hour restarts"
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None
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(1) Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., home terminal time.
(2) May only be used once per week, 168 hours, measured from the beginning of the
previous restart.
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Rest breaks
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None except as limited by other rule provisions.
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May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty
or sleeper berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory “in
attendance” time for hazardous materials may be included in break if no other
duties performed]
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| PROVISION | PRIOR RULE | FINAL RULE - COMPLIANCE DATE FEBRUARY 27, 2012 |
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On-duty time
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Includes any time in CMV except sleeper berth.
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Does not include any time resting in a parked vehicle (also applies to passengercarrying
drivers). In a moving property-carrying CMV, does not include up to 2 hours
in passenger seat immediately before or after 8 consecutive hours in sleeper berth.
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| Penalties |
“Egregious” hours-of-service violations not
specifically defined.
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Driving (or allowing a driver to drive) more than 3 hours beyond the driving-time
limit may be considered an “egregious” violation and subject to the maximum civil
penalties. Also applies to passenger-carrying drivers.
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Oilfield exemption
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“Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields (which is
off-duty but does extend 14-hour duty period) must be
recorded and available to FMCSA, but no method or
details are specified for the recordkeeping.
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“Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields must be shown on logbook or electronic
equivalent as off duty and identified by annotations in “remarks” or a separate line
added to “grid.”
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| Summary of HOS Regulations | |
The following table [Download PDF Version] summarizes the HOS regulations for property-carrying and passenger-carrying CMV drivers.
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HOURS-OF-SERVICE RULES
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Property-Carrying CMV Drivers (Valid as of July 1, 2013)
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Passenger-Carrying CMV Drivers
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11-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
| 10-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty.
| 14-Hour Limit
May not drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, following
10 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time does not extend the 14-hour period.
| 15-Hour On-Duty Limit
May not drive after having been on duty for 15 hours, following 8 consecutive
hours off duty. Off-duty time is not included in the 15-hour period.
| Rest Breaks
May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty
or sleeper berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory “in
attendance” time may be included in break if no other duties performed]
| 60/70-Hour On-Duty Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days.
| 60/70-Hour On-Duty Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. A driver may
restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours
off duty. Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. home terminal time, and
may only be used once per week, or 168 hours, measured from the beginning of
the previous restart.
| Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers using a sleeper berth must take at least 8 hours in the sleeper berth, and
may split the sleeper berth time into two periods provided neither is less than 2
hours.
| Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours
in the sleeper berth, plus a separate 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper
berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.
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