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Regulatory Guidance

Welcome to the FMCSA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains and links to all guidance documents in effect from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract.

To comment on any guidance document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of any guidance document, please identify the guidance document in your request and send it to: FMCSAguidance@dot.gov. NOTE: The FMCSAguidance mailbox is not intended to serve as a mailbox for general inquiries. For inquiries that go beyond the limited purpose of the FMCSAguidance mailbox, please call FMCSA's Information Line (800-832-5660) or visit FMCSA's "Contact Us" page to send your inquiry to the appropriate mailbox.

Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
(395.8-Q20) FMCSA-HOS-395.8-Q20 RODS and the 100 air-mile radius exemption
(395.8-Q12) FMCSA-HOS-395.8-Q12 Hours of Service Records of Duty Status
The driver has logged one or more 13-hour driving periods while in Canada during the previous 7 days, but has complied with all the FMCSRs while operating in the U.S. Has the driver violated the 11-hour driving requirement in the U.S.? FMCSA-HOS-395.3-Q04 Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
May a driver domiciled in the United States comply with the Canadian hours of service regulations while driving in Canada? FMCSA-HOS-395.3-Q05 Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
If a motor carrier operates under the 70-hour/8-day rule, does any aspect of the 60-hour rule apply to its operations? FMCSA-HOS-395.3-Q06 Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
Driver vehicle inspection report FMCSA-VM-396.11-Q015 Driver vehicle inspection report
What is the liability of a motor carrier for hours of service violations? FMCSA-HOS-395.3-Q07 Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
Are carriers liable for the actions of their employees even though the carrier contends that it did not require or permit the violations to occur? FMCSA-HOS-395.3-Q08 Hours of Service Maximum Driving Tim
May time spent in resting or sleeping in motor homes being delivered be recorded as off-duty time? FMCSA-HOS-395.3-Q09 Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
How should a change of duty status for a short period of time be shown on the driver’s record of duty status? FMCSA-HOS-395.8-Q01 Hours of Service Records of Duty Status