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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
Interstate Truck Driver’s Guide to Hours of Service FMCSA-HOS-395-DRIVERS-GUIDE-TO-HOS(2022-04-28) Hours of Service Regulations for Property Carriers
Hours of Service Examples FMCSA-HOS-395-HOS-EXAMPLES(2022-04-28) Hours of Service Examples
Implementation of Household Goods Working Group Recommendations, 87 Fed. Reg. 24431 (April 26, 2022) FMCSA-FR-87FR24431(2022-04-26) Household Goods
Are Canada- and Mexico-domiciled motor carriers permitted to use automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDS)? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q028(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
If a driver forgets to indicate the start of Personal Conveyance (PC) or Yard Moves (YM), can they later edit that automatically generated driving event to PC (Off Duty) or YM (On Duty Not Driving)? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q081(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
Are motor carriers that meet the agricultural exemption defined in 49 CFR 395.1(k) or the covered farm vehicle § 395.1(s) subject to the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q031(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
If the unidentified driving time is accepted by the driver, will the electronic logging device (ELD) still show the driving time as unidentified? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q051(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
How can yard moves be reflected on the electronic logging device (ELD)? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q070(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
Can electronic logging device (ELD) events remain unassigned after a trip is assigned to a driver? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q054(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance
Are electronic logging devices (ELDs) required to be interoperable? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q033(2022-03-10) ELD Guidance