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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
Are there differences in how long a driver may operate in a single duty period in Canada and the United States? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-395-FAQ011 Cross-border hours-of-service requirements
What are the differences in the requirements for drivers to have in their possession in the CMV copies of their records of duty status when driving in Canada or the United States? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-395-FAQ012 Cross-border hours-of-service requirements
What are the differences between the maximum duty time/duty cycles regulations in the United States and Canada? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-395-FAQ013 Cross-border hours-of-service requirements
Are there HOS regulations in the United States or Canada that allow a driver to reset a maximum duty time-period? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-395-FAQ016 Cross-border hours of service requirements
Will a Canadian commercial driver be able to split their off-duty time in the sleeper berth when operating FMCSA-BOR-HOS-395-FAQ014 Cross-border hours-of-service requirements
Is personal conveyance treated any differently when the driver is hauling hazardous materials? FMCSA-HOS-PC-395.8-FAQ03 Personal Conveyance guidance
May a driver, who drops his or her last load at a receiver’s facility use personal conveyance to return to their normal work location (i.e. home or terminal?) FMCSA-HOS-PC-395.8-FAQ01 Personal Conveyance guidance
Can personal conveyance time be combined with other off-duty time to complete a 10 or 34-hour break? FMCSA-HOS-PC-395.8-FAQ10 Personal Conveyance guidance
Can a loaded vehicle be used as personal conveyance? FMCSA-HOS-PC-395.8-FAQ09 Personal Conveyance guidance
Can a driver who claims the short haul exception use personal conveyance? FMCSA-HOS-PC-395.8-FAQ04 Personal Conveyance guidance