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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
When does the pre-2000 model year exception apply? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q20 ELD Guidance
ELD FAQ17: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ017 ELD Guidance
When does the pre-2000 model year exception apply? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ020(2018-09-19)-CORR1 ELD Guidance
Qualifications of Drivers; Diabetes Standard, 83 FR 47486 (Sept. 19, 2018) FMCSA-FR-83FR47486.2018.09.19 Driver Physical Qualification Standard for Insulin-Treated Diabetes
Prohibition on Engaging in U.S. Point-to-Point Transportation FMCSA-BOR-MX-POINT-TO-POINT GUIDANCE Prohibition on U.S. point-to-point transportation
Using ELDs to Transfer Electronic Driver Logs FMCSA-HOS-ELD-TRAINING-395-FAQ2 ELD Guidance
Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents: Frequently Asked Questions. FMCSA-HOS-AG-395.1-AG EXEMPTION DIAGRAMS ELD Guidance
Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance. FMCSA-FR-83FR26377-2018.06.07 Recording time operating a CMV as personal conveyance and off-duty under the HOS regulations
Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities. FMCSA-FR-83FR26374-2018.06.07 Applicability of the agricultural commodity exception to hours of service regulations
How is the “source of the agricultural commodities” determined if the driver makes multiple pick-ups of the commodity en route to the final destination? FMCSA-HOS-AG-395.1-Q37 Agricultural guidance