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If a driver is required by a motor carrier to carry a pager/beeper to receive notification to contact the motor carrier for a duty assignment, how should this time be recorded?

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FMCSA-HOS-395.2-Q06.VSB_.docx (23.89 KB)

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Guidance Q&A

Question 6: If a driver is required by a motor carrier to carry a pager/beeper to receive notification to contact the motor carrier for a duty assignment, how should this time be recorded?

Guidance: The time is to be recorded as off-duty.

Regulatory Topic: Hours of Service Definitions
Effective Date: Sunday, May 4, 1997
Issued Date: Friday, April 4, 1997