Under what circumstances may a driver operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) as a personal conveyance?

use of CMV as a personal conveyance

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 26: Under what circumstances may a driver operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) as a personal conveyance?

Guidance: A driver may record...

Is a driver (United States or foreign) required to maintain a record of duty status (log book) in a foreign country before entering the U.S.?

RODS requirement in foreign country prior to entering the US

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 25: Is a driver (United States or foreign) required to maintain a record of duty status (log...

When must a driver complete the signature/certification of the driver’s record of duty status?

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 24: When must a driver complete the signature/certification of the driver’s record of duty status?

Guidance: In general, the driver must sign the record of duty status immediately after all...

When the driver’s duty status changes, do §§395.8(c) or 395.8(h)(5) require a description of on-duty not driving activities in the remarks section in addition to the name of the nearest city, town or village followed by the State abbreviation?

Requirements for on-duty not driving descriptions

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 23: When the driver’s duty status changes, do §§395.8(c) or 395.8(h)(5) require a description of on-duty not driving activities (“...

What is the carrier’s liability when its drivers falsify records of duty status?

liability for false records

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 21: What is the carrier’s liability when its drivers falsify records of duty status?

Guidance: A carrier is liable both for the actions of its drivers in...

Is this “mandatory information” that required of a normal RODS under section 395.8(d) or that of the 100 air-mile radius exemption under section 395.1(e)(5)?

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 19: Regulatory guidance issued by the FMCSA states that a driver’s record-of-duty-status (RODS) may be used as the 100 air-mile radius time record “provided the form contains the mandatory information.” Is...

If a company owns more than one motor carrier subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, may the company use logs listing the names of all such motor carrier employers and require the driver to identify the carrier for which he or she drives

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 18: Section 395.8(d)(4) requires that the name of the motor carrier be shown on the driver’s record of duty status. If a company owns more than one motor carrier subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

Can military time be used on the grid portion of the driver’s record of duty status?

Hours of Service Records of Duty Status

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   .

Question 17: Can military time be used on the grid portion of the driver’s record of duty status?

Guidance: Yes. The references to 9:00 A.M., 3:00 P.M.,...

Are drivers required to include their total on-duty time for the previous 7 to 8 days (as applicable) on the driver’s record of duty status?

Hours of Service Records of Duty Status

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 16: Are drivers required to include their total on-duty time for the previous 7 to 8 days (as applicable) on the driver’s record of duty status...

If a driver from a foreign country only operates in the U.S. one day a week, is he required to keep a record of duty status for every day?

Hours of Service Records of Duty Status

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 15: If a driver from a foreign country only operates in the U.S. one day a week, is he required to keep a record of duty status for every day?

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