Does a driver, employed full time by one motor carrier using the 60-hours in 7-days rule, and part-time by another motor carrier using the 70-hours in 8-days rule, have the option of using either rule in computing his hours of service?

Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time

§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.  

Question 2: Does a driver, employed full time by one motor carrier using the 60-hours in 7-days rule, and part-time by another motor carrier using the...

May a motor carrier switch from a 60-hour/7-day limit to a 70-hour/8-day limit or vice versa?

Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time

§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.  

Question 1: May a motor carrier switch from a 60-hour/7-day limit to a 70-hour/8-day limit or vice versa?

Guidance: Yes. The only restriction...

If a driver drives in a non-commercial vehicle to take a physical examination, should the duty status be recorded as on-duty not driving, or as off-duty? Would the answer change if the motor carrier directs the driver to go for the examination?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 32: If a driver drives in a non-commercial vehicle to take a physical examination, should the duty status be recorded as on-duty not driving, or as off-duty? Would the answer change if the motor carrier...

When one of these individuals has a second job with an interstate motor carrier and works a 24-hour shift for the fire/rescue/emergency services department, is all of the time spent during the shift considered on-duty time?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 29: Although firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other public safety professionals are often exempt from the hours-of-service (HOS) regulations under the governmental...

How should time spent at National Guard meetings and training sessions be recorded for the hours of service requirements?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 28: How should time spent at National Guard meetings and training sessions be recorded for the hours of service requirements?

Guidance: A member of a military reserve component,...

How should the time spent when drivers volunteer as firefighters be logged on the record of duty status when the drivers return to work?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 27: A motor carrier has full-time drivers who are also volunteer fire fighters. Some of the drivers carry pagers and leave their normal activities only when notified of a fire....

Is time spent operating controls in a CMV to perform an auxiliary, non-driving function (e.g., lifting a loaded container, compacting waste, etc.) considered driving time?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 26: Is time spent operating controls in a CMV to perform an auxiliary, non-driving function (e.g., lifting a loaded container, compacting waste, etc.) considered driving time? Does...

When a driver experiences a delay on an impassable highway, should the time he/she is delayed be entered on the record of duty status as driving time or on-duty (not driving)?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 25: When a driver experiences a delay on an impassable highway, should the time he/she is delayed be entered on the record of duty status as driving time or on-duty (not driving)?

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If a driver is transported by automobile from the point of a breakdown to a terminal, and then dispatched on another run, how is the time spent in the automobile entered on the record of duty status?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 24: If a driver is transported by automobile from the point of a breakdown to a terminal, and then dispatched on another run, how is the time spent in the automobile entered on the record of...

How many times may a motor carrier relieve a driver from duty within a tour of duty?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 23: How many times may a motor carrier relieve a driver from duty within a tour of duty?

Guidance: There is no limitation on the number of times a driver can be relieved from duty...