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Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 22: A motor carrier relieves a driver from duty. What is a suitable facility for resting?
Guidance: The only resting facility which the FMCSA regulates is the sleeper...
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 21: How does a driver record the hours spent driving in a school bus operation when he/she also drives a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for a company subject to the Federal Motor Carrier...
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 20: How must a driver record time spent on-call awaiting dispatch?
Guidance: The time that a driver is free from obligations to the employer and is able to use that time to secure...
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 19: May the time a driver spends attending safety meetings, ceremonies, celebrations, or other company-sponsored safety events be recorded as off-duty time?
Guidance: Yes, if...
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 18: May a driver change to and from a driver-salesman status at any time?
Guidance: Yes, if the change is made on a weekly basis.
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 17: How is the 50 percent driving time in the definition of “driver-salesperson” in §395.2 determined?
Guidance: The driving time is determined on a weekly basis. The driver must be...
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 16: Must a driver engaged in union activities affecting the employing motor carrier record such time as on-duty (not driving) time?
Guidance: The union activities of a...
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 15: How must the time spent operating a motor vehicle on the rails (roadrailers) be recorded?
Guidance: On-duty (not driving).
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 14: How must a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver operating a non-CMV at the direction of a motor carrier record this time?
Guidance: If a CMV driver operates motor vehicles with...
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 13: What is the duty status of a co-driver who is riding seated next to the truck driver?
Guidance: On-duty (not driving).