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FMCSA Hours of Service Final Rule
FMCSA’s top priority is safety on America’s roadways. That’s why the Agency is updating hours of service regulations to improve safety and increase flexibility for the nation’s commercial vehicle drivers.
These updates to hours of service rules offer four key modifications...
Hours of Service Drivers Final Rule
FMCSA revises the hours of service (HOS) regulations to provide greater flexibility for drivers subject to those rules without adversely affecting safety. The Agency: (1) expands the short-haul exception to 150 air-miles and allows a 14-hour work shift to take place as part of the exception; (2...
What does “servicing” of the field operations of the natural gas and oil industry cover?
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 6: What does “servicing” of the field operations of the natural gas and oil industry cover?
Guidance: The ‘‘24-hour restart’’ provision of § 395.1(d)(1) is available to drivers of the broad range of...
Does the emergency conditions exception in 49 CFR 395.1(b)(2) apply to a driver who planned on arriving at a specific rest area to complete his 11 hours driving and found the rest area full, forcing the driver to continue past the 11 hours driving looking
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance 28: Does the emergency conditions exception in 49 CFR 395.1(b)(2) apply to a driver who planned on arriving at a specific rest area to complete his 11 hours driving and found the rest area full, forcing the driver to continue...
Can a for-hire motor carrier located in Canada transport farm supplies and/or equipment for agricultural purposes to a location in the U.S. without having to comply with Part 395?
Hours of Service Agricultural Commodities
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 32: Can a for-hire motor carrier located in Canada transport farm supplies and/or equipment for agricultural purposes to a location in...
Does fuel used in the production of agricultural commodities qualify as “farm supplies” under 49 CFR 395.1(k)?
Hours of Service Agricultural Commodities
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 31: Does fuel used in the production of agricultural commodities qualify as “farm supplies” under 49 CFR 395.1(k)?
Guidance: Fuel qualifies as a...
Does the exception in §395.1(k) for “drivers transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes” cover the transportation of poultry or poultry feed?
Hours of Service Agricultural Commodities
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&A Question 30: Does the exception in §395.1(k) for “drivers transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes” cover the transportation of...
May a driver operating a CMV under a lease arrangement with a motor carrier, after being placed out of service for an hours of service violation, cancel the lease and continue to operate the vehicle as a private personal conveyance?
Lease arrangements and out of service declarations
§395.13 Drivers declared out of service.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 2: May a driver operating a CMV under a lease arrangement with a motor carrier, after being placed out of service for an hours of service...