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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What documents satisfy the requirement to show a shipping document number on a record of duty status as found in §395.8(d)(11)?

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   .

Question 14: What documents satisfy the requirement to show a shipping document number on a record of duty status as found in §395.8(d)(11)?

Guidance: The following are some of the documents acceptable...

Are drivers required to draw continuous lines between the off-duty, sleeper berth, driving, and on-duty (not driving) lines on a record of duty status when changing their duty status?

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 13: Are drivers required to draw continuous lines between the off-duty, sleeper berth, driving, and on-duty (not driving) lines on a record of duty status when changing their duty status?

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Is a driver who works for a motor carrier on an occasional basis and who is regularly employed by a non-motor carrier entity required to submit either records of duty status or a signed statement regarding the hours of service for all on-duty time?

Hours of Service Records of Duty Status

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 11: Is a driver who works for a motor carrier on an occasional basis and who is regularly employed by a non-motor carrier entity required to submit either...

May a duplicate copy of a record of duty status be submitted if an original was seized by an enforcement official?

Hours of Service Records of Duty Status

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 9: May a duplicate copy of a record of duty status be submitted if an original was seized by an enforcement official?

Guidance: A...

Is the Canadian bilingual or any other record of duty status form acceptable in the U.S.?

Hours of Service Records of Duty Status

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 7: Is the Canadian bilingual or any other record of duty status form acceptable in the U.S.?

Guidance: Yes, provided the grid format and specific...