If a driver is required repeatedly to respond to satellite or similar communications received during a 10-hour off-duty period (8-hour off-duty period for passenger transportation), does this activity affect a driver’s duty status?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 31: If a driver is required repeatedly to respond to satellite or similar communications received during a 10-hour off-duty period (8-hour off-duty period for passenger transportation), does...

Advisory: Declaring the Transportation of Anhydrous Ammonia and Class 3, Flammable Liquids When Filing FMCSA Registration.

Advisory: Declaring the Transportation of Anhydrous Ammonia and Class 3, Flammable Liquids When Filing FMCSA Registration.

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) of the United States

Department of Transportation (USDOT) is issuing this...

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...

My company received a communication entitled, “Urgent Compliance Notice” which states that our company is not in compliance with DOT Drug and Alcohol training requirements and will be subject to civil penalties up to $10,000, if our supervisors do not ...

Guidance to companies receiving solicitations from companies providing DOT drug and alcohol testing services.

My company received a communication entitled, “Urgent Compliance Notice” which states that our company is not in compliance with DOT Drug and Alcohol training...

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...