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Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 6: Do community lectures and self-help groups qualify as education and/or treatment?
Guidance: Self-help groups and community lectures qualify as education but do not qualify as treatment....
NOTE: This guidance reflects minor correction(s) (e.g., for grammar, typographical errors, or consistency) made on March 10, 2022.
FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ63(2017-04-03)-CORR1
Question: What is the definition of...
Hours of Service Exceptions
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 27: After accumulating 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time, a driver of a property-carrying vehicle spends 4 hours in the sleeper berth. The driver then drives...
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 5: How will the SAP evaluation process differ if the employee is discharged by the employer rather than retained following a rule violation?
Guidance: After engaging in prohibited conduct and...
Hours of Service Exceptions
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 26: May a driver record sleeper berth time as off-duty time on line one of the record of duty status?
Guidance: No. The driver’s record of duty status must...
NOTE: This guidance was rescinded on March 10, 2022, and is no longer in effect. Please see revised guidance FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ62(2022-03-10).
FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ62
Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours...
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 4: Are employers required to refer a discharged employee to an SAP?
Guidance: The rules require an employer to advise the employee, who engages in conduct prohibited under the DOT rules, of...
Section § 393.41: Parking brake systems.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 1: May the ‘‘park’’ position of a CMV’s transmission be used as a parking brake to comply with the § 393.41?
Guidance: No. The ‘‘park’’ position of the transmission is only a locking device used to lock...
Section § 393.40: Required brake systems.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 1: May a system such as ‘‘driveline brakes’’ be used as an emergency brake provided it complies with the requirements of § 393.52?
Guidance: Yes. CMVs which were not subject to the emergency brake...
Question 2: Must all trailers be equipped with overload protective devices?
Guidance: No. Trailers do not need overload protective devices when protection of trailer circuits is provided on the towing vehicle. A circuit breaker should be used only when the head lamp...