What rest periods qualify for the split sleeper berth provision?

Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations

Question 2

Q: What rest periods qualify for the split sleeper berth provision?

A: Truck drivers using the split sleeper berth provision under the hours-of- service (HOS) rule may...

If it only takes an hour for a driver to get through the adverse driving conditions, do they still get to use the full 2 hours of the exception?

Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations

Question 13

Q: If it only takes an hour for a driver to get through the adverse driving conditions, do they still get to use the full 2 hours of the exception?

A: No. Drivers are...

May a driver use the adverse driving conditions provision even if the adverse conditions have cleared when the driver arrives at the location where the condition occurred?

Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations

Question 14

Q: May a driver use the adverse driving conditions provision even if the adverse conditions have cleared when the driver arrives at the location where the condition occurred?...

Are drivers required to annotate an adverse driving condition they encountered on their electronic logging device (ELD)?

Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations

Question 15

Q: Are drivers required to annotate an adverse driving condition they encountered on their electronic logging device (ELD)?

A: Yes. A driver is required to annotate the...

May the adverse driving conditions exception be used in concert with the revised short-haul provisions?

Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations

Question 21

Q: May the adverse driving conditions exception be used in concert with the revised short-haul provisions?

A: Yes. However, if the adverse driving condition caused the...

How may a driver using the sleeper berth provision obtain the off-duty time required by 395.3(a)(1)?

Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations

Question 1

Q: How may a driver using the sleeper berth provision obtain the off-duty time required by 395.3(a)(1)?

A: A driver may obtain the required off-duty time by accumulating A...

What does “servicing” of the field operations of the natural gas and oil industry cover?

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 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.  

Question 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.  

Question 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...