If a “driver trainer” occasionally drives a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), thereby becoming a “driver” (regardless of whether he/she is paid for driving), must the driver record all non driving (training) time as on-duty (not driving)?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 8: If a “driver trainer” occasionally drives a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), thereby becoming a “driver” (regardless of whether he/she is paid for driving), must the driver record all non...

May a sleeper berth be used for a period of less than 2 hours’ duration?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 7: May a sleeper berth be used for a period of less than 2 hours’ duration?

Guidance: Yes. The sleeper berth may be used for such periods of inactivity. Periods of time of less than...

If a driver is required by a motor carrier to carry a pager/beeper to receive notification to contact the motor carrier for a duty assignment, how should this time be recorded?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 6: If a driver is required by a motor carrier to carry a pager/beeper to receive notification to contact the motor carrier for a duty assignment, how should this time be recorded?

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Do telephone calls to or from the motor carrier that momentarily interrupt a driver’s rest period constitute a change of the driver’s duty status?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 5: Do telephone calls to or from the motor carrier that momentarily interrupt a driver’s rest period constitute a change of the driver’s duty status?

Guidance: Telephone calls of...

Is the driver allowed to record his stops during a tour of duty as off-duty time when the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is laden with HM and the CMV is parked in a truck stop parking lot?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 4: A driver has been given written permission by his/her employer to record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time. Is the driver allowed to record his stops...

Is the driver required to record meal and other routine stops as off-duty time, or is it the driver’s decision whether such time is recorded as off-duty?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 3: A driver has been given written permission by his/her employer to record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time. Is the driver required to...

What conditions must be met for a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver to record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time?

Hours of Service Definitions

§395.2 Definitions.  

Question 2: What conditions must be met for a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver to record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time?

Guidance:...

Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.

Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.

Question 7: Can an employee who has violated the rules return to safety-sensitive functions prior to receiving an SAP evaluation?

Guidance: The employee is prohibited from performing any DOT regulated...

Is it a violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) from the last stop to home and not show that time on the time cards?

Hours of Service Definitions

Question 1: A company told all of its drivers that it would no longer pay for driving from the last stop to home and that this time should not be shown on the time cards. Is it a violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations...

Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.

Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.

Question 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....