What documentation must a driver claiming the 100-air-mile radius exemption (§395.1(e)) have in his/her possession?

Hours of Service Exceptions

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 13: What documentation must a driver claiming the 100-air-mile radius exemption (§395.1(e)) have in his/her possession?

Guidance: None.

Can personal conveyance time be combined with other off-duty time to complete a 10 or 34-hour break?

Question 10: Can personal conveyance time be combined with other off-duty time to complete a 10 or 34-hour break? Guidance:  Yes, since PC is off-duty time. However, it is important to note that the provision in §392.3 of the FMCSRs, prohibiting the operation of a commercial motor...

Can a loaded vehicle be used as personal conveyance?

Question 9: Can a loaded vehicle be used as personal conveyance? Guidance:  Yes. Determining personal conveyance is based on the nature of the movement, not whether the vehicle is laden.  

How many statute miles are equivalent to 100-air-miles?

Hours of Service Exceptions

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 12: How many statute miles are equivalent to 100-air-miles?

Guidance: The term “air mile” is internationally defined as a “nautical mile” which is equivalent to...

Acceptance of Applications for Mexican-Domiciled Long-Haul Operations, 80 Fed. Reg. 2179

Federal Register Title and Cite

Acceptance of Applications for Mexican-Domiciled Long-Haul Operations, 80 Fed. Reg. 2179 (Jan. 15, 2015)

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/01/15/2015-00555/acceptance-of-applications-for-mexican-domiciled-long-haul-...

If a driver picks up the commercial motor vehicle from a repair facility once repairs are complete, would the driver be allowed to use personal conveyance to their residence from the repair shop?

Question 8: If a driver picks up the commercial motor vehicle from a repair facility once repairs are complete, would the driver be allowed to use personal conveyance to their residence from the repair shop? Guidance:  No, travel for repair and maintenance work is being done in the...

May specially trained drivers of specially constructed oil well servicing vehicles cumulate the 8 consecutive hoby combining off-duty time or sleeper-berth time at a natural gas or oil well site with off duty while en route to or from the well?

Hours of Service Exceptions

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 11: May specially trained drivers of specially constructed oil well servicing vehicles cumulate the 8 consecutive hours off duty required by §395.3 by combining off-duty...

May a driver use personal conveyance when they run out of available (driving/on-duty) hours?

Question 6: May a driver use personal conveyance when they run out of available (driving/on-duty) hours?  Guidance: No, except for the one exception described in Guidance Question 26 to 49 CFR 395.8 where a driver who runs out of hours while at a shipper’s or receiver’s facility may...

How is personal conveyance time calculated in the hours-of-service rules?

Question 5: How is personal conveyance time calculated in the hours-of-service rules? Guidance: Time spent under personal conveyance is off-duty time.

Occasionally, the driver has leftover materials that must be transported back to a motor carrier facility or service depot. Would such a return trip be covered by §395.1(d)(1)?

Hours of Service Exceptions

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 10: A driver is used exclusively to transport materials (such as sand or water) which are used exclusively to service the field operations of the natural gas or oil...