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NOTE: This guidance revises the previous version of FMCSA’s Interstate Truck Driver’s Guide to Hours of Service, issued in October 2016, and rescinded on June 27, 2020.
FMCSA-HOS-395-DRIVERS-GUIDE-TO-HOS(2022-04-28)
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Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations
Question 11
Q: What is a "qualifying rest break or sleeper berth period" under the definition of adverse driving conditions?
A: A qualifying rest break or sleeper berth period is...
Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations
Question 12
Q: Are there any restrictions on how often the adverse driving conditions exception may be used?
A: No. There is no limit provided the adverse driving conditions...
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...
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?...
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...
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...
Hours of Service of Exceptions
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 4: Are there allowances made in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for delays caused by loading and unloading?
Guidance: No....
Hours of Service Exceptions
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 3: May a truck driver use the adverse driving conditions exception if he/she has accumulated driving time and on-duty (not driving) time, that would put the driver over 14...
Hours of Service Exception
§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 2: If a driver invokes the exception for adverse driving conditions, does a supervisor need to sign the driver’s record of duty status when he/she arrives at the destination...