How should the time spent when drivers volunteer as firefighters be logged on the record of duty status when the drivers return to work?

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Question 27: A motor carrier has full-time drivers who are also volunteer fire fighters. Some of the drivers carry pagers and leave their normal activities only when notified of a fire....

Is time spent operating controls in a CMV to perform an auxiliary, non-driving function (e.g., lifting a loaded container, compacting waste, etc.) considered driving time?

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Question 26: Is time spent operating controls in a CMV to perform an auxiliary, non-driving function (e.g., lifting a loaded container, compacting waste, etc.) considered driving time? Does...

When a driver experiences a delay on an impassable highway, should the time he/she is delayed be entered on the record of duty status as driving time or on-duty (not driving)?

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Question 25: When a driver experiences a delay on an impassable highway, should the time he/she is delayed be entered on the record of duty status as driving time or on-duty (not driving)?

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If a driver is transported by automobile from the point of a breakdown to a terminal, and then dispatched on another run, how is the time spent in the automobile entered on the record of duty status?

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Question 24: If a driver is transported by automobile from the point of a breakdown to a terminal, and then dispatched on another run, how is the time spent in the automobile entered on the record of...

How many times may a motor carrier relieve a driver from duty within a tour of duty?

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Question 23: How many times may a motor carrier relieve a driver from duty within a tour of duty?

Guidance: There is no limitation on the number of times a driver can be relieved from duty...

A motor carrier relieves a driver from duty. What is a suitable facility for resting?

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Question 22: A motor carrier relieves a driver from duty. What is a suitable facility for resting?

Guidance: The only resting facility which the FMCSA regulates is the sleeper...

How does a driver record the hours spent driving in a school bus operation when he/she also drives a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for a company subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)?

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Question 21: How does a driver record the hours spent driving in a school bus operation when he/she also drives a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for a company subject to the Federal Motor Carrier...

How must a driver record time spent on-call awaiting dispatch?

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Question 20: How must a driver record time spent on-call awaiting dispatch?

Guidance: The time that a driver is free from obligations to the employer and is able to use that time to secure...

May the time a driver spends attending safety meetings, ceremonies, celebrations, or other company-sponsored safety events be recorded as off-duty time?

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Question 19: May the time a driver spends attending safety meetings, ceremonies, celebrations, or other company-sponsored safety events be recorded as off-duty time?

Guidance: Yes, if...

May a driver change to and from a driver-salesman status at any time?

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Question 18: May a driver change to and from a driver-salesman status at any time?

Guidance: Yes, if the change is made on a weekly basis.