Hours of Service for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers; Regulatory Guidance Concerning Off-Duty Time.

Recording Off-duty status as part of HOS compliance

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Hours of Service for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers; Regulatory Guidance Concerning Off-Duty Time.

78 FR 41852 (July 12, 2013)

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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?

Hours of Service Exception

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 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...

Regulatory Guidance: Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment, 76 Fed. Reg. 50433 (August 15, 2011)

Applicability of FMCSRs to share-croppers and implements of husbandry

76 Federal Register 50433 August 15, 2011

Regulatory Guidance: Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural...

What hours-of-service regulations apply to drivers operating between the United States and Mexico or between the United States and Canada?

Hours of Service

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 1: What hours-of-service regulations apply to drivers operating between the United States and Mexico or between the United States and Canada?

Guidance: When operating...

Hours of Service Exceptions

Hours of Service Exceptions

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Guidance Q&A Question 33: If a driver using either short-haul exception in § 395.1(e) finds it necessary to exceed the exception limitations for unforeseen reasons, is the driver...

Must a motor carrier that uses a 100-air-mile radius driver write zero (0) hours on the time record for each day the driver is off duty (not working for the motor carrier)?

Hours of Service

§395.1 Scope of the rules in this part.  

Question 29: Must a motor carrier that uses a 100-air-mile radius driver write zero (0) hours on the time record for each day the driver is off duty (not working for the motor carrier)?...

Must an AOBRD be capable of providing a hardcopy printout?

AOBRD printout requirements

§395.15 Automatic on-board recording devices.   

Question 6: Must an AOBRD be capable of providing a hardcopy printout?

Guidance: No, the FMCSRs do not require AOBRDs to provide a...

What information is required to be displayed on the AOBRD?

Information required to be displayed on an AOBRD

§395.15 Automatic on-board recording devices.   

Question 5: What information is required to be displayed on the AOBRD?

Guidance: (1) Section 395.15(i)(5) requires that AOBRDs...

Policy on the Retention of Supporting Documents and the Use of Electronic Mobile Communication/Tracking Technology in Assessing Motor Carriers’ and Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers’ Compliance with the Hours of Service Regulations.

Retention of supporting documents when using electronic mobile communication/tracking technology to assess compliance with HOS

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Policy on the Retention of Supporting Documents and the Use of Electronic Mobile Communication/Tracking Technology...

Are automatic on-board recorders (AOBRDs) required to be designed and maintained to prevent team drivers in a non-driving duty status from making updates to their electronic record of duty status while the vehicle is in motion?

When a non-driver may update their eROD

§395.15 Automatic on-board recording devices.   

Question 4: Are automatic on-board recorders (AOBRDs) required to be designed and maintained to prevent team drivers in a non-driving duty status from making...