Does the 30-minute break count against the 14-hour “driving window”?
Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations
Question 18
Q: Does the 30-minute break count against the 14-hour "driving window"?
A: Yes.
395.3
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May a driver use on-duty not driving time during a roadside inspection to satisfy the 30-minute break?
Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations
Question 19
Q: May a driver use on-duty not driving time during a roadside inspection to satisfy the 30-minute break?
A: Yes. If the driver is stopped for at least 30-consecutive...
How may a driver using the sleeper berth provision obtain the off-duty time required by 395.3(a)(1)?
Frequently Asked Questions Relating to 2020 Changes to Hours of Service Regulations
Question 1
Q: How may a driver using the sleeper berth provision obtain the off-duty time required by 395.3(a)(1)?
A: A driver may obtain the required off-duty time by accumulating A...
May time spent in resting or sleeping in motor homes being delivered be recorded as off-duty time?
Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 9: May time spent in resting or sleeping in motor homes being delivered be recorded as off-duty time?
Guidance: The FMCSA believes...
What is the liability of a motor carrier for hours of service violations?
Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 7: What is the liability of a motor carrier for hours of service violations?
Guidance: The carrier is liable for violations of the...
If a motor carrier operates under the 70-hour/8-day rule, does any aspect of the 60-hour rule apply to its operations?
§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 6: If a motor carrier operates under the 70-hour/8-day rule, does any aspect of the 60-hour rule apply to its operations? If a motor carrier operates under the60-hour/7-day rule, does any...
May a driver domiciled in the United States comply with the Canadian hours of service regulations while driving in Canada?
Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 5: May a driver domiciled in the United States comply with the Canadian hours of service regulations while driving in Canada? If so...
Does a driver, employed full time by one motor carrier using the 60-hours in 7-days rule, and part-time by another motor carrier using the 70-hours in 8-days rule, have the option of using either rule in computing his hours of service?
Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time
§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 2: Does a driver, employed full time by one motor carrier using the 60-hours in 7-days rule, and part-time by another motor carrier using the...
May a sleeper berth be used for a period of less than 2 hours’ duration?
Hours of Service Definitions
§395.2 Definitions.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 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...