The following information is provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Please visit their website at www.fmcsa.dot.gov
Summary of HOS Regulations as of
July 1, 2013
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The following table summarizes the
HOS regulations for property-carrying and passenger-carrying drivers.
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HOURS-OF-SERVICE
RULES
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PROPERTY-CARRYING
DRIVERS
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PASSENGER-CARRYING
DRIVERS
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11-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty. |
10-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty. |
14-Hour Limit
May not drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time does not extend the 14-hour period. |
15-Hour Limit
May not drive after having been on duty for 15 hours, following 8 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time is not included in the 15-hour period. |
Rest Breaks
May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty or sleeper-berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory "in attendance" time may be included in break if no other duties performed] |
60/70-Hour Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. |
60/70-Hour Limit
May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty. Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. home terminal time, and may only be used once per week, or 168 hours, measured from the beginning of the previous restart. |
Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers using a sleeper berth must take at least 8 hours in the sleeper berth, and may split the sleeper-berth time into two periods provided neither is less than 2 hours. |
Sleeper Berth Provision
Drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, plus a separate 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or any combination of the two. |
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Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations –
Comparison
Comparison to Prior Rule. [Download PDF Version]
PROVISION
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PRIOR
RULE
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UPDATED
RULE – COMPLIANCE DATE
JULY 1, 2013 |
Limitations
on minimum "34-hour restarts"
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None
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(1) Must include two periods from
1 a.m. to 5 a.m., home terminal time.
(2) May only be used once per week, 168 hours, measured from the beginning of the previous restart. |
Rest
breaks
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None except as limited by other
rule provisions.
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May drive only if 8 hours or less
have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty or sleeper-berth period of at
least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory "in attendance" time for
hazardous materials may be included in break if no other duties performed]
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PROVISION
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PRIOR
RULE
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UPDATED
RULE – COMPLIANCE DATE
FEBRUARY 27, 2012 |
On-duty
time
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Includes any time in CMV except
sleeper-berth.
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Does not include any time resting
in a parked vehicle (also applies to passenger- carrying drivers). In a
moving property-carrying CMV, does not include up to 2 hours in passenger
seat immediately before or after 8 consecutive hours in sleeper-berth.
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Penalties
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"Egregious" hours of
service violations not specifically defined.
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Driving (or allowing a driver to
drive) more than 3 hours beyond the driving-time limit may be considered an
egregious violation and subject to the maximum civil penalties. Also applies
to passenger-carrying drivers.
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Oilfield
exemption
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"Waiting time" for
certain drivers at oilfields (which is off-duty but does extend 14-hour duty
period) must be recorded and available to FMCSA, but no method or details are
specified for the recordkeeping.
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"Waiting time" for
certain drivers at oilfields must be shown on logbook or electronic
equivalent as off-duty and identified by annotations in "remarks"
or a separate line added to "grid."
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