Ask X3Hours of Service & ELD — FMCSA Compliance, Answered From the CFR
Everything the FMCSA hours-of-service and electronic-logging rules require — driving limits, the 14-hour window, the 30-minute break, the 34-hour restart, sleeper-berth splits, short-haul exceptions, and ELD records of duty status — each answered from the verbatim text of 49 CFR Part 395.
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31 questions in this guide
49 CFR 395.1How can drivers split sleeper-berth time under 49 CFR 395.1(g)?49 CFR 395.3How does the 34-hour restart work under 49 CFR 395.3?49 CFR 395.3How many hours can a property-carrying driver drive after coming on duty?49 CFR 395.3What are the 60/70-hour on-duty limits under 49 CFR 395.3?49 CFR 395.1What does 49 CFR 395.1 (Scope of rules in this part) require?49 CFR 395.11What does 49 CFR 395.11 (Supporting documents) require?49 CFR 395.13What does 49 CFR 395.13 (Drivers ordered out of service) require?49 CFR 395.2What does 49 CFR 395.2 (Definitions) require?49 CFR 395.20What does 49 CFR 395.20 (ELD applicability and scope) require?49 CFR 395.22What does 49 CFR 395.22 (Motor carrier responsibilities—In general) require?49 CFR 395.24What does 49 CFR 395.24 (Driver responsibilities—In general) require?49 CFR 395.26What does 49 CFR 395.26 (ELD data automatically recorded) require?49 CFR 395.28What does 49 CFR 395.28 (Special driving categories; other driving statuses) require?49 CFR 395.3What does 49 CFR 395.3 (Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles) require?49 CFR 395.30What does 49 CFR 395.30 (ELD record submissions, edits, annotations, and data retention) require?49 CFR 395.32What does 49 CFR 395.32 (Non-authenticated driver logs) require?49 CFR 395.34What does 49 CFR 395.34 (ELD malfunctions and data diagnostic events) require?49 CFR 395.36What does 49 CFR 395.36 (Driver access to records) require?49 CFR 395.38What does 49 CFR 395.38 (Incorporation by reference) require?49 CFR 395.5What does 49 CFR 395.5 (Maximum driving time for passenger-carrying vehicles) require?49 CFR 395.8What does 49 CFR 395.8 (Driver's record of duty status) require?49 CFR 395.8What does 49 CFR 395.8 require for records of duty status and ELDs?49 CFR 395.1What does the adverse driving conditions exception allow under 49 CFR 395.1(b)?49 CFR 395.3What is the 14-hour driving window for property-carrying drivers under 49 CFR 395.3?49 CFR 395.1What is the agricultural commodity HOS exception under 49 CFR 395.1(k)?49 CFR 395.34What must a driver do when an ELD malfunctions under 49 CFR 395.34?49 CFR 395.11What supporting documents must a carrier keep for HOS under 49 CFR 395.11?49 CFR 395.8When can a CDL driver use personal conveyance off-duty?49 CFR 395.3When is the 30-minute break required under 49 CFR 395.3?49 CFR 395.8Which drivers are exempt from the ELD mandate under 49 CFR 395.8?49 CFR 395.1Who qualifies for the 150 air-mile short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)?
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