The Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations (49 CFR, Part 395) were revised in August 2005. See a summary of the rule changes below.
For questions concerning HOS regulations, please contact your State's Division Office.
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Summary of the New Hours-of-Service Regulations Effective October 1, 2005
The following table summarizes only the HOS rule changes. Be sure to consult the Driver's Brochure for a more complete explanation of HOS rules.
HOURS-OF-SERVICE RULES |
2003 Rule
Property-Carrying CMV Drivers
Compliance Through 09/30/05 |
2005 Rule
Property-Carrying CMV Drivers
Compliance On & After 10/01/05 |
May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty. |
NO CHANGE |
May not drive beyond the 14th hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive
hours off duty. |
NO CHANGE |
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.
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NO CHANGE |
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers using a sleeper berth must take 10 hours off
duty, but may split sleeper-berth time into two periods provided neither is
less than 2 hours. |
CMV drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours
in the sleeper berth, plus 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or
any combination of the two. |
Passenger-carrying carriers/drivers
are not subject to the new hours-of-service rules. These operations must
continue to comply with the hours-of-service limitations
specified in
49 CFR 395.5. |
New Short-Haul Provision |
Drivers of property-carrying CMVs which do not require a Commercial Driver's License for operation and who operate within a 150 air-mile radius of their normal work reporting location:
- May drive a maximum of 11 hours after coming on duty following 10 or more consecutive hours off duty.
- Are not required to keep records-of-duty status (RODS).
- May not drive after the 14th hour after coming on duty 5 days a week or
after the 16th hour after coming on duty 2 days a week.
Employer must:
- Maintain and retain accurate time records for a period of 6 months showing
the time the duty period began, ended, and total hours on duty each day in place
of RODS.
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