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This topic covers the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Hours of Service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).

The HOS regulations are intended to ensure that drivers of CMVs take adequate periods of rest or periods off duty in order to drive safely when on duty. Drivers of CMVs carrying property have different HOS requirements than drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs. An exception to the HOS regulations exists for adverse driving conditions that prevent a driver from safely completing the run within the maximum driving time permitted.

For related resources and training materials, refer to the following topics:

  • Driving Safely for information about general safe driving practices, distracted driving, and other driving-related information not specifically addressing commercial motor carriers
  • Motor Carrier Safety for information about safety requirements for motor carrier companies
  • Commercial Driver Safety for information about DOT safe driving regulations for commercial drivers
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Proposed Rules 49 CFR 350, 355, and 388 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 08/22/2019National
Final Rules 49 CFR 385 and 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers 06/01/2020National
Proposed Rules 49 CFR 385, 386, 390, and 395 - Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents 03/28/2014National
Proposed Rules 49 CFR 385, 386, 390, and 395 - Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents 05/16/2014National
Final Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers; Regulatory Guidance Concerning Records of Duty Status Generated by Logging Software Programs 07/10/2014National
Proposed Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers 08/20/2019National
Proposed Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers 08/22/2019National
Proposed Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers 09/03/2019National
Final Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Regulatory Guidance for Oilfield Exception 08/12/2013National
Final Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers--Restart Provisions 09/12/2019National
Final Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers; Amendment of the 30-Minute Rest Break Requirement 10/28/2013National
Final Rules 49 CFR 395 - Hours of Service of Drivers; Definition of Agricultural Commodity 11/24/2020National
Final Rules 49 CFR 395 - Notice of Regulatory Guidance: Automatic On-Board Recording Devices 05/12/2014National
Final Rules 49 CFR 395 - Regulatory Guidance on Hours of Service of Drivers Rest Break Requirement; Drivers Who Become Ineligible for the "Short-Haul" Exception During the Duty Day 12/19/2013National
Handouts 60- and 70-Hour Duty Limits  National
Notices Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers Regulations 06/24/2014National
Handouts Air-Mile Radius  National
Notices California's Meal and Rest Break Rules for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers; Petition for Determination of Preemption 12/28/2018National
Toolbox Talks Commercial driver safety: Hours of service for passenger-carrying drivers  National
Toolbox Talks Commercial driver safety: Hours of service for property-carrying drivers  National
Employee News Articles Commercial driver safety—Hours of service for passenger-carrying drivers  National
Forms Driver Statement of On-Duty Hours for New Hires  National
Questions & Answers During emergencies (snow removal), are there any exemptions to the hours of service rules for the municipal employees conducting snow removal services? 01/19/2012National
Guidance Documents ELD checklist for commercial drivers  National
Guidance Documents ELD checklist for motor carriers  National
Notices Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents; Evaluating the Potential Safety Benefits of Electronic Hours-of-Service Recorders 05/12/2014National
Guidance Documents HOS Visor Card for Truck Drivers  National
Regulatory Analysis Hours of Service (Motor Carriers)  National
Guidance Documents Hours of Service Logbook Examples  National
Notices Hours of Service of Drivers: Association of American Railroads and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association; Application for Exemption 12/23/2020National
7 Minute Safety Trainer Hours of Service Rules (Outline)  National
Quizzes Hours of Service Rules [7-Minute Safety Trainer]  National
Handouts Hours of Service Rules [7-Minute Safety Trainer]  National
Handouts Hours of Service Rules [7-Minute Safety Trainer] - Spanish  National
Quizzes Hours of Service Rules [7-Minute Safety Trainer] - Spanish  National
Quizzes Hours-of-Service Rules  National
Trainer's Guides Hours-of-Service Rules  National
PowerPoints Hours-of-Service Rules  National
Speaker's Notes Hours-of-Service Rules  National
Audiovisual Presentations Hours-of-Service Rules  National
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