Hours Of Service Exceptions For Truck Drivers

Type Of Exception:

Conditions That Must Be Met:

FMCSA Reg:

Logbook not required

Report and return to work reporting location within 12 consecutive hours

Stay within 100 air-mile radius of work reporting location

Keep time records showing time in, time out, and total number of hours

§395.1(e)(1)

16-hour driving windows allowed twice per 7-day period, or after any 34-hour restart

Logbook not required

Vehicle does not require CDL

Report and return to normal work reporting location every day

Stay within 150 air-mile radius of work reporting location

Keep time records showing time in, time out, and total number of hours

§395.1(e)(2)

Up to 2 additional hours of driving time

Additional driving time must fall within 14-hour driving window

Weather or traffic condition must be unknown at start of run

§395.1(b)(1), §395.2

All hours-of-service regulations

Transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies

Within 150 air-miles of farm supplies or commodities origin

During a State’s declared planting and harvesting season

AII hours-of-service regulations, among others

Driven by the owner or operator of a farm or ranch (or by a family member or employee of that person)

Transporting agricultural commodities, livestock, machinery or supplies to or from the farm or ranch

License plate or some other means of identifying it as a farm vehicle to enforcement personnel

Not for-hire

Not transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding

No limitation on distance for these lighter vehicles (see next row in table)

§390.5, §390.39(a)(3)

AII hours-of-service regulations, among others

Driven by the owner or operator of a farm or ranch (or by a family member or employee of that person)

Transporting agricultural commodities, livestock, machinery or supplies to or from the farm or ranch

License plate or some other means of identifying it as a farm vehicle to enforcement personnel

Not for-hire

Not transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding

Anywhere in the vehicle’s home State or extending into another State within a 150 air-mile radius (172.6 land miles) of the operator’s farm or ranch

§390.5, §390.39(a)(3)

15 hours of driving time, 20 hours of duty time, 70 hours/7 days or 80 hours/8 days

Driving a commercial motor vehicle in Alaska

§395.1(h)

24 consecutive hours off duty restarts, 60-hour/7-day or 70-hour/8-day limit

Vehicle used to transport construction and pavement materials, construction equipment, and construction maintenance vehicles

To or from active construction site

Stay within 50 air-miles of normal work reporting location

Does not apply to vehicles placarded for hazardous materials

§395.1(m)

60-hour/7-day limit, 70-hour/8-day limit, modified 100 air-mile radius logbook provision

Sell goods or services

Stay within 100 miles of work reporting location

No more than half of all working time spent driving

Driving time does not exceed 40 hours in any 7 consecutive days

§395.1(c), §395.2

All hours-of-service regulations, among others

Declared national, regional , State, or local emergency

§390.23

All hours-of-service regulations

Legal run could have been completed if there wasn’t an emergency

§395.1(b)(2)

All hours-of-service regulations, among others

None

§390.3(f)(2)

24 consecutive hours off duty restarts 60-hour/7-day or 70-hour/8-day limit

Vehicle used primarily in transportation and operations of a groundwater well drilling rig

§395.1(l)

Logbook not required

Keep time records showing time in, time out, and total number of hours

§395.1(i)

All hours-of-service regulations, among others

None - Intrastate exceptions may be different. Check with State enforcement for details.

§390.3(f)(2)

10 hours driving time, 15-hours extendable driving window, 8 consecutive hours off duty

Transportation of property or passengers to or from a theatrical or television or motion picture production site

Stay within 100 air-miles of normal work reporting location

§395.1(p)

24-hour “restart” of 70 hours in 8 days calculations

CMVs used exclusively in transportation of oilfield equipment and servicing field operations gas and oil industry

Accurate time records must be available for inspection

§395.1(d)(1)

Waiting time at natural gas or oil well site not counted as on-duty time

Specially trained drivers operating specially constructed vehicles used to service gas or oil wells

Waiting time must be shown separately on log

§395.1(d)(2)

All hours-of-service regulations

Transportation unrelated to any commercial activity

§390.3(f)(3)

All hours-of-service regulations

Emergency conditions as defined in §390.5

§390.3(f)(7)

All hours-of-service regulations

Provisions do not apply to a signal employee, as defined in §395.2, who operates a commercial motor vehicle , is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems, is employed by a railroad carrier or a contractor or subcontractor to a railroad carrier, while regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.

§395.1(r)

All time limits on driving, duty periods, breaks, time off

Local deliveries from retail stores and/ or catalog businesses to the ultimate consumer

Stay within 100 air-miles of normal work reporting location

Only December 10 through December 25

§395.1(f)

All hours-of-service regulations

Transportation of school children and/or school personnel from home to school and from school to home

§390.3(f)(1)

See “Local government operated” entry above

16-hour duty period allowed once per 7-day period, or after any 34-hour restart

Return to work reporting location that day and for last 5 duty tours

Be released from duty within 16 consecutive hours

Use once every 7 consecutive days or after a 34-hour restart

Does not apply if driver is eligible for 150 air-mile radius exception (see above)

§395.1(o)

All hours-of-service regulations, among others

None - Intrastate exceptions may be different. Check with State enforcement for details.

§390.3(f)(2)

All hours-of-service regulations, among others

When responding to government request for wrecked/disabled vehicles

§390.3(f)(2)

All hours-of-service regulations

Vehicle being used to repair, maintain, deliver public utility services including electric, gas, water, sanitary sewer, telephone, television cable, or community antenna service

Includes travel to and from activity sites

Operates primarily within service area of utility’s subscribers or consumers

Does not include new construction activity

§395.1(n)