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Fleet Complete Blog | Electronic Logging Devices & HoS FAQ
Posted November 22, 2017 by Marc Moncion
Adding Editing and Annotations to RODS
A. General Information about the ELD Rule
Prohibits harassment of drivers based on ELD data or connected technology.
The ELD applies to most motor carriers and drivers who are currently required to maintain records of duty status (RODS) per Part 395, 49 CFR 395.8(a).
The rule applies to commercial buses as well as trucks, and to Canada- and Mexico-domiciled drivers.
Prior to December 18, 2017, it is recommended that motor carriers provide drivers with their user’s manual, malfunction instruction sheet, and graph-grids.
4. Can the ELD information packet be in electronic form?
Yes. The user’s manual, instruction sheet, and malfunction instruction sheet can be in electronic form. This is in accordance with the federal register titled “Regulatory Guidance Concerning Electronic Signatures and Documents”.
Yes. An ELD can be on a smartphone, or other wireless device provided the device meets the ELD rule’s technical specifications.
Yes. A driver may use a portable ELD. A portable ELD must be mounted in a fixed position during commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operation and be visible to the driver from a normal seated driving position. This information can be found in the ELD Rule section 395.22(g).
A motor carrier must retain ELD record of duty status (RODS) data and back-up data for 6 months.
The back-up copy of ELD records must be maintained on a device separate from that where original data are stored. Additionally, a motor carrier must retain a driver’s ELD records in a manner that will protect the driver’s privacy.
9. What is the carrier’s responsibility in ensuring that they are using a registered device?
Motor carriers are responsible for checking that their device is registered. This includes checking both the registration and revocation list periodically. The list of registered and revoked ELDs can be found on the FMCSA – Registed ELDs page of the FMCSA website.
In the event that an ELD is removed from the registration list, FMCSA advised all stakeholders that they would make efforts to notify the public and affected users. Motor carriers and drivers should sign-up for ELD updates to receive notifications on when an ELD has been listed on the Revocation List.
10. How will the ELD display screen or printout reflect special driving categories; yard moves and personal conveyance?
If the motor carrier does not configure the driver user account to authorize special driving categories, then the driver must annotate the beginning and end of the applicable special driving category in the remarks section of the RODS.
11. If the vehicle registration for a commercial motor vehicle reflects a model year of 2000 or newer, but the vehicle was manufactured without an engine control module (ECM), is the carrier required to comply with the ELD rule?
Yes, a motor carrier operating a vehicle with a manufactured model year of 2000 and newer and without an ECM is subject to the ELD rule.
If the currently installed engine does not support an ECM and is unable to obtain or estimate the required vehicle parameters, then the operator must use an ELD that does not rely on ECM connectivity, but meets the accuracy requirements of the final rule.
See Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395 sections 4.2 and 4.3.1 of the ELD rule for accuracy requirements.
12. How are motor carriers required to present records of duty status (RODS) from December 11-17, 2017? Will drivers be required to present their records of duty status on electronic logging devices (ELDs)?
A printout from an electronic logging device;
Having the records available by entering them into an ELD; or
B. ELD Exemptions
4. If the vehicle registration for a commercial motor vehicle reflects a model year of 2000 or newer, but the connections and motor vehicle components (such as the engine) are older than model year 2000, is the vehicle exempt from the ELD rule?
Yes. When a vehicle is registered, the model year should follow the criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
There may be instances where the model year reflected on the vehicle registration is not the same as the engine model year, most commonly when a vehicle is rebuilt using a “glider kit.”
In this circumstance, an inspector or investigator should use the model year on the engine to determine if the driver is exempt from the ELD requirements.
If the engine model year is older than 2000, the driver is not subject to the ELD rule. In instances in which the engine model year is 2000 or newer, and the vehicle registration reflects a model year older than 2000, the driver is subject to the ELD rule.
While the driver is not required to possess documentation that confirms the vehicle engine model year, 49 CFR Part 379 Appendix A, requires motor carriers to maintain all documentation on motor and engine changes at the principle place of business.
If a determination cannot be made at the roadside, a DOT Inspector will likely refer the case for further investigation.
6. Are Canada and Mexico-domiciled drivers required to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) when they are operating in the United States?
Yes. Canada- and Mexico-domiciled drivers must comply with the Federal hours of service rules while operating in the United States.
This includes using ELDs complaint with 49 CFR Part 395, unless they qualify for one of the exceptions.
A driver operating in multiple jurisdictions will be able to annotate the driver’s record of duty status on the ELD with information on periods of operation outside the United States.
The ELD rule does not change any of the current hours of service exemptions. Therefore, motor carriers that meet the exemptions defined in 395.1 are not subject to Part 395, including the ELD rule while they are operating under the terms of the exemption.
The duty status of the driver may be noted as either off-duty (with appropriate annotation), or “exempt.” To go the following link below for additional information on the agriculture exemption.
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/regulations/hours-service/elds/81586/usdot-eldhosexemptions.pdf
10. Can a driver use an ELD on a commercial motor vehicle with a model year older than 2000?
C. Voluntary Usage and Compliance Phases
Since February 16, 2016, ELD manufacturers have been able to register and self-certify their ELDs with FMCSA, and motor carriers have been able to elect to use ELDs listed on the website.
All motor carriers and drivers subject to the requirements in the ELD rule must begin using an ELD or “grandfathered AOBRD” on December 18, 2017, the compliance date of the ELD rule.
Prior to the compliance date of December 18, 2017, ELD use is voluntary. DOT Inspectors will review ELD information to determine compliance with the hours of service regulations and to detect falsifications.
The device must meet the requirements of 49 CFR 395.15. A motor carrier may continue to use grandfathered AOBRDs no later than December 16, 2019.
After that, the motor carrier and its drivers must use ELDs. See Section 395.15 (a) of the ELD final rule.
7. According to § 395.8, if a motor carrier “installs and requires a driver to use an AOBRD before December 18, 2017 they may continue to use the AOBRD until December 16, 2019.” Does this mean I can move an AOBRD from one vehicle to another after December 18, 2017?
If a motor carrier’s operation uses AOBRDs before December 18, 2017, and they replace vehicles in their fleet they can install an AOBRD that was used in the previous CMV. However, they may not purchase and install a new AOBRD in a vehicle after December 18, 2017.
2. How many supporting documents motor carriers must retain, and when must drivers submit them to the motor carrier?
Motor carriers must retain RODS and supporting documents for 6 months.
Supporting documents required in the normal course of business are important to verify a driver’s records of duty status (RODS). They consist of 5 categories, described in 49 CFR 395.11(c):
If a driver keeps paper RODS under 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1)(iii), the carrier must also retain toll receipts. For drivers using paper RODS, toll receipts do not count toward the 8-document cap.
There are 2 categories—electronic mobile communications and payroll records—are not documents a driver would have to physically retain.
They may be part of a larger record that the carrier retains electronically or physically at the dispatch location or principal place of business.
In applying the 8-document limit, all information in an electronic mobile communication record will be counted as 1 document per duty day.
No. Documents acquired throughout the day are important in enforcing the 60/70-hour rule, which is a crucial part of ensuring hours of service compliance.
Compliance with the 60/70-hour rule is based on the cumulative hours an individual works over a period of days.
Supporting documents are critical to verify the proper duty statuses in assessing compliance with the 60/70 hour rules.
Driver name or carrier-assigned identification number, either on the document or on another document enabling the carrier to link the document to the driver.
The vehicle unit number can also be used if it can be linked to the driver;
8. Can a document with fewer than 4 required elements be used as a supporting document?
If a driver has fewer than 8 documents that include all 4 elements, a document that contains all of the elements except “time” is considered a supporting document.
9. What supporting documents should a motor carrier retain if a driver submits more than 8 documents for a 24-hour period?
If a driver submits more than 8 documents, the motor carrier must retain the first and last documents for that day and 6 other supporting documents. If a driver submits fewer than 8 documents, the motor carrier must keep each document.
E. Adding Editing and Annotations to RODS
“Paper RODS” means RODS that are not kept on an ELD or automatic onboard recording device (AOBRD), but that are either recorded manually (in accordance with 49 CFR 395.8(f)) or on a computer not synchronized with the vehicle, or that is otherwise not qualified to be an ELD or AOBRD.
Printouts of RODS from ELDs are the reports that ELDs must be able to generate upon request from an authorized safety official, per section 4.8.1 of the ELD rule.
An edit is a change to an electronic logging device (ELD) record that does not overwrite the original record.
An annotation is a note related to a record, update, or edit that a driver or authorized support personnel may input to the ELD. Section 49 CFR 395.30(c)(2) requires that all edits, whether made by a driver or the motor carrier, be annotated to document the reason for the change.
For example, an edit showing time being switched from “off duty” to “on-duty not driving” could be annotated by the carrier to note, “Driver logged training time incorrectly as off duty.”
This edit and annotation would then be sent to the driver for approval.
All edits must include a note (annotation) to explain the reason for the edit. In addition, the driver must certify that any carrier edit is accurate, and resubmit the records.
If the driver chooses not to re-certify RODs, this is also reflected in the ELD record.
The ELD must keep the original, unedited record, along with the edits.
Example: a carrier edits a record to switch a period of time from “off-duty” to “on-duty not driving”, with a note that explains, “Driver logged training time incorrectly as off-duty”.
The edit and annotation are sent to the driver to verify. The edit is not accepted until the driver confirms it and resubmits the RODS.
The driver certification is intended, in part, to protect drivers from unilateral changes. However, if the driver is unavailable or unwilling to recertify the record, the carrier has proposed edit and annotation would remain part of the record.
Yes. The original ELD records are retained even when allowed edits and annotations are made.
If the driver cannot independently access the records from the ELD, the motor carrier must provide access on request. However, the right to access is limited to a 6-month period, consistent with the period during which a motor carrier must retain drivers’ records of duty status (RODS).
All of the driver’s hours of service must be accounted for when subject to the HOS rules. Prior to operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with an ELD, the driver can manually add any on-duty not driving time accrued prior to driving a CMV.
The motor carrier and the driver are responsible for ensuring that all of the RODS information required by the HOS rules is available for review by authorized safety officials at the roadside.
If the driver uses multiple ELDs that are not compatible (e.g., the data file from one system cannot be uploaded into the other system), the driver must either manually enter the missing duty status information or provide a printout from the other system(s) so that an accurate accounting of the duty status for the current and previous 7 days is available for the authorized safety official.
12. What procedure should be followed if an electronic logging device (ELD) is replaced or reset?
For a reset or replaced ELD, the ELD rule requires data or documents showing the driver’s records of duty status (RODS) history in the vehicle.
This data would include the driver’s past seven days of RODS, loaded either into the “new” ELD or in paper format to be provided at roadside.
13. When a motor carrier discovers a driver in a team driving operation failed to log in and his or her activities were assigned to the co-driver, can the motor carrier reassign the generated data?
For team drivers, the driver account associated with the driving time records may be edited and reassigned between the team drivers, if there was a mistake resulting in a mismatch between the actual driver and the driver recorded by the ELD, and if both team drivers were indicated in one another’s records as a co-driver.
14. What must a driver do with unassigned driving time when he or she logs into the electronic logging device (ELD)?
15. What must a motor carrier do with unassigned driving records from an electronic logging device (ELD)?
The motor carrier must retain unidentified driving records for at least 6 months as a part of its hours of service (HOS) ELD records, and make them available to authorized safety officials.
16. If a driver is permitted to use a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) for personal reasons, how must the driving time be recorded?
F. Driver Harassment
Harassment is defined as an action by a motor carrier toward one of its drivers that the motor carrier knew, or should have known, would result in the driver violating hours of service (HOS) rules in 49 CFR 395 or 49 CFR 392.3.
These rules prohibit carriers from requiring drivers to drive when their ability or alertness is impaired due to fatigue, illness or other causes that compromise safety.
Motor carriers harassment of a driver is strictly prohibited.
The ELD rule has provisions to prevent the use of ELDs to harass drivers. A driver may file a written complaint under 49 CFR 386.12(b) if the driver was subject to harassment.
Technical provisions that address harassment include a mute function to ensure that a driver is not interrupted in the sleeper berth. Furthermore, the design of the ELD allows only limited edits of an ELD record by both the driver and the motor carrier’s agents, and in either case, the original ELD record cannot be changed.
As a result, motor carriers will be limited in forcing drivers to violate the hours of service (HOS) rules without leaving an electronic trail that would point to the original and revised records.
The driver certification is also intended, in part, to protect drivers from unilateral changes, which has been identified as a factor contributing to driver harassment.
Harassment will be considered in cases of alleged hours of service (HOS) violations; therefore, the penalty for harassment is in addition to the underlying violation under 49 CFR 392.3 or part 395.
An underlying HOS violation must be found for a harassment penalty to be assessed.
No. Real-time tracking of CMVs is not required in the ELD rule. However, a motor carrier may use technology to track its CMVs in real time for business purposes.
A motor carrier is free to use this data as long as it does not engage in harassment or violate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
In contrast, coercion is much broader in terms of entities covered. This term addresses the threat to withhold work from or take adverse employment action against a driver in order to induce the driver to violate a broader range of regulatory provisions, or to take adverse action to punish a driver for the driver’s refusal to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in violation of the specified regulations.
Any driver who feels that he or she was the subject of harassment to also consider FMCSA’s coercion rule and the Department of Labor’s whistleblower law (enacted as part of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (49 U.S.C. 31105)), which provides retaliation protection.
G. ELD Functions
No. Vehicle location information is not sufficiently precise to identify street addresses.
No. ELDs are not required to collect data on vehicle speed, braking action, steering function or other vehicle performance parameters.
ELDs are only required to collect data to determine compliance with hours of service (HOS) regulations.
No. The specifications for ELDs do not include requirements to control the vehicle.
An ELD is a recording device that records vehicle parameters through its synchronization to the vehicle’s engine, and allows for entries related to a driver’s record of duty status (RODS).
An ELD must be integrally synchronized with the engine of the commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
Engine synchronization means monitoring engine operation to automatically capture the engine power status, vehicle motion status, miles driven, and engine hours.
No, the ELD must be able to monitor engine operation to automatically capture required data.
A GPS is not integrally synchronized with a vehicle’s engine, and cannot be a substitute for required ECM data to comply with the ELD rule.
An ELD must automatically switch to driving mode once the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is moving up to a set speed threshold of five miles per hour.
The in-motion state must not be configured greater than 5 miles per hour. The vehicle will be considered stopped once its speed falls to 0 miles per hour and stays at 0 miles per hour for 3 consecutive seconds.
When the duty status is set to driving, and the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) has not been in motion for 5 consecutive minutes, the ELD must prompt the driver to confirm a continued driving status or enter the proper duty status.
If the driver does not respond to the ELD prompt within 1 minute, the ELD must automatically switch the duty status to on-duty not driving.
Since all ELD data file output will be a standard comma-delimited file, a driver may import the data output file into Microsoft Excel, Word, notepad, or other common tools.
A driver will also be able to access ELD records through a screen display or a printout, depending on the ELD design.
When the personal conveyance status is selected (as allowed and configured by the motor carrier), the CMV’s location is recorded with a lower level of precision (i.e., an approximate 10-mile radius). Personal conveyance will be reflected on the ELD using a different style line (such as dashed or dotted line).
No. The ELD will capture all entered duty statuses, and there is no minimum amount of time that these statuses must or should be engaged.
While longstanding industry and enforcement practices may have relied upon minimum intervals of 15 minutes in handwritten records of duty status (RODS), an ELD provides a more accurate accounting of drivers’ time.
This should not be construed to indicate that the activities electronically recorded as less than 15 minutes are suspect, only that the time actually required to complete the task may be less that what had been traditionally noted in the paper RODS.
The list of registered ELDs can be found at: https://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/ELD/List
Motor carriers should also familiarize themselves with the ELD checklist and the ELD rule, located at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/drivers-and-carriers
H. ELD Data Transfer
According to the ELD rule technical specifications, an ELD must support 1 of 2 options for electronic data transfer:
The 1st option is a “telematics” transfer type ELD. At a minimum, it must electronically transfer data to an authorized safety official on demand via wireless Web services and email.
The 2nd option is a “local” transfer type ELD. At a minimum, it must electronically transfer data to an authorized safety official on demand via USB2.0 and Bluetooth®.
Authorized safety officials who conduct roadside enforcement activities (i.e., traffic enforcement and inspections) or compliance safety investigations will have the option of choosing a minimum of 1 electronic data transfer method (wireless Web services or email) and 1 “local” electronic data transfer method (USB2.0 or Bluetooth) for the electronic transfer of ELD data, depending on the type of ELD.
If the driver is using a “telematics” ELD with email capabilities, the authorized safety official will request that the electronic data transfer file be sent as an attachment to an e-mail.
This e-mail address is preprogramed in the ELD by the vendor. The safety official will provide the driver with a routing code to reference in the email.
I. ELD Malfunctions and Data Diagnostic Events
Yes. An ELD must monitor its compliance with the ELD technical requirements and detect malfunctions and data inconsistencies related to power, data synchronization, missing data, timing, positioning, data recording, data transfer, and unidentified driver records requirements.
The ELD output will identify these data diagnostic and malfunction events and their status as either “detected” or “cleared.”
Typically, a driver can follow the ELD provider’s and the motor carrier’s recommendations to resolve the data inconsistencies that generate an ELD data diagnostic event, while a motor carrier must correct a malfunction.
“Power data diagnostic events” occur when an ELD is not powered and fully functional within one minute of the vehicle’s engine receiving power and does not remain powered for as long as the vehicle’s engine stays powered.
“Power compliance malfunctions” occur when an ELD is not powered for an aggregated in-motion driving time of 30 minutes or more over a 24-hour period across all driver profiles.
“Engine synchronization data diagnostic events” occur when an ELD loses ECM connectivity to any of the required data sources (engine power status, vehicle motion status, miles driven, and engine hours) and can no longer acquire updated values for the required ELD parameters within five seconds of the need.
“Engine synchronization compliance malfunctions” occur when ECM connectivity to any of the required data sources (engine power status, vehicle motion status, miles driven, and engine hours) is lost for more than 30 minutes during a 24-hour period aggregated across all driver profiles.
Drivers should firstly certify their RODS before logging off the ELDs and then shutting down their CMVs’ engines.
If drivers do not follow this recommendation, malfunction codes may occur, such as indicating unaccounted odometer changes and suspicious driving activity.
An ELD must display a single visual malfunction indicator on the ELD’s display or on a stand-alone indicator for all drivers using the ELD.
The visual signal must be visible to the driver, be continuously communicated to the driver when the ELD is powered, and clearly illuminate an active malfunction.
J. ELD Accounts
1. What electronic logging device (ELD) user accounts a motor carrier must set up?
A motor carrier for must set up ELD user accounts:
4. How many electronic logging device (ELD) accounts a motor carrier can establish for one of its ELD drivers?
A motor carrier must assign only one ELD driver account for each of its drivers required to use an ELD. An ELD must not allow the creation of more than one driver account associated with a driver’s license for a given motor carrier.
The motor carrier is also responsible for establishing requirements for unique user identifications and passwords.
No. Each driver should have one account that allows him or her to log in and perform driver-related functions.
All other administrative functions should be based on the discretion of each company or its provider.
This means a driver who is also the owner of the company would have a single account authorizing entries as a driver, and a separate account for administrative functions.
Accounts can be created on the ELD or the ELD support system.
Section 395.22(b)(2)(i) states that a motor carrier must manage ELD accounts. Therefore, the driver’s license information must be updated in the ELD.
If the data files from an individual’s old and new driver license files cannot be merged, the driver must either manually enter the previous duty status information or provide a printout from the older HOS to provide an accurate accounting of the duty status for the current and previous seven days for authorized safety officials.
K. ELD Registration and Certification
Since February 16, 2016, ELD system suppliers have been able to self-certify and register devices with the FMCSA through the following link:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/equipment-registration
Motor carriers will have 8 days from notification to replace their noncompliant device with a compliant one.
This is the same time allowed to take action on ELDs that need to be repaired, replaced, or serviced.
In the event of a widespread issue, FMCSA will work with affected motor carriers to establish a reasonable timeframe for replacing non-compliant devices with ELDs that meet the requirements.
L. Differences between AOBRDs and ELDs
M. Differences between AOBRDs and Logging Software Programs
A key difference between devices with logging software programs and AOBRDs relates to connectivity with the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations.
An AOBRD must be integrally synchronized with the specific operations of the CMV on which it is installed. AOBRDs must also record engine use, speed, miles driven, and date and time of day, as specified in 49 CFR 395.2.
AOBRDs automatically record engine data for driving time versus the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) data or a driver inputting his or her driving status hours.
The display and output from devices using logging software must meet the requirements in 49 CFR 395.8.
Drivers can manually enter their hours of service (HOS) information using the application or software program on the device, and then manually or electronically sign the RODS at the end of each 24-hour period to certify that all required entries are true and correct.
During a roadside inspection, drivers using logging software programs can hand their device to the safety official to review their RODS. Additionally, officers conducting inspections can request a printed copy of the driver’s log with the current and prior seven days HOS information.
N. ELD Technical Specifications
No, FMCSA will not provide the RODS application for vendors to test against.
Compliance test procedures are available on the ELD website to allow vendors to test their devices’ compliance with the ELD rule technical specifications.
No. The ECM and ELD may be connected by serial or Control Area Network communication protocols.
Hard wiring to the J1939 plug and Bluetooth connectivity are examples of methods of receiving the data from the ECM or vehicle data bus.
The manufacture must register each model and version and self-certify that each particular ELD is compliant with the ELD rule.
The manufacturer must decide whether a firmware update is sufficiently significant to change the registration information. FMCSA did not specify parameters for version revisions.
An ELD vendor should register each device bundle if they have different operating systems (e.g., an iOS-based bundle and an Android-based bundle would be considered two registered devices).
No. ELD manufacturers may use any test procedure they choose and note this in the registration. FMCSA will not provide a third-party testing service.
FMCSA will only investigate devices that are suspected of not conforming to specifications, and will conduct testing with the FMCSA compliance test procedure during its investigation.
FMCSA showed a CMV number, as an example, in the header output file. The intent was to allow an additional vehicle identification number if an operator had numbered vehicles and chose to add company- assigned numbers to the CMV header data.
11. Are unassigned driving reports required to be available at roadside?
Yes. Section 4.8.1.3, requires the inspected driver’s profile and the unidentified driver profile to be available as separate reports at roadside by either printout or display. If there are no unidentified driver records existing on the ELD for the current 24-hour period or for any of the previous 7 consecutive days, an ELD does not need to print or display unidentified driver records for the authorized safety official. Otherwise, both reports must be printed or displayed and provided to the authorized safety official.
O. ELD Manufacturer Compliance
You should review the technical specifications included in the final rule, along with the FMCSA’s complies with the test procedures.
You are required to self-certify your device, stating that it compliance with all of the technical specifications. The compliance test procedures are designed to assist manufacturers in determining whether their product meets the ELD rule requirements.
While ELD manufacturers are not required to use FMCSA’s compliance test procedure, they are required to ensure that their products are compliant with the ELD rule.
P. Automatic On-Board Recording Device (AOBRD)
Q. U.S. Exceptions From the Hours-of-Service Regulations
1. What are some of the key U.S. Exceptions from the Hours-of-Service regulations that may impact ELD usage?
• Logbook not required. • Report and return to work reporting location within 12 consecutive hours
• Keep time records showing time in, time out, and total number of hours. §395.1(e)(1)
150 air-mile radius driver • 16-hour driving windows allowed twice per 7-day period, or after any 34-hour restart.
• Logbook not required. • Vehicle does not require CDL
• Keep time records showing time in, time out, and total number of hours. §395.1(e)(2)
Adverse driving conditions • 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)
Agricultural operations • All hours-of-service regulations. Transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies.
• During a State’s declared planting
and harvesting season. §395.1(k)
26,000 lbs. GVW/GVWR] • All hours-of-service regulations among others. • Agricultural [Farm Vehicle Operations; 10,001 through 26,000 lbs. GVW/GVWR]. §390.5
Agricultural [Farm Vehicle Operations; 26,001 lbs. or GREATER GVW/GVWR] • All 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).
ranch. §390.5
Alaska • 15 hours of driving time
hours/8 days. • Driving a commercial motor vehicle in Alaska. §395.1(h)
Construction materials and equipment • 24 consecutive hours off duty restarts.
• 70-hour/8-day limit. • Vehicle used to transport construction and pavement materials, construction equipment, and construction maintenance vehicles.
for hazardous materials. §395.1(m)
Driver salesperson • 60-hour/7-day limit.
• Modified 100 air-mile radius logbook provision. • Sell goods or services.
hours in any 7 consecutive days. §395.1(c)
Emergency relief • All hours-of-service
regulations, among others. Declared national, regional, State, or local emergency. §390.23
driving conditions • All hours-of-service regulations. • Legal run could have been
completed if there was not an emergency. §395.1(b)(2)
government operated • All hours-of-service regulations, among others. • None. §390.3(f)(5)
Ground water well drilling • 24 consecutive hours off duty restarts.
• 70-hour/8-day limit. • Vehicle used primarily in transportation and operations of a groundwater well drilling rig. §395.1(l)
Hawaii • Logbook not required. • Logbook not required. • Keep time records showing time in,
time out, and total number of hours. §395.1(i)
Local government operated • All hours-of-service regulations, among others. None* *Intrastate exceptions may be different.
• Check with State enforcement for details. §390.3(f)(2)
Movie and television production • 10 hours driving time.
• 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)
Oilfield operations • 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.
available for inspection. §395.1(d)(1)
Oilfield operations • 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..
separately on log §395.1(d)(2)
occasional transportation • All hours-of-service regulations. • Transportation unrelated to any commercial activity. §390.3(f)(3)
emergencies • All hours-of-service regulations. • Emergency conditions as defined in
§390.5. §390.3(f)(7)
Railroad signal employees • 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)
Retail store deliveries • All time limits on driving, duty periods, breaks, time off. • Only December 10 through December 25.
work reporting location §395.1(f)
– contractor operated • 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)
government operated • See “Local
government operated” entry above.
beginning of this Table. • 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.
• Does not apply if driver is eligible for 150 air-mile radius exception (see above). §395.1(o)
State government operated • All hours-of-service regulations, among others. • None* *Intrastate exceptions may be different.
details. §390.3(f)(2)
emergency • 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.
• Does not include new construction Activity. §395.1(n)