Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/395.8
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49 CFR 395.8 - Driver's record of duty status. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 49 › Subtitle B › Chapter III › Subchapter B › Part 395 › Section 395.8 49 CFR 395.8 - Driver's record of duty status.
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Except for a private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness), every motor carrier shall require every driver used by the motor carrier to record his/her duty status for each 24 hour period using the methods prescribed in either paragraph (a)(1) or (2) of this section.
Every driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle shall record his/her duty status, in duplicate, for each 24-hour period. The duty status time shall be recorded on a specified grid, as shown in paragraph (g) of this section. The grid and the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section may be combined with any company forms.
Every driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle shall record his/her duty status by using an automatic on-board recording device that meets the requirements of § 395.15 of this part. The requirements of this section shall not apply, except paragraphs (e) and (k)(1) and (2) of this section.
The duty status shall be recorded as follows:
For each change of duty status (e.g., the place of reporting for work, starting to drive, on-duty not driving and where released from work), the name of the city, town, or village, with State abbreviation, shall be recorded.
If a change of duty status occurs at a location other than a city, town, or village, show one of the following: (1) The highway number and nearest milepost followed by the name of the nearest city, town, or village and State abbreviation, (2) the highway number and the name of the service plaza followed by the name of the nearest city, town, or village and State abbreviation, or (3) the highway numbers of the nearest two intersecting roadways followed by the name of the nerest city, town, or village and State abbreviation.
The following information must be included on the form in addition to the grid:
Failure to complete the record of duty activities of this section or § 395.15, failure to preserve a record of such duty activities, or making of false reports in connection with such duty activities shall make the driver and/or the carrier liable for prosecution.
The driver's activities shall be recorded in accordance with the following provisions:
Entries to be current.
Drivers shall keep their records of duty status current to the time shown for the last change of duty status.
Entries made by driver only.
All entries relating to driver's duty status must be legible and in the driver's own handwriting.
The month, day and year for the beginning of each 24-hour period shall be shown on the form containing the driver's duty status record.
Total miles driving today.
Total mileage driven during the 24-hour period shall be recorded on the form containing the driver's duty status record.
Commercial motor vehicle identification.
The driver shall show the number assigned by the motor carrier, or the license number and licensing State of each commercial motor vehicle operated during each 24-hour period on his/her record of duty status. The driver of an articulated (combination) commercial motor vehicle shall show the number assigned by the motor carrier, or the license number and licensing State of each motor vehicle used in each commercial motor vehicle combination operated during that 24-hour period on his/her record of duty status.
The name(s) of the motor carrier(s) for which work is performed shall be shown on the form containing the driver's record of duty status. When work is performed for more than one motor carrier during the same 24-hour period, the beginning and finishing time, showing a.m. or p.m., worked for each motor carrier shall be shown after each motor carrier's name. Drivers of leased commercial motor vehicles shall show the name of the motor carrier performing the transportation.
Signature/certification.
The driver shall certify to the correctness of all entries by signing the form containing the driver's duty status record with his/her legal name or name of record. The driver's signature certifies that all entries required by this section made by the driver are true and correct.
Main office address.
The motor carrier's main office address shall be shown on the form containing the driver's duty status record.
Recording days off duty.
Two or more consecutive 24-hour periods off duty may be recorded on one duty status record.
The total hours in each duty status: ff duty other than in a sleeper berth; off duty in a sleeper berth; driving, and on duty not driving, shall be entered to the right of the grid, the total of such entries shall equal 24 hours.
Shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity shall be shown on the driver's record of duty status.
Graph grid.
The following graph grid must be incorporated into a motor carrier recordkeeping system which must also contain the information required in paragraph (d) of this section.
Graph grid preparation.
The graph grid may be used horizontally or vertically and shall be completed as follows:
Except for time spent resting in a sleeper berth, a continuous line shall be drawn between the appropriate time markers to record the period(s) of time when the driver is not on duty, is not required to be in readiness to work, or is not under any responsibility for performing work.
A continuous line shall be drawn between the appropriate time markers to record the period(s) of time off duty resting in a sleeper berth, as defined in § 395.2. (If a non-sleeper berth operation, sleeper berth need not be shown on the grid.)
A continuous line shall be drawn between the appropriate time markers to record the period(s) of driving time, as defined in § 395.2.
A continuous line shall be drawn between the appropriate time markers to record the period(s) of time on duty not driving specified in § 395.2.
Location—remarks.
The name of the city, town, or village, with State abbreviation where each change of duty status occurs shall be recorded.
Filing driver's record of duty status.
The driver shall submit or forward by mail the original driver's record of duty status to the regular employing motor carrier within 13 days following the completion of the form.
Drivers used by more than one motor carrier.
When the services of a driver are used by more than one motor carrier during any 24-hour period in effect at the driver's home terminal, the driver shall submit a copy of the record of duty status to each motor carrier. The record shall include:
All duty time for the entire 24-hour period;
Motor carriers, when using a driver for the first time or intermittently, shall obtain from the driver a signed statement giving the total time on duty during the immediately preceding 7 days and the time at which the driver was last relieved from duty prior to beginning work for the motor carriers.
Retention of driver's record of duty status.
Each motor carrier shall maintain records of duty status and all supporting documents for each driver it employs for a period of six months from the date of receipt.
The driver shall retain a copy of each record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days which shall be in his/her possession and available for inspection while on duty.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2125-0016)
[47 FR 53389, Nov. 26, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 38290, Sept. 28, 1984; 49 FR 46147, Nov. 23, 1984; 51 FR 12622, Apr. 14, 1986; 52 FR 41721, Oct. 30, 1987; 53 FR 18058, May 19, 1988; 53 FR 38670, Sept. 30, 1988; 57 FR 33649, July 30, 1992; 58 FR 33777, June 21, 1993; 59 FR 8753, Feb. 23, 1994; 60 FR 38748, July 28, 1995; 62 FR 16709, Apr. 8, 1997; 63 FR 33279, June 18, 1998; 75 FR 17245, Apr. 5, 2010; 77 FR 28451, 28454, May 14, 2012; 77 FR 59828, Oct. 1, 2012]
Title 49 published on 2014-10-01.The following are only the Rules published in the Federal Register after the published date of Title 49.For a complete list of all Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices view the Rulemaking tab.2014-12-22; vol. 79 # 245 - Monday, December 22, 201479 FR 76241 - Hours of Service of Drivers
Title 49 published on 2014-10-01The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 49 CFR Part 395 after this date.2014-12-22; vol. 79 # 245 - Monday, December 22, 201479 FR 76241 - Hours of Service of Drivers