In a team, you can be Off Duty (sitting in the passenger seat) for a maximum of 3 hours, immediately before or after a sleeper berth (SB) period, which must last at least 7 hours.
NOTE: The following answers are based on federal DOT regulations and apply to interstate transportation (INTERSTATE).
Your company may have more restrictive internal policies, so always consult your Safety Department or compliance representative to ensure you are following the correct procedures.
No. Using Personal Conveyance (PC) to travel from a loading or unloading location to the terminal is not permitted.
Yes. The 14-hour limit applies only to driving — within this window, driving is allowed.
Once 14 hours have passed since the start of your shift, driving is no longer permitted, but you may perform other work-related tasks.
In this case, the driver should set the status to On Duty in the logbook.
This will not result in a violation.
In a team, you can be Off Duty (sitting in the passenger seat) for a maximum of 3 hours, immediately before or after a sleeper berth (SB) period, which must last at least 7 hours.
No. Adverse Driving Conditions can only be used for unexpected weather or road conditions that occur after you start your trip.
Regular heavy traffic, such as during rush hours, does not qualify.
No. Yard Move may only be used on private property not accessible to the public.
A truck stop is private property but open to the public, so it does not meet the requirement.
No. Driving to a repair shop for maintenance or repairs is considered work-related. It is not a personal matter, so Personal Conveyance (PC) cannot be used.
Yes and no. Regulations do not set a specific limit for Personal Conveyance (PC), either in time or distance.
However, you must remember that driving while fatigued is prohibited.
If an inspector sees that you drove 700 miles for work and then another 700 miles on PC, it could be considered a violation.
Common sense should always guide the use of PC.
The Agricultural Commodities Exemption is an exemption from the requirement to record a driver’s hours of service when transporting unprocessed agricultural products within 150 miles of the source of those products.
It also applies to deadhead trips to the pickup location.
You can find more information about the Agricultural Commodities Exemption here: Agriculture Exemption
Time spent during a weigh station inspection counts as On Duty.
Therefore, your status should be On Duty during the inspection.
Yes, this affects your 34-hour reset.
If the inspection occurs while you are on PC, you must restart the 34-hour reset clock from the moment you are once again Off Duty or on PC.
Yes. If you are driving solo, you can combine Sleeper Berth (SB) and Off Duty time without restrictions to complete your 10-hour break.
If you are driving in a team, you may spend a maximum of 3 hours Off Duty and a minimum of 7 hours in SB.
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