Monday, January 10, 2011
§395.3 Maximum Driving Time for property-carrying vehicles
May a motor carrier switch from a 60-hour/7-day limit to a 70-
hour/8-day limit or vice versa?
Yes. The only restriction regarding the use of the 70-hour/8-day
rule is that the motor carrier must have CMVs operating every day of the
week. The 70-hour/8-day rule is a permissive provision in that a motor
carrier with vehicles operating every day of the week is not required to use
the 70-hour/8-day rules for calculating its drivers’ hours of service. The
motor carrier may, however, assign some or all of its drivers to operate
under the 70-hour/8-day rule if it so chooses. The assignment of individual
drivers to the 60-hour/7-day or the 70-hour/8-day time rule is left to the
discretion of the motor carrier.
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hour/8-day limit or vice versa?
Yes. The only restriction regarding the use of the 70-hour/8-day
rule is that the motor carrier must have CMVs operating every day of the
week. The 70-hour/8-day rule is a permissive provision in that a motor
carrier with vehicles operating every day of the week is not required to use
the 70-hour/8-day rules for calculating its drivers’ hours of service. The
motor carrier may, however, assign some or all of its drivers to operate
under the 70-hour/8-day rule if it so chooses. The assignment of individual
drivers to the 60-hour/7-day or the 70-hour/8-day time rule is left to the
discretion of the motor carrier.
www.utahtrucking.com
# posted by Randy B. Birch @ 8:31 AM 
