Hours of Service Regulations Flashcards

Under the 14-hour rule, once a property-carrying driver comes on duty, within how many consecutive hours must all driving be completed?

Answer: 14 hours

A property-carrying driver may not drive after the 14th consecutive hour following coming on duty.

A driver has been on duty for 8 hours and has driven 6 of those hours. He takes a 45-minute lunch break off duty. Does this extend his 14-hour window?

Answer: No, the 14-hour window is not extended by off-duty breaks

Off-duty time does not stop or extend the 14-hour driving window once it has started.

The 30-minute break rule requires a break after how many cumulative hours of driving time?

Answer: 8 hours

A driver must take a 30-minute break after 8 cumulative hours of driving time without at least a 30-minute interruption.

Which of the following qualifies as a valid 30-minute break under the interruption-of-driving rule?

Answer: 30 minutes of on-duty not driving, off duty, or sleeper berth

The 30-minute break may be satisfied by on-duty not driving, off-duty, or sleeper-berth time.

Under the 60/70-hour rule, a driver operating on a 7-day schedule may not drive after being on duty how many hours in 7 consecutive days?

Answer: 60 hours

Carriers not operating every day of the week use the 60-hour/7-day limit.

The 34-hour restart provision allows a driver to reset which limit?

Answer: The 60/70-hour weekly limit

A restart of at least 34 consecutive hours off duty resets the 60- or 70-hour weekly total to zero.

What is the maximum driving time allowed after a property-carrying driver has had 10 consecutive hours off duty?

Answer: 11 hours

A property-carrying driver may drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.