ELDT Hours of Service Regulations 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

14 hours

Answer

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

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

60 hours

Answer

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

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ELDT Hours of Service Regulations 2