395.3 Maximum driving
time for property-carrying vehicles.
Subject to the exceptions and exemptions in 395.1:
(a) No motor carrier shall permit or require any driver used by it to drive
a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, nor shall any such driver
drive a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle:
(1) More than 11 cumulative hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty;
or
(2) For any period after the end of the 14th hour after coming on duty
following 10 consecutive hours off duty, except when a property-carrying
driver complies with the provisions of
395.1(o).
(b) No motor carrier shall permit or require a driver of a property-carrying
commercial motor vehicle to drive, nor shall any driver drive a
property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, regardless of the number of
motor carriers using the driver's services, for any period after
(1) Having been on duty 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days if the employing
motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the
week; or
(2) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the
employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the
week.
(c)(1) Any period of 7 consecutive days may end with the beginning of any
off duty period of 34 or more consecutive hours; or
(2) Any period of 8 consecutive days may end with the beginning of any off
duty period of 34 or more consecutive hours.
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