Current textIn force on Dec. 31, 2016Source: annual CFR edition 2016

§ 395.28 Special driving categories; other driving statuses.

Current wording, first on file in the 2016 annual edition.

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49 CFR § 395.28 — Special driving categories; other driving statuses.. Text in force on December 31, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 2016 to present. Source: govinfo, 2016 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2016-title49-vol5/CFR-2016-title49-vol5-sec395-28. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/395.28?asof=2016-12-31, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Special driving categories—(1) Motor carrier options. A motor carrier may configure an ELD to authorize a driver to indicate that the driver is operating a commercial motor vehicle under any of the following special driving categories:

(i) Authorized personal use; and

(ii) Yard moves.

(2) Driver's responsibilities. A driver operating a commercial motor vehicle under one of the authorized categories listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section:

(i) Must select on the ELD the applicable special driving category before the start of the status and deselect when the indicated status ends; and

(ii) When prompted by the ELD, annotate the driver's ELD record describing the driver's activity.

(b) Drivers exempt from ELD use. A motor carrier may configure an ELD to designate a driver as exempt from ELD use.

(c) Other driving statuses. A driver operating a commercial motor vehicle under any exception under § 390.3(f) of this subchapter or § 395.1 who is not covered under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section must annotate the driver's ELD record to explain the applicable exemption.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2016

Oct. 1, 2016 → presentannual edition 2016viewing

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