Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1997Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2000

§ 395.3 Maximum driving time.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2001 annual edition.

govinfo, 1996 edition ↗

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1996 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1997 and Oct. 1, 1997 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates. govinfo does not publish the 1997 edition of Parts 300–399 in machine-readable form, so the 1996 text is shown for that year.

49 CFR § 395.3 — Maximum driving time.. Text in force on October 1, 1997. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2001. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec395-3. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/395.3?asof=1997-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Except as provided in §§ 395.1(b)(1), 395.1(f), and 395.1(i), no motor carrier shall permit or require any driver used by it to drive nor shall any such driver drive:

(1) More than 10 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty; or

(2) For any period after having been on duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty.

(b) No motor carrier shall permit or require a driver of a commercial motor vehicle to drive, nor shall any driver drive, 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.

[57 FR 33649, July 30, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 38748, July 28, 1995]

Amendment history

11 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Sept. 29, 2020 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[76 FR 81188, Dec. 27, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 58485, Sept. 24, 2013; 78 FR 64181, Oct. 28, 2013; 84 FR 48081, Sept. 12, 2019; 85 FR 33452, June 1, 2020]
June 1, 2020 → Sept. 29, 2020eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[76 FR 81188, Dec. 27, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 58485, Sept. 24, 2013; 78 FR 64181, Oct. 28, 2013; 84 FR 48081, Sept. 12, 2019]
Sept. 12, 2019 → June 1, 2020eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[76 FR 81188, Dec. 27, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 58485, Sept. 24, 2013; 78 FR 64181, Oct. 28, 2013; 84 FR 48081, Sept. 12, 2019]
Oct. 1, 2014 → Sept. 12, 2019annual editions 2014–2016diff vs. previous
[76 FR 81188, Dec. 27, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 58485, Sept. 24, 2013; 78 FR 64181, Oct. 28, 2013]
Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2014annual edition 2013diff vs. previous
[76 FR 81188, Dec. 27, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 58485, Sept. 24, 2013]
Oct. 1, 2012 → Oct. 1, 2013annual edition 2012diff vs. previous
[76 FR 81188, Dec. 27, 2011]
Oct. 1, 2008 → Oct. 1, 2012annual editions 2008–2011diff vs. previous
[70 FR 50073, Aug. 25, 2005, as amended at 72 FR 71270, Dec. 17, 2007]
Oct. 1, 2005 → Oct. 1, 2008annual editions 2005–2007diff vs. previous
[70 FR 50073, Aug. 25, 2005]
Oct. 1, 2003 → Oct. 1, 2005annual editions 2003–2004diff vs. previous
[68 FR 22516, Apr. 28, 2003]
Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2003annual editions 2001–2002diff vs. previous
[57 FR 33649, July 30, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 38748, July 28, 1995]
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000viewing
[57 FR 33649, July 30, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 38748, July 28, 1995]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.