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Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2006Source: annual CFR editions 2005–2007

§ 395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2005, superseded by the 2008 annual edition.

govinfo, 2005 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2005 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2005 and Sept. 30, 2006 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 395.3 — Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.. Text in force on September 30, 2006. This wording effective October 1, 2005 to October 1, 2008. Source: govinfo, 2005 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2005-title49-vol5/CFR-2005-title49-vol5-sec395-3. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/395.3?asof=2006-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

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) or § 395.1(e)(2).

(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 period of 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.

[70 FR 50073, Aug. 25, 2005]

Amendment history

11 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. 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]
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
  6. Oct. 1, 2012 → Oct. 1, 2013annual edition 2012diff vs. previous
    [76 FR 81188, Dec. 27, 2011]
  7. 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]
  8. Oct. 1, 2005 → Oct. 1, 2008annual editions 2005–2007diff vs. previousviewing
    [70 FR 50073, Aug. 25, 2005]
  9. Oct. 1, 2003 → Oct. 1, 2005annual editions 2003–2004diff vs. previous
    [68 FR 22516, Apr. 28, 2003]
  10. 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]
  11. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000
    [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.