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Hours of Service: California vs Federal

Overview of Difference Between Federal and California HOS Rules

Federal HOS Basics (49 CFR § 395)California HOS Basics (CCR Title 13, Division 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 3, Section 1212)
11 hours driving12 hours driving
14 hours total duty window16 hours total duty window
10 hours off-duty mandatory10 hours off-duty mandatory
70-hour maximum workweek (8 days)80-hour maximum workweek (8 days)
34-hour restart provision – general trucking34-hour restart provision – general trucking
24-hour restart provision – construction trucking24-hour restart provision – construction trucking
Short-haul exemption – 150 air miles, 14-hour day (effective 9/28/20)Short-haul exemption – 100 air miles, 12-hour day

One Page Guides to the new FMCSA Hours of Service Rules Updates

We are fielding a lot of questions on the new HOS rules from FMCSA here in the US that took effect starting today.

The trucking professionals at TXTA assembled 2 excellent 1 pagers that I encourage you to review and distribute.

Interstate HOS Rule Updates;

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Texas Intrastate HOS Rule Updates;

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FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Emergency Declaration thru 12/31/2020

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it is extending its COVID-19 emergency declaration, which suspends hours of service regulations for certain haulers, through Dec. 31.

The declaration was issued following the declaration of national emergency in March. The suspension of Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations applies to the transportation of the following:

  • Livestock and livestock feed
  • Medical supplies and equipment related to the testing, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19
  • Supplies and equipment necessary for community safety, sanitation and prevention of community transmission of COVID-19, such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, soap and disinfectants
  • Food, paper products and other groceries for emergency restocking of distribution centers or stores