Hours-of-service rules

Driving, duty and rest limits for commercial drivers, one row per provision: 49 CFR Part 395 in the United States, Regulation (EC) 561/2006 and Regulation (EU) 165/2014 in the European Union.

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JurisdictionParagraphTitleLimit valueLimit unitWindow valueWindow unit
EU Article 3(4) Analog and older digital tachograph retrofit 2024-12-31 deadline 3 years from end of entry-into-force year
EU Article 3(4a) Version 1 smart tachograph retrofit 2025-08-19 deadline 4 years after entry into force
EU Article 34(3),(5)(b),(6)(f),(7) Manual entry and border symbols 2022-02-02 application date
EU Article 36(1)-(2) Records to present at inspection 56 preceding days
EU Article 8(1) Smart tachograph automatic positioning
EU Article 2 Smart tachograph version 2 application date 2023-08-21 application date
EU Article 12 Safety departure and return exception 1 hour 3 weeks for compensation
EU Article 13(1)-(3) Member State derogation perimeter 100 km in listed cases
EU Article 14(1)-(3) Temporary exceptional derogation 30 days maximum
EU Article 2(1)(aa) International or cabotage goods threshold 2.5 tonnes 2026-07-01 application date
EU Article 2(2)-(3) Geographic scope
EU Article 3(a)-(i),(ha) Examples of exclusions 50 km route; 40 km/h; 100 km radius
EU Article 4(a)-(r) Definitions
EU Article 6(1) Daily driving time 9 hours day daily
EU Article 6(2) Weekly driving time 56 hours week weekly
EU Article 6(3) Two consecutive weeks driving time 90 hours two consecutive weeks two_week
EU Article 6(4) Driving in all territories
EU Article 6(5) Other work and availability recording
EU Article 7 Break after driving period 45 minutes 4.5 hours driving
EU Article 8(2) Daily rest 11 regular; 9 reduced hours 24 hours
EU Article 8(5) Multi-manning daily rest 9 hours 30 hours from previous daily or weekly rest
EU Article 8(6) Weekly rest pattern 45 regular; 24 reduced hours 6 x 24 hours; two consecutive weeks
EU Article 8(6b) Compensation for reduced weekly rest equal duration end of third following week deadline
EU Article 8(8) Regular and compensatory weekly rest outside vehicle 45 hours threshold
EU Article 8(8a) Return to home or operator centre 4 consecutive weeks 4 consecutive weeks
EU Article 9(1)-(3) Ferry or train rest interruptions 2 interruptions 1 hour total other activities
US §395.1(b)(1) Adverse driving conditions extension 2 hours
US §395.1(e)(1) 150 air-mile short haul 150 air miles 14 consecutive hours
US §395.1(e)(2) Non-CDL short haul 150 air miles 14 or 16 hours after coming on duty
US §395.1(g)(1)(i) Sleeper berth qualifying rest 10 hours 7 plus up to 3 hours
US §395.1(g)(1)(ii) Split sleeper berth 2 hours minimum each 7 hours one sleeper period
US §395.1(g)(1)(iii) Split recalculation 14 hours window first rest end recalculation point
US §395.3(a)(1) Pre-shift off duty 10 hours
US §395.3(a)(2) 14-hour duty window 14 consecutive hours 10 consecutive hours off duty
US §395.3(a)(3)(i) Driving time during window 11 hours 14 consecutive hours
US §395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving-status interruption 30 consecutive minutes 8 hours driving time
US §395.3(b)(1) 60-hour limit 60 hours on duty 7 consecutive days
US §395.3(b)(2) 70-hour limit 70 hours on duty 8 consecutive days
US §395.3(c) 34-hour restart 34 consecutive hours off duty 7 or 8 consecutive days
US §395.8(a)(1)(ii)(A)(1) Manual RODS instead of ELD 8 RODS days 30 days
US §395.8(a)(1)(ii)(A)(2) Driveaway towaway manual RODS manual recording
US §395.8(a)(1)(ii)(A)(3) Motor home or RV trailer driveaway manual RODS manual recording
US §395.8(a)(1)(ii)(A)(4) Pre-2000 vehicle manual RODS 2000 model year threshold
US §395.8(a)(1)(iii) Historical ELD or manual transition 2017-12-18 end date

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