{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-395.28","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 395.28","heading":"Special driving categories; other driving statuses.","body":"(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:\n(i) Authorized personal use; and\n(ii) Yard moves.\n(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:\n(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\n(ii) When prompted by the ELD, annotate the driver's ELD record describing the driver's activity.\n(b) Drivers exempt from ELD use. A motor carrier may configure an ELD to designate a driver as exempt from ELD use.\n(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.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS","PART 395—HOURS OF SERVICE OF DRIVERS","Subpart B—Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"7aab2298b5dd87f384a32d3efe6e8bba9487d1bf958dce7c0d2c8063eabf7ebf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-395.26","next":"us/49-cfr-395.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}