{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-395.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 395.5","heading":"Maximum driving time for passenger-carrying vehicles.","body":"Subject to the exceptions and exemptions in § 395.1:\n(a) No motor carrier shall permit or require any driver used by it to drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, nor shall any such driver drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle:\n(1) More than 10 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty; or\n(2) For any period after having been on duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty.\n(b) No motor carrier shall permit or require a driver of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle to drive, nor shall any driver drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, regardless of the number of motor carriers using the driver's services, for any period after—\n(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\n(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.","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 A—General"],"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":"7f445ce5e8d481fba06e8d9d8c46d1bc63c9211d30fe6e1168a9601a7444112f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-395.3","next":"us/49-cfr-395.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}