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The Washington State Patrol and the Utilities and Transportation Commission have adopted Part 395 of the Federal Regulations.
Part 395 applies to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating or gross weight or gross combination weight of 10,001 or more pounds and vehicles transporting hazardous materials requiring placards.
Exception — Under the Washington State Patrol requirements, if a company has drivers of commercial motor vehicles of any size hauling logs from the point of production or driving in dump truck operations in intrastate commerce the driver must:
Under this exception, the driver may not drive:
Under this exception, the driver may not drive after having been on duty for 80 hours in 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week or after having been on duty for 90 hours in 8 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the week. Any period of 7 or 8 consecutive days may end with the beginning of any off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive hours.
Also, under this exception, the motor carrier that employs the driver must retain for 12 months accurate and true time records showing:
Exception — Under the Washington State Patrol’s adoption of §395.1(k), the state’s planting and harvesting season is January 1 to December 31 of each year.
Washington has adopted the electronic logging device (ELD) requirements in Part 395 for intrastate motor carriers and drivers.
See Safety Overview for information about the adoption of Federal safety regulations and applicability.