Hours of service - Florida

Florida has adopted Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) as it existed on December 31, 2023, with the exception of §395.3 for intrastate drivers not transporting hazardous materials.

Part 395 applies to a person who operates a commercial motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, or gross combined weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more solely intrastate, or a vehicle transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding.

Agricultural exception: The 70-hour/7-day or 80-hour/8-day limit do not apply to a person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely within the state while transporting, during harvest periods, any unprocessed agricultural products or unprocessed food or fiber that is subject to seasonal harvesting from place of harvest to the first place of processing or storage or from place of harvest directly to market or while transporting livestock, livestock feed, or farm supplies directly related to growing or harvesting agricultural products.

Covered farm vehicle exception: Part 395 does not apply to drivers of covered farm vehicles as defined in 316.003 of the Florida Statutes.