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For drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles who stay within a 150-air-mile radius and are not required to carry a commercial driver’s license (CDL), there is an exception to the record of duty status (log), 14-hour, and 30-minute-break rules. Under this exception, drivers are allowed to extend the 14-hour period by 2 hours twice per week, are allowed to maintain time records instead of logs, and do not need 30-minute rest breaks. Through September 28, 2020 these drivers are exempt from taking 30-minute rest breaks. On and after September 29, 2020, these drivers are exempt from taking the 30-minute break from eight total hours of driving. A driver who operates a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle for which a CDL is not required under Part 383 is exempt from the log requirements in 395.8 and the 14-hour rule in 395.3(a)(2) if:
Drivers using this exception remain subject to the 10-hour off-duty rule, the 11-hour driving rule, and the 60/70-hour limits in 395.3, but are exempt from the requirement to take a 30-minute rest break every 8 hours.