State of Alaska: adverse driving conditions
For State of Alaska: adverse driving conditions, cfr citation is 49 CFR 395.1(h)(3); who qualifies is A driver who is driving a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Alaska and who encounters adverse driving conditions; what it exempts from is may drive and be permitted or required to drive a commercial motor vehicle for the period of time needed to complete the run; radius or condition is After a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver completes the run, that driver must be off-duty for at least 10 consecutive hours before he/she drives again; baseline limit (for context) is Not § 395.3 — under § 395.1(h)(1) that section does not apply in Alaska. The baseline is the Alaska limit: no more than 15 hours driving following 10 consecutive hours off-duty, and no driving after 20 hours on duty, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-08-30.
- Exemption
- State of Alaska: adverse driving conditions our reading
- CFR citation
- 49 CFR 395.1(h)(3) our reading
- Who qualifies
- A driver who is driving a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Alaska and who encounters adverse driving conditions verified
- What it exempts from
- may drive and be permitted or required to drive a commercial motor vehicle for the period of time needed to complete the run verified
- Radius or condition
- After a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver completes the run, that driver must be off-duty for at least 10 consecutive hours before he/she drives again verified
- Baseline limit (for context)
- Not § 395.3 — under § 395.1(h)(1) that section does not apply in Alaska. The baseline is the Alaska limit: no more than 15 hours driving following 10 consecutive hours off-duty, and no driving after 20 hours on duty. our reading
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What the source says
(3) Adverse driving conditions. (i) A driver who is driving a commercial motor vehicle in the State of Alaska and who encounters adverse driving conditions (as defined in § 395.2 ) may drive and be permitted or required to drive a commercial motor vehicle for the period of time needed to complete the run. (ii) After a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver completes the run, that driver must be off-duty for at least 10 consecutive hours before he/she drives again; and (iii) After a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver completes the run, that driver must be off-duty for at least 8 consecutive hours before he/she drives again.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-28
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.1