State of Alaska: passenger-carrying vehicle
For State of Alaska: passenger-carrying vehicle, cfr citation is 49 CFR 395.1(h)(2); who qualifies is any driver who is driving a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle in the State of Alaska; what it exempts from is The provisions of § 395.5 do not apply; radius or condition is must not drive or be required or permitted to drive— (i) More than 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off-duty; (ii) After being on-duty for 20 hours or more following 8 consecutive hours off-duty; (iii) After having been on-duty for 70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days, if the motor carrier for which the driver drives does not operate every day in the week; or (iv) After having been on-duty for 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days; baseline limit (for context) is § 395.5 sets the separate driving limits for passenger-carrying vehicles; § 395.3 covers property-carrying vehicles, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-08-30.
- Exemption
- State of Alaska: passenger-carrying vehicle our reading
- CFR citation
- 49 CFR 395.1(h)(2) our reading
- Who qualifies
- any driver who is driving a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle in the State of Alaska verified
- What it exempts from
- The provisions of § 395.5 do not apply verified
- Radius or condition
- must not drive or be required or permitted to drive— (i) More than 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off-duty; (ii) After being on-duty for 20 hours or more following 8 consecutive hours off-duty; (iii) After having been on-duty for 70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days, if the motor carrier for which the driver drives does not operate every day in the week; or (iv) After having been on-duty for 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days verified
- Baseline limit (for context)
- § 395.5 sets the separate driving limits for passenger-carrying vehicles; § 395.3 covers property-carrying vehicles. our reading
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What the source says
(2) Passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle. The provisions of § 395.5 do not apply to any driver who is driving a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle in the State of Alaska. A driver who is driving a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle in the State of Alaska must not drive or be required or permitted to drive— (i) More than 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off-duty; (ii) After being on-duty for 20 hours or more following 8 consecutive hours off-duty; (iii) After having been on-duty for 70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days, if the motor carrier for which the driver drives does not operate every day in the week; or (iv) After having been on-duty for 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days, if the motor carrier for which the driver drives operates every day in the week.
— 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