# Utility service vehicles — Federal hours-of-service exemptions by commercial driver operation type

For Utility service vehicles, cfr citation is 49 CFR 395.1(n); who qualifies is a driver of a utility service vehicle as defined in § 395.2; what it exempts from is The provisions of this part shall not apply; baseline limit (for context) is All of part 395, including the § 395.3 11-hour driving cap, 14-hour window and 60/70-hour limits, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-08-30.

- **Exemption:** Utility service vehicles _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **CFR citation:** 49 CFR 395.1(n) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Who qualifies:** a driver of a utility service vehicle as defined in § 395.2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What it exempts from:** The provisions of this part shall not apply _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Baseline limit (for context):** All of part 395, including the § 395.3 11-hour driving cap, 14-hour window and 60/70-hour limits. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (n) Utility service vehicles. The provisions of this part shall not apply to a driver of a utility service vehicle as defined in § 395.2 .

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.1

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-08-28.
Part of [Federal hours-of-service exemptions by commercial driver operation type](https://referencesource.org/federal-hours-of-service-exemptions-by-operation-type/).