{ "name": "Intrastate truck driver hours-of-service rules by state \u2014 where they differ from federal", "description": "The hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers operating solely within one state, per state: maximum driving hours per shift, the on-duty window, the weekly/cycle cap, the short-haul air-mile radius, and whether the state simply adopts the federal rules unchanged (which is itself an answer worth stating). Federal 49 CFR 395 does not apply intrastate; states set their own, and they genuinely differ \u2014 Florida allows 12 driving hours in a 16-hour window against the federal 11-in-14 (Fla. Stat. 316.302), California allows 12 hours and an 80-in-8 cycle (13 CCR 1212). Answers 'how many hours can I drive if I never leave Texas', 'does the 14-hour rule apply intrastate in Florida', and the questions small intrastate carriers and their drivers ask without a compliance department to ask instead. No neutral cross-state compilation exists; the search results and page-one content contradict each other about Texas.", "url": "https://referencesource.org/intrastate-driver-hours-by-state/", "licence": "State statutes and regulations; facts not copyrightable, quoted with citation to the state's own publication.", "last_verified": "2026-08-11", "stale_after": "2027-08-11", "sources": [ "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.3", "http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.302.html", "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title19/agency30/chapter20/section80/" ], "records": [ { "state": "Federal", "driving_hours": "a total of 11 hours", "on_duty_window": "after a period of 14 consecutive hours after coming on-duty following 10 consecutive hours off-duty", "cycle_limit": "60 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week; or ( 2 ) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days", "citation": "49 CFR 395.3", "id": "federal", "url": "https://referencesource.org/intrastate-driver-hours-by-state/federal/", "source": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.3", "source_quote": "( 1 ) Start of work shift. A driver may not drive without first taking 10 consecutive hours off duty; ( 2 ) 14-hour period. A driver may not drive after a period of 14 consecutive hours after coming on-duty following 10 consecutive hours off-duty. ( 3 ) Driving time and interruptions of driving periods \u2014 ( i ) Driving time. A driver may drive a total of 11 hours during the period specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. ( ii ) Interruption of driving time. Except for drivers who qualify for either of the short-haul exceptions in \u00a7 395.1(e)(1) or (2) , driving is not permitted if more than 8 hours of driving time have passed without at least a consecutive 30-minute interruption in driving status. A consecutive 30-minute interruption of driving status may be satisfied either by off-duty, sleeper berth or on-duty not driving time or by a combination of off-duty, sleeper berth and on-duty not driving time. ( b ) No motor carrier shall permit or require a driver of a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle to drive, nor shall any driver drive a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, regardless of the number of motor carriers using the driver's services, for any period after\u2014 ( 1 ) Having been on duty 60 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week; or ( 2 ) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the week.", "verified_fields": [ "citation", "cycle_limit", "driving_hours", "on_duty_window", "state" ] }, { "state": "Florida", "driving_hours": "12 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty", "on_duty_window": "after the end of the 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty", "cycle_limit": "70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days or more than 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days", "adopts_federal": "no \u2014 intrastate drivers need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 391.11(b)(1) and 395.3; Florida sets its own limits", "citation": "F.S. 316.302", "id": "florida", "url": "https://referencesource.org/intrastate-driver-hours-by-state/florida/", "source": "http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.302.html", "source_quote": "(2)(a)  A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 391.11 (b)(1) and 395.3. (b)  Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1, a person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 may not drive: 1.  More than 12 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or 2.  For any period after the end of the 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to drivers of utility service vehicles as defined in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.2. (c)  Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1, a person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 may not drive after having been on duty more than 70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days or more than 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the motor carrier operates every day of the week.", "verified_fields": [ "citation", "cycle_limit", "driving_hours", "on_duty_window", "state" ], "derived_fields": [ "adopts_federal" ] }, { "state": "Virginia", "adopts_federal": "yes \u2014 incorporates the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR Parts 390 through 397, including hours of service) by reference for both interstate and intrastate commerce, with certain exceptions", "citation": "19VAC30-20-80", "id": "virginia", "url": "https://referencesource.org/intrastate-driver-hours-by-state/virginia/", "source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title19/agency30/chapter20/section80/", "source_quote": "Every person and commercial motor vehicle subject to this chapter operating in interstate or intrastate commerce within or through the Commonwealth of Virginia shall comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, with amendments promulgated and in effect as of October 1, 2025, pursuant to the United States Motor Carrier Safety Act found in 49 CFR Parts 366, 370 through 376, 379, 380 Subparts E and F, 382, 385, 386 Subpart G, 387, 390 through 397, and 399, which are incorporated in this chapter by reference, with certain exceptions.", "verified_fields": [ "citation", "state" ], "derived_fields": [ "adopts_federal" ] } ] }