# Federal — Intrastate truck driver hours-of-service rules by state — where they differ from federal

For Federal, max driving hours is a total of 11 hours; on-duty window is after a period of 14 consecutive hours after coming on-duty following 10 consecutive hours off-duty; weekly/cycle limit is 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; statute or rule is 49 CFR 395.3, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **State:** Federal _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Max driving hours:** a total of 11 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **On-duty window:** after a period of 14 consecutive hours after coming on-duty following 10 consecutive hours off-duty _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Weekly/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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or rule:** 49 CFR 395.3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> ( 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 — ( i ) Driving time. A driver may drive a total of 11 hours during the period specified in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-395.3#p-395.3(a)(2)> paragraph (a)(2) of this section. ( ii ) Interruption of driving time. Except for drivers who qualify for either of the short-haul exceptions in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-395.1#p-395.1(e)(1)> § 395.1(e)(1) or <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-395.1#p-395.1(e)(2)> (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— ( 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.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.3

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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