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

For Florida, max driving hours is 12 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty; on-duty window is after the end of the 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty; weekly/cycle limit is 70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days or more than 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days; adopts federal rules is no — intrastate drivers need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 391.11(b)(1) and 395.3; Florida sets its own limits; statute or rule is F.S. 316.302, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **State:** Florida _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Max driving hours:** 12 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **On-duty window:** after the end of the 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Weekly/cycle limit:** 70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days or more than 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Adopts federal rules:** no — intrastate drivers need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 391.11(b)(1) and 395.3; Florida sets its own limits _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or rule:** F.S. 316.302 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (2)(a)&#x2003; 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. <https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=NoSuchSection.html> 391.11 (b)(1) and 395.3. (b)&#x2003; 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.&#x2003; More than 12 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or 2.&#x2003; 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)&#x2003; 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.

## Source

- http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.302.html

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