Hour Drive
11-hour driving limit
After 10 consecutive hours off duty, a property-carrying driver may drive up to 11 hours.
Driver tipAsk: How much actual driving time do I have left?
Step 2 • Hours of Service
Can I Still Drive?
A fast HOS quick check for drivers: drive clock, duty window, break rule, cycle limit, split sleeper berth, adverse driving conditions, personal conveyance, and work stops.
Fast Training Goal
5 minutesTap a clock, answer the scenarios, know what to do.0 of 10 quick checks answered
The dashboard
Tap a clock
Each card gives one plain-language rule and one roadside-use tip. The sleeper card covers both 7/3 and 8/2.
Quick game
Drive, break, split, PC, or park?
Use the quick questions below to decide your next move before you drive.
Roadside Inspection
Inspection at the scale
The officer starts a roadside inspection. What duty status should the driver use?
Roadside Service
Waiting on a tire truck
The driver is stopped on the shoulder with a flat tire, waiting on roadside service, and still responsible for the CMV. What duty status should be used?
30-Minute Break
You have driven 8 cumulative hours.
You have not had a 30-minute non-driving interruption yet. What should happen before more driving?
Sleeper Berth
The driver wants to use an 8/2 split.
The driver logs 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, then later logs 2 consecutive hours off duty. Can that qualify as a sleeper split?
Sleeper Berth
The driver wants to use a 7/3 split.
The driver logs 7 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, then later logs 3 consecutive hours off duty. Can that qualify as a sleeper split?
Sleeper Mistake
The driver logs 7 hours Off Duty.
The driver logs 7 consecutive hours Off Duty, but not Sleeper Berth. Then later logs 3 hours Sleeper Berth. Is that a valid 7/3 sleeper split?
Bad Weather / Crash
A crash shuts down the interstate.
The trip was legal when it started, then an unexpected crash blocks traffic for 90 minutes. What is the correct training answer?
Personal Conveyance
You are off duty at a truck stop.
The driver is relieved from work and bobtails to a nearby restaurant. No load is being advanced. Can this be personal conveyance?
Personal Conveyance
You ran out of hours near the receiver.
The driver wants to use PC to get closer to tomorrow’s pickup. What is the correct answer?
Weather / Adverse
Weather turns bad after you start.
The trip was legal when the driver started. Later, unexpected snow, ice, fog, or high wind slows traffic and the driver needs adverse driving conditions. What should the driver do?
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