Hours of Service rulesets

Refer to this article for all HOS rulesets and exemptions supported by MyGeotab, including USA, Canada, and global rulesets.

An explanation of the conditions for each ruleset is included for ease of reference. The following terms are used throughout the ruleset tables:

Rest limit — The maximum amount of time before having to take a 30-minute rest break in order to continue driving.
Driving limit — The maximum amount of driving the driver can do in their current shift.
Duty limit — A non-consecutive limit. The amount of time that a driver can work (on-duty + drive time). Off-duty and sleeper berth time does not count towards this limit.
Workday limit — A consecutive limit. From the moment the driver first goes on duty, the amount of time they have before they must stop driving for the day. Time spent off-duty and in the sleeper berth counts towards this limit.
Consecutive off-duty time — The amount of time the driver must spend off-duty or in the sleeper berth before they can reset their duty, workday, or driving limits.
Cycle limit — The amount of time the driver can spend working (on-duty + drive time) in the specified cycle.
Cycle reset — The amount of time the driver must spend off-duty or in the sleeper berth before they can reset their cycle limit. Cycle resets are optional.
Sleeper berth — The sleeper berth provision supported for the specific ruleset. These allow drivers to gain a reset in a different manner than staying off-duty for a set period of time.

No HOS ruleset

The No HOS ruleset option is available in 7-day/8-day (for use in the USA) and Canada variants. A driver can create records of duty status, but they are not evaluated for HOS availability or violations within the app. Use this option for any driver who is creating records of duty status on a set of rules that does not have a pre-built ruleset. Drivers should choose the 7 or 8-day version to match the cycle they are currently following in the USA, or the Canada version for driving in Canada.

HOS supported rulesets

Refer to these tables for the Hours of Service ruleset limits supported by MyGeotab, organized by region.

USA federal rulesets


Ruleset	Rest limit	Driving limit	Duty limit (Non-consecutive)	Workday limit (Consecutive)	Consecutive off-duty time	Cycle limit	Cycle reset	Sleeper berth
USA Property 60-hour/7-day	Minimum 30 min. break required before driving after 8 hrs of driving	11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	60 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs	10 hrs sleeper berth (Splittable: two periods 7+ SB hrs and 2+ OFF hrs, totalling at least 10 hrs)
USA Property 70-hour/8-day	Minimum 30 min. break required before driving after 8 hrs of driving	11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs	10 hrs sleeper berth (Splittable: two periods 7+ SB hrs and 2+ OFF hrs, totalling at least 10 hrs)
USA Property Short-Haul 12hr 60-hour/7-day		11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	60 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs
USA Property Short-Haul 12hr 70-hour/8-day		11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
USA Property Short-Haul 14hr 60-hour/7-day		11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	60 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs
USA Property Short-Haul 14hr 70-hour/8-day		11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
Non-CDL Short-Haul 60-hour/7-day		11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	60 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs
Non-CDL Short-Haul 70-hour/8-day		11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs/8 days	34 hrs
USA Passenger 60-hour/7-day		10 hrs	15 hrs		8 hrs	60 hrs in a rolling 7 day period		8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each)
USA Passenger 70-hour/8-day		10 hrs	15 hrs		8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 8 day period		8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each)
USA Passenger Short-Haul 60-hour/7-day		10 hrs		14 hrs	8 hrs	60 hrs in a rolling 7 day period
USA Passenger Short-Haul 70-hour/8-day		10 hrs		14 hrs	8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 8 day period
Salesperson 40-hour/7-day		11 hrs		14 hrs	10 hrs	40 driving hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs

USA intrastate rulesets


Ruleset	Rest limit	Driving limit	Duty limit (Non-consecutive)	Workday limit (Consecutive)	Consecutive off-duty time	Cycle limit	Cycle reset	Sleeper berth
California Property 80-hour/8-day	Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without	12 hrs		16 hrs	10 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
California Passenger 80-hour/8-day		10 hrs	15 hrs		8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
California Property Short-Haul	Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without	12 hrs		12 hrs	10 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period
California School Pupil	Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without	10 hrs		16 hrs	8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
California Flammable Liquid	Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without	10 hrs		16 hrs	10 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
California Farm Product	Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without	12 hrs	16 hrs		8 hrs	112 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
Texas 70-hour/7-day		12 hrs	15 hrs		8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs	8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each)
Texas Short-Haul 60-hour/7-day		12 hrs		14 hrs	8 hrs	60 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs
Texas Short-Haul 70-hour/8-day		12 hrs		14 hrs	8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
Florida Property 70-hour/7-day		12 hrs		16 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs	10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hrs).
Florida Property 80-hour/8-day		12 hrs		16 hrs	10 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs	10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hrs).
Florida Property Short-Haul 70-hour/7-day		12 hrs		12 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs	10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hrs).
Florida Property Short-Haul 80-hour/8-day		12 hrs		12 hrs	10 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs	10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hrs).
North Dakota Property 70-hour/7-day		12 hrs		15 hrs	8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period
North Dakota Property Short-Haul		12 hrs		12 hrs	8 hrs
Alaska Property 70-hour/7-day		15 hrs		20 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period		10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (7+ SB hrs and 2+ OFF hrs, totalling at least 10 hrs).
Alaska Property 80-hour/8-day		15 hrs		20 hrs	10 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period		10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (7+ SB hrs and 2+ OFF hrs, totalling at least 10 hrs).
Alaska Passenger 70-hour/7-day		15 hrs	20 hrs		8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period
Alaska Passenger 80-hour/8-day		15 hrs	20 hrs		8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period
Oregon Property 70-hour/7-day	30 min. break required after every 8 hours on-duty	12 hrs		16 hrs	10 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs
Oregon Property 80-hour/8-day	30 min. break required after every 8 hours on-duty	12 hrs		16 hrs	10 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
Washington Logging/Dumptruck 80-hour/7-day		12 hrs		14 hrs	8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	24 hrs
Washington Logging/Dumptruck 90-hour/8-day		12 hrs		14 hrs	8 hrs	90 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	24 hrs
Nebraska Property 70-hour/7-day	30 min. break required after every 8 hrs on-duty	12 hrs		16 hrs	8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	34 hrs
Nebraska Property 80-hour/8-day	Minimum 30 min. break required before driving after 8 hrs since last 30+ minute break.	12 hrs		16 hrs	8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period	34 hrs
South Carolina Property 70-hour/7-day		12 hrs		16 hrs	8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period
South Carolina Property 80-hour/8-day		12 hrs		16 hrs	8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period
Maryland Property Short-Haul 70-hour/7-day		12 hrs		16 hrs	8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period
Maryland Property Short-Haul 80-hour/8-day		12 hrs		16 hrs	8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 8 day period

Canada federal rulesets


Ruleset	Rest limit	Driving limit	Duty limit	Workday limit	Consecutive off-duty	Cycle limit	Cycle reset	24-hour rest	Sleeper berth
Canada South of 60 Cycle 1 (7-day)	2 hrs non-consecutive during Workday in 30 minute blocks	13 hrs	14 hrs	16 hrs	8 hrs	70 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	36 hrs	Within preceding 14 days	10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hrs each) Team split SB must be 2 periods of 4+ hrs totalling 8hr)
Canada South of 60 Cycle 2 (14-day)	2 hrs non-consecutive during Workday in 30 minute blocks	13 hrs	14 hrs	16 hrs	8 hrs	120 hrs in a rolling 14 day period	72 hrs	Within preceding 14 days or After 70 hrs on-duty	10 hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hrs each). Team split SB must be 2 periods of 4+ hrs totalling 8hr)
Canada North of 60 Cycle 1 (7-day) — Single driver		15 hrs	18 hrs	20 hrs	8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	36 hrs	Within preceding 14 days	8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hrs each).
Canada North of 60 Cycle 2 (14-day) — Single driver		15 hrs	18 hrs	20 hrs	8 hrs	120 hrs in a rolling 14 day period	72 hrs	Within preceding 14 days or After 70 hrs on-duty	8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hrs each).
Canada North of 60 Cycle 1 (7-day) — Team		15 hrs	18 hrs	20 hrs	8 hrs	80 hrs in a rolling 7 day period	36 hrs	Within preceding 14 days	8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 4+ hrs each).
Canada North of 60 Cycle 2 (14-day) — Team		15 hrs	18 hrs	20 hrs	8 hrs	120 hrs in a rolling 14 day period	72 hrs	Within preceding 14 days or After 70 hrs on-duty	8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 4+ hrs each).

Canada provincial rulesets


Ruleset	Rest limit	Driving limit	Duty limit	Workday limit	Consecutive off-duty	Cycle limit	Cycle reset	24-hour rest	Sleeper berth
BC Logging Truck		13 hrs	15 hrs	15 hrs	9 hrs	80 on-duty hrs and 65 driving hrs in a rolling 7 day period		Within preceding 6 days
Alberta	10 minutes after 4 hrs driving, or 30 minutes after 6 hrs driving	13 hrs	15 hrs		8 hrs				8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hrs each). Total driving time immediately before and after each rest period does not exceed 13hrs

Global rulesets


Ruleset	Rest limit	Driving limit	Duty limit (Non-consecutive)	Workday limit	Consecutive off-duty	Cycle limit	Cycle reset	24-hour rest (Consecutive)	Sleeper berth
Brazil Property Short-Haul (BETA)	Minimum 30 min. break required after 5.5 hours driving in Workday .	5.5 hrs	8 hrs				11 hours of OFF-Duty

HOS ruleset descriptions

Refer to these detailed descriptions for an explanation of the conditions and rules for each HOS ruleset supported by MyGeotab.

USA Property

Driver can drive for 11 hours.
No driving after 14 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
30-minute breaks required after 8 hours of driving. Breaks are met with any status except Driving.
10 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
34-hour cycle reset default (also available without). Does not require 1–5 am breaks, or 168-hour period between resets (after H.R.83 bill).
60-hour/7-day: gives 60 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.
70-hour/8-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle, if CMV operates every day of the week.
10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (an SB of 7+ hours and an OFF of 2+ hours, as long as the total of both adds to 10+ hours). The small part can be either in Sleeper or Off duty in a combination. The large part must be in sleeper. Either part can be first. Neither part counts as workday. Rulesets that support Sleeper Split calculations are denoted as "with Split Sleeper" in the name.

Note: When not planning on utilizing a sleeper split, the driver should switch to the non-split version of the ruleset for correct availability.

USA Property Short-Haul 12hr

Should only apply to drivers operating within a 150 air-mile radius of normal work location.
Driver can drive for 11 hours after 10 hours off duty.
No driving after 14 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
34-hour cycle reset available.
60-hour/7-day: gives 60 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle.
70-hour/8-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in an 8-consecutive-day cycle.

USA Property Short-Haul 14hr

Should only apply to drivers operating within a 150 air-mile radius of normal work location.
Driver can drive for 11 hours after 10 hours off duty.
No driving after 14 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
34-hour cycle reset available.
60-hour/7-day: gives 60 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle.
70-hour/8-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in an 8-consecutive-day cycle.

Non-CDL Short-Haul

Should only apply to drivers operating within a 150 air-mile radius of normal work location.
Driver can drive for 11 hours after 10 hours off duty.
No driving after 14 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
No break requirement.
34-hour cycle reset available.
Two 16-hour days available every 7 days via exemptions.
60-hour/7-day: gives 60 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle.
70-hour/8-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in an 8-consecutive-day cycle.

USA Passenger

Driver can drive for 10 hours after 8 hours off duty.
No driving after 15 hours of (non-consecutive) on-duty time.
60-hour/7-day: gives 60 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle.
70-hour/8-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle, if CMV operates every day of the week.
8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (each at least 2 hours). Can be a combination of Off duty and Sleeper for both parts. Must not exceed duty or driving limit combining the periods before and after each part.

USA Passenger Short-Haul

Report and return to work-reporting location within 14 consecutive hours.
Stay within 150 air-mile radius of work reporting location.
10 hours maximum driving time following 8 hours off duty.

California Property Intrastate

May not drive more than 12 hours in a work period.
May not drive after the 16th consecutive hour from first coming on duty.
10 consecutive hours off duty required to re-qualify for a new work period.
May not drive after having been on duty for 80 hours in any eight-consecutive-day period.
The eight-day cumulative total may be reset to zero with the beginning of any off-duty period of at least 34 consecutive hours (34-hour restart).
Versions are available with the lunch break enforced after 5 hours (with rest requirement) or without.

California Property Short-Haul

May not drive more than 12 hours in a work period.
May not drive after the 12th consecutive hour from first coming on duty.
10 consecutive hours off duty required to re-qualify for a new work period.
May not drive after having been on duty for 80 hours in any eight-consecutive-day period.
The eight-day cumulative total may be reset to zero with the beginning of any off-duty period of at least 34 consecutive hours (34-hour restart).
Versions are available with the lunch break enforced after 5 hours (with rest requirement) or without.

California Passenger Intrastate

10 hours of driving time in a work period.
May not drive after having been on duty 15 hours in a work period (non-consecutive).
Must have 8 consecutive hours off duty to re-qualify for a new work period.
May not drive after having been on duty for 80 hours in any eight-consecutive-day period.
The eight-day cumulative total may be reset to zero with the beginning of any off-duty period of at least 34 consecutive hours (34-hour restart).
Versions are available with the lunch break enforced after 5 hours (with rest requirement) or without.

California Farm Products

12 hours of driving time in a work period.
May not drive after having been on duty 16 hours in a work period (non-consecutive).
Must have 8 consecutive hours off duty to re-qualify for a new work period.
May not drive after having been on duty 112 hours in any eight-consecutive-day period.
The eight-day cumulative total may be reset to zero with the beginning of any off-duty period of at least 34 consecutive hours (34-hour restart).
Versions are available with the lunch break enforced after 5 hours (with rest requirement) or without.
Regulation 13 CCR § 1212(k).

California School Pupil

May not drive more than 10 hours in a work period.
May not drive after the 16th consecutive hour from first coming on duty.
8 consecutive hours off duty required to re-qualify for a new work period.
May not drive after having been on duty for 80 hours in any eight-consecutive-day period.
The eight-day cumulative total may be reset to zero with the beginning of any off-duty period of at least 34 consecutive hours (34-hour restart).
Versions are available with the lunch break enforced after 5 hours (with rest requirement) or without.
Regulation 13 CCR § 1212.5 A(2)(B)(3).

California Flammable Liquid

May not drive more than 10 hours in a work period.
May not drive after the 16th consecutive hour from first coming on duty.
10 consecutive hours off duty required to re-qualify for a new work period.
May not drive after having been on duty for 80 hours in any eight-consecutive-day period.
The eight-day cumulative total may be reset to zero with the beginning of any off-duty period of at least 34 consecutive hours (34-hour restart).
Versions are available with the lunch break enforced after 5 hours (with rest requirement) or without.

Texas Intrastate

Drivers are allowed to drive for 12 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty.
A motor carrier cannot permit or require a driver to drive after 15 hours are spent on duty following 8 consecutive hours off-duty.
A motor carrier must not permit or require a driver to drive after having been on duty 70 total duty hours in seven days.
A driver may restart a 7-consecutive-day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off-duty.
8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (each at least 2 hours). Must be Sleeper berth for both periods. Must not exceed duty or driving limit combining the periods before and after each part.

Texas Intrastate Short-Haul

Operates within the 150 air-mile radius of headquarters.
Returns to headquarters and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours.
At least 8 consecutive hours off duty separates each 14 hours of duty.
60-hour/7-day: gives 60 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle.
70-hour/8-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in an 8-consecutive-day cycle.

Florida Intrastate

Driver may drive 12 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
Driver may not drive after 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty.
Driver may not drive after 70/80 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. 34 consecutive hours off constitutes the end of the 7/8 day period.

Florida Intrastate Short-Haul

Drivers who do not exceed 150 air-mile radius and do not haul placarded hazardous material are exempt from maintaining a log book.
Drivers not released from duty within 12 hours must document driving time.
Driver may drive 12 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
Driver may not drive after 70/80 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. 34 consecutive hours off constitutes the end of the 7/8 day period.

North Dakota Property Intrastate

Driver can drive for 12 hours.
No driving after 15 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
8 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
70-hour/7-day cycle: 70 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.

North Dakota Property Intrastate Short-Haul

Driver can work for 12 hours (no driving limit within these 12 hours).
8 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
The driver operates within a 150 air-mile radius from the driver's normal work reporting location or a 150 air-mile radius from the official worksite of the vehicle.
The driver, except for a driver salesperson, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 12 consecutive hours.

Alaska Property Intrastate

Driver can drive for 15 hours.
No driving after 20 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
10 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
70-hour/7-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.
80-hour/8-day: gives 80 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle, if CMV operates every day of the week.
10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (an SB of 7+ hours and an OFF of 2+ hours, as long as the total of both adds to 10+ hours). The small part can be either in Sleeper or Off duty in a combination. The large part must be in sleeper. Either part can be first. Neither part counts as workday. Rulesets that support Sleeper Split calculations are denoted as "with Split Sleeper" in the name.

Note: When not planning on utilizing a sleeper split, the driver should switch to the non-split version of the ruleset for correct availability.

Alaska Passenger Intrastate

Driver can drive for 15 hours.
No driving after 20 hours of (non-consecutive) on-duty time.
8 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
70-hour/7-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.
80-hour/8-day: gives 80 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle, if CMV operates every day of the week.

Oregon Property Intrastate

Driver can drive for 12 hours.
No driving after 16 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
30-minute breaks required after 8 consecutive hours into the work day.
10 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
34-hour reset available.
80-hour/8-day cycle: 80 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle.

Nebraska Property Intrastate

Driver can drive for 12 hours.
No driving after 16 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
30-minute breaks required after 8 consecutive hours into work day.
8 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
34-hour reset available. Does not require 1–5 am breaks, or 168-hour period between resets (after H.R.83 bill).
70-hour/7-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.
80-hour/8-day: gives 80 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle, if CMV operates every day of the week.

South Carolina Property Intrastate

Driver can drive for 12 hours.
No driving after 16 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
8 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
70-hour/7-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.
80-hour/8-day: gives 80 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle, if CMV operates every day of the week.

Maryland Property Short-Haul Intrastate

Driver can drive for 12 hours.
No driving after 16 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
8 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
70-hour/7-day: gives 70 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.
80-hour/8-day: gives 80 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle, if CMV operates every day of the week.

Washington Intrastate Logging/Dumptruck

Driver can drive for 12 hours.
No driving after 14 hours of consecutive on-duty time.
8 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and on-duty time.
80-hour/7-day: gives 80 hours on-duty time available in a 7 consecutive day cycle.
90-hour/8-day: gives 90 hours on-duty time available in an 8 consecutive day cycle.
Cycle resets after 24 consecutive hours off duty.
Includes the 16-hour exemption.

Canada South of 60 — Cycle 1 and Cycle 2

Driver can drive for 13 hours.
24-hour work day window starts at midnight by default (can be changed once a cycle, during restart). Work shift starts at the time indicated by the driver within the app.
In order to drive again the driver must be off-duty for 8 consecutive hours. Off-duty includes Off-Duty and Sleeper.
The driver cannot drive once they have 14 hours of on-duty time in a day or work shift.
No driving after 16 hours of time has elapsed between the conclusion of the most recent period of 8 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time and the beginning of the next period of 8 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time.
The driver needs to log at least 10 hours of off-duty time in a day. Time must be in at least 30+ minute blocks, and 2 hours of this off-duty cannot be part of their core rest.
70 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle or 120 hours on-duty time available in a 14 consecutive day cycle.
The driver must have a period of at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty in the preceding 14 days.
To reset a driver's hours to zero, they must take 36 consecutive hours off-duty (Cycle 1) or 72 consecutive hours off-duty (Cycle 2).
Single Driver and Team Driving Split Sleeper Berth is supported (subject to the above).
Off-Duty Deferral is supported by default.
Yard Move is supported, but limited to 32 kph.
Adverse Driving is supported.
Personal Conveyance is supported, but is limited to 75 km a day.

Canada North of 60 — Cycle 1 and Cycle 2

A driver can drive for 15 hours.
In order to drive again the driver must be off-duty for 8 consecutive hours. Off-Duty includes Off-Duty and Sleeper.
The driver cannot drive once they have 18 hours of on-duty time in a day or work shift.
No driving after 20 hours of time has elapsed between the conclusion of the most recent period of 8 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time and the beginning of the next period of 8 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time.
80 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle (Cycle 1) or 120 hours in a 14-consecutive-day cycle (Cycle 2).
To reset a driver's hours to zero, they must take 36 consecutive hours off-duty (Cycle 1) or 72 consecutive hours off-duty (Cycle 2).
Single Driver Split Sleeper Berth is supported (subject to the above). Team Driving Split is also supported.
Yard Move is supported.
Adverse Driving is supported.
Personal Conveyance is supported, but must be limited to 75 km a day.

BC Logging Truck

A driver can drive for 13 hours.
In order to drive again the driver must be off-duty for 9 consecutive hours. Off-Duty includes Off-Duty and Sleeper.
The driver cannot drive once they have 15 hours of on-duty time in a day or work shift.
No driving after 15 hours of time has elapsed between the conclusion of the most recent period of 9 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time and the beginning of the next period of 9 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time.
80 hours on-duty time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle.
65 hours driving time available in a 7-consecutive-day cycle.
The driver must have a period of at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty in the preceding 6 days (once every 7 days).
Yard Move is supported. Current Canadian HOS laws do not provide a provision for Yard Move. Use at the discretion of your enforcement agency.
Adverse Driving is supported.
Personal Conveyance is supported, but must be limited to 75 km a day.

Alberta

Driver can drive for 13 hours.
In order to drive again the driver must be off-duty for 8 consecutive hours. Off-Duty includes Off-Duty and Sleeper.
The driver cannot drive once they have 15 hours of on-duty time.
Adverse Driving, Yard Move, and Personal Conveyance (75 km limit) are supported.
Reduced Rest can be taken once every 7 days. This reduces the required 8 hours of rest to no less than 4 hours if they have not been on-duty for more than 15 hours, and the reduced number of hours taken off are added to the next rest period that is at least 8 hours long.

Brazil Property Short-Haul (Feature Preview Beta)

A motor carrier cannot permit or require a driver to drive after 8 hours are spent on duty (non-consecutive).
30-minute break required after 5.5 consecutive hours into the work day.
11 hours off-duty time required to reset driving and duty time.

HOS supported exemptions

Refer to this list for the Hours of Service exemptions supported by MyGeotab, including their conditions and applicable rulesets.

16-Hour Exemption

Also known as the Big Day exemption. A property-carrying driver is exempt from the 14-hour limit if:

The driver has returned to the driver's normal work-reporting location and the carrier released the driver from duty at that location for the previous five duty tours the driver has worked.
The driver has returned to the normal work-reporting location and the carrier releases the driver from duty within 16 hours after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty.
The driver has not taken this exemption within the previous 6 consecutive days, except when the driver has begun a new 7- or 8-consecutive day period with the beginning of any off-duty period of 34 or more consecutive hours as allowed by §395.3(c).

Important: When enabled, the driver must select the 16-hour exemption within 16 hours of starting their day (they must be within their 14-hour workday + 2 hours) to apply the exemption for that workday.

Available on: USA Federal Interstate Property and 150-Non-CDL rulesets.

Without Rest Requirement

Some property-carrying drivers in certain industries are exempt from the 30-minute break requirement. Rulesets with this notation do not have a 30-minute break requirement. This exemption can be combined with the 16-hour exemption, 24-hour restart, or Oil Well Servicing exemptions.

Available on: USA Federal Interstate Property rulesets.

Adverse Driving Conditions (USA)

If unexpected adverse driving conditions slow you down, you may drive up to 2 extra hours and work an extra 2 hours to complete what could have been driven in normal conditions.

This means you could drive for up to 13 hours, and work up to 16 hours which are 2 hours more than allowed under normal conditions.
Adverse driving conditions mean things that you did not know about when you started your run, like snow, fog, or a shut-down of traffic due to a crash.
Adverse driving conditions do not include situations that you should have known about, such as congested traffic during typical rush hour periods.
Even though you may drive 2 extra hours under this exception, you must not drive after the 16th consecutive hour after coming on duty, and you must comply with the minimum 30-minute rest break provisions, and cycle limits.
Applies to the current workday when selected (or next workday if selected during off-duty workday reset).

Available on: all USA rulesets.

Adverse Driving Conditions (Canada)

If unexpected adverse driving conditions slow you down, you may drive up to 2 extra hours to complete what could have been driven in normal conditions. Enabling this exemption reduces the amount of daily off-duty time by 2 hours and increases the daily driving limit by 2 hours.

The driving, on-duty, and elapsed time in the elected cycle is not extended more than 2 hours.
The driver still takes the required 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time.
The trip could have been completed under normal driving conditions without the reduction.
The 16-hour workday limit still applies as normal.

Available on: all Canada Federal rulesets.

Off-Duty Deferral (Canada)

Allows the driver to defer up to 2 hours of off-duty daily time to the next day.
The day with deferred time is annotated as Day 1, and the next day is noted as Day 2.
Core rest (at least 8 consecutive hours) must be taken on Day 1.
No more than 26 hours of driving between both days.
No more than 28 hours of on-duty time between both days.
Deferred time must be added to the core rest on Day 2.
Work shift rules must be adhered to as normal.

Note: This exemption follows the guidance provided by the CCMTA.

Available on: Canada Federal rulesets.

Oil Permit (Canada)

Can be applied only to commercial motor vehicles that have been specially constructed, altered, or equipped to provide services to the petroleum drilling and producing industry, with special permits.
No maximum cycle hours.
Requires 3 periods of 24 hours off duty every 24 days.
Must take 72 hours off prior to switching to another Canadian ruleset.
Wait Time is treated as off-duty time.
For a complete explanation of the rules, conditions, training requirements, permit requirements, and definitions, refer to the Transport Canada documentation for this exemption.

Note: Select the applicable ruleset combination from the Ruleset dropdown.

Available on: Canada Federal rulesets.

Personal Conveyance

Personal Conveyance (also termed Authorized Personal Use) is the movement of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for personal use while off-duty.

A driver may record time operating a CMV for personal conveyance as off-duty only when the driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work by the motor carrier.
The CMV may be used for Personal Conveyance even if it is laden, since the load is not being transported for the commercial benefit of the motor carrier at that time.
Personal Conveyance does not reduce a driver's or motor carrier's responsibility to operate a CMV safely. Motor carriers can establish Personal Conveyance limitations either within the scope of, or more restrictive than, the guidance provided.
A driver placed out of service for exceeding the requirements of the hours of service regulations may not drive a CMV to any location to obtain rest.
In Canada, Personal Conveyance is limited to 75 km per day.

Available on: all rulesets.

Yard Move

The driver can use this exemption which allows the time driven in the yard to not be counted against the driver's drive time.
The yard move still counts against on-duty hours.

Available on: all rulesets.

Oil Well Wait Time

Applies to specially-trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially-constructed to service oil wells.

Waiting time does not count towards the total on-duty time for a driver's day.
Such waiting time is recorded as off-duty for purposes of relevant regulations, with remarks or annotations to indicate the specific off-duty periods that are waiting time, or on a separate waiting time line on the record of duty status to show that off-duty time is also waiting time. Waiting time is not included in calculating the 14-hour period.
Eligible waiting time can be used to satisfy the requirement for a 30-minute rest break every 8 hours.

Note: Enabling this exemption also modifies the driver's ruleset to meet the 24-hour restart provision. The driver must be using the oilfield operation for the previous 8 days in order to use the 24-hour restart provision. Oilfield Split Sleeper is not yet supported.

Available on: USA Federal Interstate Property, Texas, and California Intrastate rulesets.

24-Hour Restart

This exemption allows drivers to restart their cumulative work week time after 24 consecutive hours off-duty. This is available to all drivers who are working to service oil and gas wells, many construction drivers, and some other industries.

Available on: USA Federal Interstate Property, and Texas and California Intrastate rulesets.

Salesperson

You do not have to comply with the 60/70-hour limit if:

You are employed solely as a driver-salesperson by a private carrier of property.
You are engaged both in selling goods, services, or the use of goods, and in delivering (by CMV) the goods sold or provided or upon which the services are performed.
You stay entirely within a radius of 100 miles from the point at which you report for duty.
No more than half (50%) of your on-duty hours are spent driving on a weekly basis.
Your total driving time is 40 hours or less in any period of 7 consecutive days.

The 14-hour limit and 11-hour driving limit still apply.

Available on: USA Federal Interstate Property rulesets.

Railroad Exemption (USA)

Allows railroad workers belonging to FMCSA identified organizations who are subject to HOS rules to respond to unplanned events that occur outside of or extend beyond an employee's normal work hours.

May extend the 14-hour duty period to no more than 17 hours.
May not exceed 11 hours of driving time, following 10 consecutive hours off duty.
May extend the 60- and 70-hour rules by no more than 6 hours.
May not travel more than 300 air miles from the normal work-reporting location or terminal.
Unplanned events may include, but are not limited to events such as derailments, track failures, and track blockages. Refer to FMCSA rulings for specific examples.

Note: Select the applicable ruleset combination from the Ruleset dropdown.

Available on: USA Federal Interstate Property rulesets.

Exempt HOS

Uses a modified Personal Conveyance to allow the driver to indicate that they are operating in an HOS-exempt exemption such as:

Agriculture
Emergency Waivers

Available on: all rulesets.

Split sleeper berth notes

Refer to these notes for important information about how split sleeper berth provisions work across different HOS rulesets in MyGeotab.

Split sleeper — USA Property

Due to the changes to the Final Rule (September 2020), drivers who successfully split their sleep can exclude both the small part and the large part of their split from the workday. Due to this, the driver must advise the system they are planning on splitting in order for the system to accurately predict availability.

For example, a driver who started their day at noon takes a 2-hour off-duty period starting at 5 pm. At the end of this 2-hour period (7 pm), they simultaneously have 2 different workday availabilities: 7 hours of workday if they are not completing a split, or 9 hours of workday if they are completing a split.

In order to show the driver the correct availability, the system looks at the ruleset they have currently chosen. Rulesets including "with Split Sleeper" always assume the driver is going to split sleep whenever possible, and as such, calculate availability as if the driver will pair viable periods together. This means that the driver may need to complete a split pairing when their availability runs to zero. Drivers are expected to know the rules and requirements of split sleeping if they have chosen this ruleset.

If a driver is not going to complete split sleep, and they have chosen a "with Split Sleeper" ruleset, they do risk a violation appearing in the past if they do not complete a split that the system anticipated. In this scenario, the driver should select the applicable ruleset option that does not include "with Split Sleeper."

Drivers can freely change back and forth between options to see availability based on split sleeping or not at any time during the day.

Note: All USA Federal Interstate Property rulesets have available split versions.

Split sleeper — Passenger, Canada, Texas

Rulesets for USA Passenger, Canada, and Texas do not require a special "Split Sleeper" ruleset as detecting applicable sleeper splits can be done by the ruleset itself due to the mechanics of the split mechanism. These rulesets always assume split is taking place if the driver meets the condition of the split.