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Hours of Service Ruleset Matrix V3.0
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Learn more about the Hours of Service (HOS) rulesets and exemptions supported by MyGeotab, including USA and Canada federal rulesets, USA intrastate rulesets, and global rulesets. An explanation of the conditions for each ruleset is included for ease of reference.
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Supported Rulesets | 24 Hour Rest (Consecutive) | |||||||||||||||||
No HOS ruleset 7 Day/8 Day No Ruleset Canada | Driver can create records of duty status, but they will not be evaluated for HOS availability or violations within the app. 7 Day/8 Day for use in the USA Canada for use in Canada | |||||||||||||||||
USA Federal Rulesets | ||||||||||||||||||
Minimum 30 min. break required before driving after 8 hours of driving | 11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 60 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (7+ SB hours and 2+ OFF hours, totalling at least 10 hours). | ||||||||||||
Minimum 30 min. break required before driving after 8 hours of driving | 11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (7+ SB hours and 2+ OFF hours, totalling at least 10 hours). | ||||||||||||
11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 60 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | ||||||||||||||
11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | ||||||||||||||
11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 60 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | ||||||||||||||
11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | ||||||||||||||
Non-CDL short-haul 60hr/7 Day | 11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 60 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
Supported Rulesets | 24 Hour Rest (Consecutive) | |||||||||||||||||
Non-CDL short-haul 70hr/8 Day | 11 hours | 14 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
10 hours | 15 hours | 8 hours | 60 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each) | ||||||||||||||
10 hours | 15 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each) | ||||||||||||||
10 hours | 14 hours | 8 hours | 60 hours in a rolling 7 day period | |||||||||||||||
10 hours | 14 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 8 day period | |||||||||||||||
11 hours | 14 hour | 10 hours | 40 driving hrs in a rolling 7 day period | |||||||||||||||
USA Intrastate Rulesets | ||||||||||||||||||
Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without | 12 hours | 16 hours | 10 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
10 hours | 15 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | ||||||||||||||
Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without | 12 hours | 12 hours | 10 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | ||||||||||||||
Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without | 10 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without | 10 hours | 16 hours | 10 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
Available with 30 minute break after 5hrs or without | 12 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 112 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
Supported Rulesets | Rest Limit | Driving Limit | Duty Limit (Non-Consecutive) | Workday Limit (Consecutive) | Consecutive OFF-Duty Time | Cycle Limit | Cycle Reset | 24 Hour Rest (Consecutive) | Sleeper Berth | |||||||||
12 hours | 15 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | 8 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each) | |||||||||||||
12 hours | 14 hours | 8 hours | 60 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | ||||||||||||||
12 hours | 14 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | ||||||||||||||
12 hours | 16 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hours). | |||||||||||||
12 hours | 16 hours | 10 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hours). | |||||||||||||
12 hours | 12 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hours). | |||||||||||||
12 hours | 12 hours | 10 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (8 and 2 hours). | |||||||||||||
12 hours | 15 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | |||||||||||||||
12 hours | 12 hours | 8 hours | ||||||||||||||||
Supported Rulesets | Rest Limit | Driving Limit | Duty Limit (Non-Consecutive) | Workday Limit (Consecutive) | Consecutive OFF-Duty Time | Cycle Limit | Cycle Reset | 24 Hour Rest (Consecutive) | Sleeper Berth | |||||||||
15 hours | 20 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (7+ SB hours and 2+ OFF hours, totalling at least 10 hours). | ||||||||||||||
15 hours | 20 hours | 10 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (7+ SB hours and 2+ OFF hours, totalling at least 10 hours). | ||||||||||||||
15 hours | 20 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | |||||||||||||||
15 hours | 20 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | |||||||||||||||
30 min. break required after every 8 hours on-duty | 12 hours | 16 hours | 10 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
30 min. break required after every 8 hours on-duty | 12 hours | 16 hours | 10 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
12 hours | 14 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 24 hours | ||||||||||||||
12 hours | 14 hours | 8 hours | 90 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 24 hours | ||||||||||||||
30 min. break required after every 8 hours on-duty | 12 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
Supported Rulesets | Rest Limit | Driving Limit | Duty Limit (Non-Consecutive) | Workday Limit (Consecutive) | Consecutive OFF-Duty Time | Cycle Limit | Cycle Reset | 24 Hour Rest (Consecutive) | Sleeper Berth | |||||||||
Minimum 30 min. break required before driving after 8 hours since last 30+ minute break. | 12 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | 34 hours | |||||||||||||
12 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | |||||||||||||||
12 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | |||||||||||||||
12 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | |||||||||||||||
12 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 8 day period | |||||||||||||||
Canada Federal Rulesets | ||||||||||||||||||
2 hours non-consecutive during Workday in 30 minute blocks | 13 hours | 14 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 70 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 36 hours | Within preceding 14 days | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each) Team split SB must be 2 periods of 4+ hours totalling 8hr) | ||||||||||
2 hours non-consecutive during Workday in 30 minute blocks | 13 hours | 14 hours | 16 hours | 8 hours | 120 hours in a rolling 14 day period | 72 hours | Within preceding 14 days or After 70 hours on-duty | 10 hours sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each). Team split SB must be 2 periods of 4+ hours totalling 8hr) | ||||||||||
Canada North of 60 7-Day (Cycle 1) Single Driver | 15 hours | 18 hours | 20 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 36 hours | Within preceding 14 days | 8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each).
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Supported Rulesets | Rest Limit | Driving Limit | Duty Limit (Non-Consecutive) | Workday Limit (Consecutive) | Consecutive OFF-Duty Time | Cycle Limit | Cycle Reset | 24 Hour Rest (Consecutive) | Sleeper Berth | |||||||||
Canada North of 60 14-Day (Cycle 2) Single Driver | 15 hours | 18 hours | 20 hours | 8 hours | 120 hours in a rolling 14 day period | 72 hours | Within preceding 14 days or After 70 hours on-duty | 8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each). | ||||||||||
Team | 15 hours | 18 hours | 20 hours | 8 hours | 80 hours in a rolling 7 day period | 36 hours | Within preceding 14 days | 8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 4+ hours each). | ||||||||||
Team | 15 hours | 18 hours | 20 hours | 8 hours | 120 hours in a rolling 14 day period | 72 hours | Within preceding 14 days or After 70 hours on-duty | 8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 4+ hours each). | ||||||||||
Canada Provincial Rulesets | ||||||||||||||||||
13 hours | 15 hours | 15 hours | 9 hours | 80 on-duty hours and 65 driving hours in a rolling 7 day period | Within preceding 6 days | |||||||||||||
10 minutes after 4 hours driving, or 30 minutes after 6 hours driving | 13 hours | 15 hours | 8 hours | 8hrs sleeper berth can be split into two periods (must be 2+ hours each). Total driving time immediately before and after each rest period does not exceed 13hrs | ||||||||||||||
Global Rulesets | ||||||||||||||||||
Brazil Property Short-Haul - BETA | Minimum 30 min. break required after 5.5 hours driving in Workday. | 5.5 hours | 8 hours | 11 hours of OFF-Duty |
Hours of Service — Explanation of Rulesets and Exemptions
The application supports most of the current hours of service regulations. Depending on where your business operates, select the ruleset that applies to your drivers.
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: This is a non-consecutive limit. This is the amount of time that a driver can work (ON duty + Drive time). OFF/SB time does not count towards this limit. Workday Limit: This is a consecutive limit. From the moment the driver first goes ON duty, the amount of time they have before they have to stop driving for the day. Please note that time spent in OFF duty and SB are counted towards this. Consecutive OFF duty time: The amount of time the driver has to spend in OFF/SB (or equivalent) 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 has to spend in OFF/SB before they can reset their cycle limit. Please note that these are optional. Sleeper Berth: The sleeper berth provision supported for the specific ruleset. These allow you to gain a “reset” in a different manner than staying in OFF/SB for a set period of time. | ||
Supported Rulesets
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Ruleset | Description |
No HOS ruleset (7/8 - Day Cycle, Canada) | Driver can create records of duty status, but they will not be evaluated for HOS availability or violations. Used for any driver who is creating RODS 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 Canada version for driving in Canada. |
USA Property |
When not planning on utilizing a sleeper split, driver should switch to the non-split version of the Ruleset for correct availability. |
USA Property Short-haul 12hr |
Note - name will be updated to reflect 14hr limit shortly |
USA Property Short-haul 14hr | |
Non-CDL short-haul | |
USA Passenger |
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USA Passenger Short-haul |
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California Property Intrastate |
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California Property Short-Haul |
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California Passenger Intrastate |
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California Farm Products | |
California School Pupil | |
California Flammable Liquid | |
Texas Intrastate |
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Texas Intrastate Short Haul |
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Florida Intrastate |
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Florida Intrastate Short Haul |
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North Dakota Property Intrastate | |
North Dakota Property Intrastate Short Haul | |
Alaska Property Intrastate | When not planning on utilizing a sleeper split, driver should switch to the non-split version of the Ruleset for correct availability. |
Alaska Passenger Intrastate | |
Oregon Property Intrastate | |
Nebraska Property Intrastate | |
South Carolina Property Intrastate | |
Maryland Property Short Haul Intrastate | |
Washington Intrastate Logging/Dumptruck | |
Canada South of 607-day Cycle 1 or14-day Cycle 2 |
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Canada North of 607-day Cycle 1 or14-day Cycle 2 |
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BC Logging Truck | |
Alberta |
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Brazil Property Short Haul(Feature Preview Beta) |
Exemption | Description |
16-Hour Exemption (also known as Big Day exemption) | A property-carrying driver is exempt from the 14 hour limit if:
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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 min break requirement.
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.
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 by 2hrs and increases the daily driving limit by 2hrs.
Available on all Canada Federal rulesets |
Off Duty Deferral (Canada) |
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Oil Permit (Canada) | Select applicable Ruleset combination from the Ruleset Dropdown |
Personal Conveyance | Available on all rulesets |
Yard Move |
Available on all rulesets |
Oil Well Wait Time | Note: Enabling this will also modify 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 not yet supported. Available on USA Federal Interstate Property, Texas and California Intrastate rulesets |
24-hr restart | Available on USA Federal Interstate Property, and Texas and California Intrastate rulesets |
Salesperson |
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Railroad Exemption (USA) |
Select applicable Ruleset combination from the Ruleset Dropdown |
Exempt HOS |
Note | Description |
Split-Sleeper Property | Due to the changes to the Final Rule (Sept. 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. Example. A driver who started their day at noon, takes a 2 hour OFF duty period starting at 5pm. At the end of this 2hr period (7pm), 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 will look at the ruleset they have currently chosen. Rulesets including ‘with Split Sleeper’ will always assume the driver is going to Split Sleep whenever possible, and as such, will 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. 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’ rulesets as detecting applicable Sleeper Splits can be done by the ruleset itself due to the mechanics of the Split mechanism. Note however, that these rulesets will always assume Split is taking place if the driver meets the condition of the Split. |
Date | Major Changes | Added By | New Version |
Feb. 2020 | New Canada Rulesets Added | ELD Team | |
Sept. 2020 | Final Rule Changes Effective Sept 29 2020 | ELD Team | |
Dec. 2021 | Canada North of 60 Team Rulesets, Note for Split Sleeper - Property | ELD Team | |
Oct. 2022 | Oil Permit (Canada) exemption added | ELD Team | |
Jan. 2023 | Railroad Exemption (USA) & Salesperson Exemption added | ELD Team | Rev. 4.1 |
Aug. 2023 | BC Logging Truck added | ELD Team | Rev. 4.2 |
May 2024 | Alberta ruleset added | ELD Team | Rev. 4.3 |
August 2024 | California Property Short-Haul ruleset added | ELD Team |