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<blockquote data-quote="FracusBrown" data-source="post: 1073709" data-attributes="member: 29360"><p>DOT HOS rules apply to anyone operating a vehicle used in commerce with a GVW of more than 10,000 lbs. The GVW of the vehicle is the determoning factor. <a href="http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm" target="_blank">Summary of Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</a></p><p></p><p>There are a couple of exceptions to the rule based upon conditions. <a href="http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm" target="_blank">Summary of Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</a></p><p></p><p>b) Driving conditions -(1)Adverse driving conditions. Except as provided in paragraph (h)(2) of this section, a driver who encounters adverse driving conditions, as defined in §395.2, and cannot, because of those conditions, safely complete the run within the maximum driving time permitted by §§395.3(a) or 395.5(a) may drive and be permitted or required to drive a commercial motor vehicle for not more than 2 additional hours beyond the maximum time allowed under §§395.3(a) or 395.5(a) to complete that run or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the commercial motor vehicle and security for the commercial motor vehicle and its cargo.</p><p></p><p>(2) Emergency conditions. In case of any emergency, a driver may complete his/her run without being in violation of the provisions of the regulations in this part, if such run reasonably could have been completed absent the emergency.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FracusBrown, post: 1073709, member: 29360"] DOT HOS rules apply to anyone operating a vehicle used in commerce with a GVW of more than 10,000 lbs. The GVW of the vehicle is the determoning factor. [URL='http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm']Summary of Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration[/URL] There are a couple of exceptions to the rule based upon conditions. [URL='http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm']Summary of Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration[/URL] b) Driving conditions -(1)Adverse driving conditions. Except as provided in paragraph (h)(2) of this section, a driver who encounters adverse driving conditions, as defined in §395.2, and cannot, because of those conditions, safely complete the run within the maximum driving time permitted by §§395.3(a) or 395.5(a) may drive and be permitted or required to drive a commercial motor vehicle for not more than 2 additional hours beyond the maximum time allowed under §§395.3(a) or 395.5(a) to complete that run or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the commercial motor vehicle and security for the commercial motor vehicle and its cargo. (2) Emergency conditions. In case of any emergency, a driver may complete his/her run without being in violation of the provisions of the regulations in this part, if such run reasonably could have been completed absent the emergency. [/QUOTE]
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