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On duty 8 hours. Only drove 6. Do you still need the 30-minute break? #HOS #ELD #TruckDrivers #Trucking

Good discussion on this one. Yard Move may be used on private property under 49 CFR 395.8 and ELD guidance. Once a public roadway is involved, the movement must be logged as Driving. Details matter. #HOS #ELD #Trucking #TruckDrivers

Yard Move is allowed on private property. 49 CFR 395.8 + ELD guidance. Public road = different rule. #HOS #ELD #YardMove

Inside a fenced yard. ELD switches to Driving. You change it to Yard Move. Compliant? #HOS #ELD #Trucking

The 30-minute break satisfies 49 CFR 395.3(a)(3)(ii). It does NOT pause the 14-hour duty window under 395.3(a)(2). Two separate rules. Two separate limits. #HOS #ELD #Detention #HoursOfService

6 hours in detention. You log your 30-minute break. Did that protect your 14-hour window? Answer tonight. #HOS #ELD #Detention #HoursOfService #TruckDrivers

Split ≠ automatic 14 pause. Adverse may extend drive/on-duty by 2 hours. 60-hour limit under 49 CFR 395.3(b) does not extend. At 58.5 hours — that stops you first. #HOSCompliance

Split sleeper. Adverse weather. 58.5 on a 60-hour week. No standalone 30. What legally stops you first? #HOSCompliance

Detention ≠ paused 14. 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) When 14 expires, driving stops. #HOS #ELD

Operational scenario: Driver checks in at 8:00 AM. Still staged outside the facility at 3:00 PM. Drive time available. 14-hour window nearly exhausted. This is where detention becomes a compliance issue, not just a pay issue. We’ll examine the rule implications tonight. #hos

Adverse can extend up to 2 hours. Only if unforeseeable. Forecasted storm? No. 49 CFR 395.1(b) #HOS

Blizzard. 35 miles left. 14 almost gone. Can adverse save you? #HOS #AdverseDriving #ELD

8-hour cumulative rule controls. 49 CFR 395.3(a)(3). Split sleeper doesn’t override it. #HOS #SplitSleeper #ELD

Parking full doesn’t override the 14. 49 CFR 395.3 prohibits further driving once expired. PC doesn’t extend it. #HOS #ELD #FMCSA

14-hour clock just expired. Truck stop full. Next one is 5 miles away. What do you do? #HOS #ELD #PersonalConveyance #FMCSA

False. PC does not extend the 14-hour rule. 49 CFR 395.3 prohibits further driving once the window expires unless a specific exception applies. #HOS #ELD #PersonalConveyance #FMCSA

True or False: 14-hour clock expires. Can you switch to Personal Conveyance and keep moving? Answer below. #HOS #ELD #PersonalConveyance #FMCSA

Everyone has an opinion about HOS. The 14-hour pause is only part of the conversation. If you could change ONE Hours-of-Service rule today, what would you change — and why? Comment your role when you reply (Driver, Fleet, Safety, Regulator)👇

Drivers worry about longer days. Fleets worry about compliance. Safety teams worry about fatigue. Regulators want data. What do YOU see? #FMCSA #HOS #TruckingNews #DriverSafety #14HourRule #TruckingIndustry

“25 minutes off — close enough!” Nope. DOT says 30 minutes before eight hours of driving. #HOSCompliance #SafetyFirst #DOTAudit