ALASKA Bus driving hours rules ?
 

hi
How many hours can a bus driver work a day according to law?
does it matter if he rests for a couple of hours in mid day?
aby

Is there a special reason why you are asking this?

Orlando_Vic

i'm thinking of a tour for a group
and would like to plan according to legal limits

Wikipedia has answers under "Hours of Service" - but I would think that unless you own the bus and are hiring the driver, the bus company would know all about this and even if you planned a trip, if it did not fit with their rules, you could not do it.

I am under the impression these are Interstate Commerce rules - federal - not local by state anyway.

thanks Gail
i would't have thought to search for "Hours of Service".

§395.5 Maximum driving time for passenger-carrying vehicles.

Subject to the exceptions and exemptions in §395.1:

(a) No motor carrier shall permit or require any driver used by it to drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, nor shall any such driver drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle:

(a)(1) More than 10 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty; or

(a)(2) For any period after having been on duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty.

(b) No motor carrier shall permit or require a driver of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle to drive, nor shall any driver drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, regardless of the number of motor carriers using the driver’s services, for any period after—

(b)(1) Having been on duty 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week; or

(b)(2) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the week.

[68 FR 22516, April 28, 2003; 70 FR 50071, Aug. 25, 2005]