# Hours of Service for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers; Regulatory Guidance Concerning Off-Duty Time
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Regulatory guidance. · Published 2013-07-12 · Effective 2013-07-12 · 78 FR 41852
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-16687
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 41852
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 395
- **Publication date:** 2013-07-12
- **Effective date:** 2013-07-12
## Abstract

FMCSA revises its April 4, 1997, regulatory guidance concerning the conditions that must be met in order for a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver to record meal and other routine stops made during a work shift as off-duty time. The Agency has reviewed the guidance and determined that it includes language that is overly restrictive and inconsistent with the hours-of-service regulations. The 1997 guidance has the effect of discouraging drivers from taking breaks during the work day, or documenting such breaks in their logbooks.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/12/2013-16687/hours-of-service-for-commercial-motor-vehicle-drivers-regulatory-guidance-concerning-off-duty-time)
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