How much drive time
do you have left?
Enter your hours driven, hours on duty, and hours worked over the last 7 days — see how much driving time remains under FMCSA property-carrying rules.
Available time is the lowest of the three limits: 11-hour driving, 14-hour on-duty window, and 70-hour/8-day cap.
Disclaimer: This is an estimate. Always follow your ELD and consult current FMCSA regulations. It does not account for the 30-minute break rule, split sleeper provisions, adverse driving conditions, or short-haul exceptions.
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FMCSA Hours of Service rules explained
The FMCSA hours of service rules govern how long property-carrying commercial drivers can drive and work. The core limits are: the 11-hour driving limit (max 11 hours of driving after 10 consecutive hours off duty); the 14-hour window (you cannot drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, even if you stop for breaks); the 30-minute break (required after 8 cumulative hours of driving); and the 70-hour/8-day limit (you cannot drive after 70 hours on duty across any rolling 8 consecutive days). The 34-hour restart lets you reset that weekly clock to zero by taking 34 consecutive hours off duty.
What counts as on-duty time?
On-duty time is more than just driving. It includes all time loading and unloading, inspecting and servicing the truck, fueling, waiting at a shipper or receiver while responsible for the vehicle, completing paperwork, and any time you are working for any employer. The 14-hour window keeps running through all of it — detention at a dock burns your clock even though the wheels are not turning. Only off-duty time and qualifying sleeper-berth time stop the clock, which is why drivers guard their on-duty hours carefully and push for detention pay when shippers hold them up.
HOS violations and penalties
HOS violations carry real consequences. A driver caught over hours can be placed out of service on the spot until they have enough off-duty time to be compliant. Fines range from a few hundred dollars to over $16,000 for egregious or pattern violations, and carriers can face federal penalties. Violations also hurt your CSA scores under the Hours-of-Service Compliance BASIC, which raises insurance costs and invites more roadside inspections. Falsifying logs is treated especially harshly. With ELDs now mandatory for most carriers, the days of fudging a paper log are gone — the safest path is to plan trips around the clock and build in buffer for detention and traffic.