1212On what day and time does an 11 hour rule violation occur?
Day 1

Day 2

1212Day 1

Day 2

There is an 11 hour rule violation from 6:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., and a 14 hour rule violation from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., both on Day 2.
- 11 Hour Limit: After 10 hours off duty, the driver had 11 hours of driving time available at 10:00 a.m. on Day 1. The driver did not have another 10 hour break (or the equivalent) until 1:00 p.m. on Day 2, so the calculation point never changes. The driver accumulated 6 total hours of driving on Day 1 and reached the 11 hour limit at 6:30 a.m. on Day 2.
- 30 Minute Break: Since the driver was never on duty beyond an 8 consecutive hour period without taking at least 30 consecutive minutes off duty, the 30 minute break provision does not apply and no violations took place.
- 14 Hour Limit: Calculation of the 14 hour limit begins at 10:00 a.m. on Day 1. At midnight on Day 1, the driver still had 8 hours remaining because any sleeper berth period of at least 8 but less than 10 consecutive hours is excluded from the 14 hour calculation. The driver reached the 14 hour limit at 8:00 a.m. on Day 2, where the violation began. To remain in compliance, the driver should have stayed in the sleeper berth for 2 hours minimum, from 4:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m., on Day 2. This would have moved the calculation point to 11:00 p.m. on Day 1 - the end of the first of the two qualifying breaks used to obtain the equivalent of 10 hours off - and the driver would have remained in compliance with the 14 hour rule and could have continued driving until 11:30 a.m., the 11 hour limit.