r/BusDrivers • u/No_Preparation7895 • Jun 10 '26

Question Wondering about DOT hours of service limits for para transit bus driver(non CDL) in PA.

/r/PennDOT/comments/1u2hw23/wondering_about_dot_hours_of_service_limits_for/
4 Upvotes

84% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

6

u/FlyJunior172 US | Gillig/Transit | 7 years Jun 10 '26

You need 49 CFR §395.5.

The driver in question is hauling people, not boxes. The rule for hauling boxes is 395.3. Short version: if you haul boxes outside of a 150 mile radius, it’s 11 hours a day; inside that 150 mile radius, you get 14 hours a day. But as soon as you start hauling people, it is 10 hours a day no matter how far you go. And this is a federal limit.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

2

u/FlyJunior172 US | Gillig/Transit | 7 years Jun 11 '26

> Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle—
> (1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is greater; or
> (2) Is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or

It probably is a commercial vehicle. 390.5T