What is the 7 3 HOS rule?

According to the changes made in the hours-of-service rules, a driver must stay in the sleeper berth for seven consecutive hours, and then spend another three consecutive hours off duty (sleeping, eating, etc.) to fulfill the requirements of the sleeper berth.



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At the end of the 10 consecutive hours of combined sleeper and/or off-duty time, your 11-hour driving and 14-hour duty-period limits would completely restart.

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The split sleeper berth rule allows drivers to split the required 10 consecutive hours of off-duty time into two shifts in order to extend the shift.

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The hours-of-service regulations allow you to “restart” your 60- or 70-hour clock calculations by taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty (or in the sleeper berth) or some combination of both. After you have taken at least 34 consecutive hours off duty, you have the full 60 or 70 hours available again.

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For those not familiar, the split sleeper berth rule allows commercial drivers to split their mandatory 10-hour rest breaks into two non-consecutive segments and still reset their substantive time limits. The shorter of the two segments must be at least two hours long.

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