Interstate Truck Driver's Guide to Hours of Service

Non-CDL Short-Haul
You are not required to fill out a log with a graph grid if you come under the non-CDL short-haul 
exception. The non-CDL short-haul exception applies on days when you:
• Drive a truck that does not require a CDL,
• Work within a 150 air-mile radius (see p. 3 for explanation of “air miles”) of your normal work 
reporting location and return there each day.
• Follow the 10-hour off duty and 11-hour driving requirements,
• Do not drive after the 14
th
hour after coming on duty on 5 days of any period of 7 consecutive 
days, and
• Do not drive after the 16
th
hour after coming on duty on 2 days of any period of 7 consecutive 
days.
Your motor carrier must keep time records of the times you report for and are released from work 
each day, and the total hours on duty each day.
This regulation is found in Section 395.1(e)(2).

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Interstate Truck Driver’s Guide to Hours of Service
What Must the Log Include?
The regulations do not say what the log form must look like. However, it must include a 24-hour 
graph grid, which is shown in the regulations, and the following information on each page:
MID-
TOTAL 
NIGHT 
 
1
1 
0
1 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1
NOON 
 
1
1 
0
1 
9 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1
HOURS 
MID-
NIGHT 
 
1
1