Respond to the exhausted limit
Stop prohibited driving and restore the right kind of availability.
A violation records a limit that was exceeded
An HOS violation occurs when actual activity breaks an applicable rule. An ELD alert is a warning to check the activity and calculation; it is not itself an officer’s out-of-service order.
Once a real driving restriction applies, stop safely and tell dispatch and safety which limit is exhausted. Do not keep driving while waiting for an enforcement order.
The response must restore the specific limit that prevents further driving.
Match the response to the limit
| Limit | Response to assess |
|---|---|
| Eleven-hour driving or ordinary fourteen-hour window | Required daily rest or a genuinely applicable exception |
| Sixty/seventy-hour cycle | Recaps or a qualifying thirty-four-hour restart |
| Eight-hour driving-break counter | At least thirty consecutive non-driving minutes |
Ten hours of rest may renew daily clocks without restoring cycle hours. Thirty minutes without driving satisfies the break rule but does not add daily driving hours.
Later rest does not erase the violation
Keep the actual record. Review why the trip exceeded the limit and fix the plan or handoff. Do not hide a business move as PC or edit away recorded driving.