Drivers of the following types of vehicles are not required to comply with the Hours of Service regulations:
- Commercial motor vehicles, other than buses, having gross weight or registered gross weight of not more than 4,500 kilograms;
- Commercial motor vehicles leased for no longer than thirty days by an individual;
- Commercial motor vehicles, operated under dealer or service permits, that are not transporting passengers or goods;
- Commercial motor vehicles operated under the authority of In-Transit permits;
- Two or three axle commercial motor vehicles transporting primary farm, forest, sea or lake products;
- Mobile cranes;
- Pick-up trucks, being used for personal purposes, which have a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 kilograms or less;
- Tow trucks;
- Motor homes;
- Municipal buses operated as part of a public transit service;
- Buses used for personal purposes without compensation;
- Vehicles being used by a police officers;
- Cardiac arrest vehicles;
- Vehicles engaged in providing relief in emergencies;
- Ambulances, fire apparatus, hearses or casket wagons.



