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Hours of service
Exemptions to hours of service requirements

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.