(a) A driver is disqualified from driving for a contract carrier under this subchapter if the driver has committed two (2) or more serious traffic violations under § 27-16-401 within a three-year period.(b)(1) A contract carrier shall not allow or require a driver to drive or remain on duty for more than: (A) Ten (10) hours after eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty;(B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or(C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.(2) After twenty-four (24) hours off-duty, a driver begins a new seven (7) consecutive day period, and on-duty time is reset to zero (0).(3) A transport vehicle driver who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum driving time permitted under this section may drive and be permitted or required to drive a transport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle

sport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle if the transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour period absent the emergency.(c) A contract carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six (6) months accurate time records that show:(1) The time the driver reports for duty each day;(2) The total number of hours of on-duty time for each driver for each day;(3) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and(4) The total number of hours driven each day.Acts 2009, No. 243, § 1.

(a) A driver is disqualified from driving for a contract carrier under this subchapter if the driver has committed two (2) or more serious traffic violations under § 27-16-401 within a three-year period.(b)(1) A contract carrier shall not allow or require a driver to drive or remain on duty for more than: (A) Ten (10) hours after eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty;(B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or(C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.(2) After twenty-four (24) hours off-duty, a driver begins a new seven (7) consecutive day period, and on-duty time is reset to zero (0).(3) A transport vehicle driver who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum driving time permitted under this section may drive and be permitted or required to drive a transport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle

sport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle if the transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour period absent the emergency.(c) A contract carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six (6) months accurate time records that show:(1) The time the driver reports for duty each day;(2) The total number of hours of on-duty time for each driver for each day;(3) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and(4) The total number of hours driven each day.Acts 2009, No. 243, § 1.