Changelog

Every rule change, every verification date and every product update, newest first. Now running engine 1.0.1 on rule values 1.1.0.

  1. 9 Nov 2026

    New site design; pricing shown in US dollars first, with Canadian dollars one tap away

    The site has a new design, with US dollars shown first on pricing and Canadian dollars one tap away.

  2. 8 Nov 2026

    Paid plans open: Small Fleet and Fleet, monthly or annual, through secure Stripe checkout

    Small Fleet and Fleet plans are available monthly or annually through secure Stripe checkout.

  3. 25 Oct 2026

    Reset calculator links, FAQ and verification dates

    The rule pages that cover the cycle resets link to the reset calculator, the FAQ says when a driver's reset ends, and the rule values table shows the date each value was verified.

  4. 25 Oct 2026

    Split sleeper, deferral and personal conveyance pages

    Three rule pages, on the split sleeper berth, the Canadian deferral of off-duty time and personal conveyance, each cited to the regulation or the published guidance and each saying that the free check does not model the rule.

  5. 25 Oct 2026

    Rule values 1.1.0

    Nine reference values added for the split sleeper berth, deferral of off-duty time and personal use provisions, checked against SOR/2005-313, 49 CFR 395.1, the CCMTA Application Guide and FMCSA guidance, and verified by CVORReady Inc. The trip check does not apply them. No existing value changed.

  6. 25 Oct 2026

    Reset calculator

    A free calculator at /tools/reset-calculator: pick the time the driver went off duty and see when the US restart and the Canadian Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 resets end, in your time zone.

  7. 25 Oct 2026

    The 36-hour reset in Canada

    A rule page on the Canadian cycle resets: when a driver needs one, what counts, and why a US 34-hour restart is not a Canadian reset.

  8. 24 Oct 2026

    Terms of use and privacy policy

    The terms of use and the privacy policy are published at /terms and /privacy: what the planning aid is and is not, how subscriptions renew and cancel, what is collected and for how long, and your rights.

  9. 6 Oct 2026

    Rule pages

    Canadian and US rules side by side, one page per difference, every row cited to the regulation, with a real run worked through by the engine.

  10. 6 Oct 2026

    Why did it say NO-GO?

    One page for every limit the check can name. The result screen links the limit that decides a NO-GO to its page.

  11. 5 Oct 2026

    Engine 1.0.1

    Wording only. The steps under "How this was worked out" use the same words and times as the result screen, and show Canadian on-duty time left at the border. No rule or value changed.

  12. 4 Oct 2026

    Free check

    The free check opened at /check. Enter the driver's hours and the run; nothing entered is saved.

  13. 4 Oct 2026

    Rule values 1.0.0 and engine 1.0.0

    All rule values checked against the text of SOR/2005-313 and 49 CFR 395.3 and verified by CVORReady Inc. The engine reads every rule number from these values.

Rule values

Every certified rule value, with the text it comes from. The trip check applies the hours limits; the split sleeper berth, deferral and personal use values are reference values for the rule pages. Values 1.1.0, last verified 25 Oct 2026 by CVORReady Inc.

Canadian rules (SOR/2005-313)

RuleValueSourceVerified
No driving after 13 hours of driving in a day.13 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 12(1)4 Oct 2026
No driving after 14 hours on duty in a day.14 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 12(2)4 Oct 2026
No driving after 13 hours of driving in a work shift, until 8 consecutive hours off.13 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 13(1)4 Oct 2026
No driving after 14 hours on duty in a work shift, until 8 consecutive hours off.14 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 13(2)4 Oct 2026
No driving after 16 hours have elapsed since the end of the last 8 or more consecutive hours off.16 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 13(3)4 Oct 2026
8 consecutive hours off ends a work shift.8 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 13(1), (2)4 Oct 2026
At least 10 hours off duty in a day.10 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 14(1)4 Oct 2026
Daily off-duty time outside the 8 consecutive hours counts only in blocks of at least 30 minutes.30 minutesSOR/2005-313 s. 14(2)4 Oct 2026
At least 2 hours of the daily off-duty time must fall outside the 8 consecutive hours.2 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 14(3)4 Oct 2026
No driving unless the driver has taken at least 24 consecutive hours off in the preceding 14 days.24 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 254 Oct 2026
The 24 consecutive hours off must fall within the preceding 14 days.14 daysSOR/2005-313 s. 254 Oct 2026
Cycle 1: no driving after 70 hours on duty in any 7 days.70 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 264 Oct 2026
Cycle 1 counts any period of 7 days.7 daysSOR/2005-313 s. 264 Oct 2026
Cycle 2: no driving after 120 hours on duty in any 14 days.120 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 27(a)4 Oct 2026
Cycle 2 counts any period of 14 days.14 daysSOR/2005-313 s. 27(a)4 Oct 2026
Cycle 2: no driving after 70 hours on duty without having taken at least 24 consecutive hours off.70 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 27(b)4 Oct 2026
Cycle 1 ends and a new cycle begins after at least 36 consecutive hours off.36 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 28(1)(a)4 Oct 2026
Cycle 2 ends and a new cycle begins after at least 72 consecutive hours off.72 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 28(1)(b)4 Oct 2026
A single driver may split the daily off-duty time into two sleeper berth periods that total at least 10 hours. Both periods must be sleeper berth time; off-duty time outside the berth does not count toward the total.10 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 18(1)(b)25 Oct 2026
Neither period of a single driver's split may be shorter than 2 hours.2 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 18(1)(a)25 Oct 2026
A driver who is not splitting may defer up to 2 hours of the daily off-duty time to the following day.2 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 1625 Oct 2026
Over the two days of a deferral the driver must take at least 20 hours off duty.20 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 16(b)25 Oct 2026
Over the two days of a deferral the driver may drive at most 26 hours.26 hoursSOR/2005-313 s. 16(d)25 Oct 2026
Driving a commercial vehicle for personal use is off duty for up to 75 km in a day if the vehicle is not used in the course of the business of the motor carrier, has been unloaded and any trailers unhitched, and the odometer readings at the start and end are recorded.75 kmSOR/2005-313 s. 1(1), "on-duty time", paragraph (b)(iv)25 Oct 2026

US rules (49 CFR Part 395)

RuleValueSourceVerified
A driver may not drive without first taking 10 consecutive hours off duty.10 hours49 CFR 395.3(a)(1)4 Oct 2026
No driving after 14 consecutive hours from coming on duty after 10 hours off.14 hours49 CFR 395.3(a)(2)4 Oct 2026
A driver may drive a total of 11 hours inside the 14-hour window.11 hours49 CFR 395.3(a)(3)(i)4 Oct 2026
No driving once more than 8 hours of driving have passed without a 30-minute interruption.8 hours49 CFR 395.3(a)(3)(ii)4 Oct 2026
The interruption must be 30 consecutive minutes of off-duty, sleeper berth or on-duty not driving time, in any combination.30 minutes49 CFR 395.3(a)(3)(ii)4 Oct 2026
No driving after 60 hours on duty in 7 consecutive days, if the carrier does not operate every day of the week.60 hours49 CFR 395.3(b)(1)4 Oct 2026
The 60-hour limit counts the last 7 consecutive days.7 days49 CFR 395.3(b)(1)4 Oct 2026
No driving after 70 hours on duty in 8 consecutive days, if the carrier operates every day of the week.70 hours49 CFR 395.3(b)(2)4 Oct 2026
The 70-hour limit counts the last 8 consecutive days.8 days49 CFR 395.3(b)(2)4 Oct 2026
34 or more consecutive hours off duty restarts the 7 or 8-day period.34 hours49 CFR 395.3(c)4 Oct 2026
One of the two rest periods must be at least 7 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth.7 hours49 CFR 395.1(g)(1)(ii)(B)25 Oct 2026
Neither rest period may be shorter than 2 consecutive hours, off duty or in the sleeper berth.2 hours49 CFR 395.1(g)(1)(ii)(A)25 Oct 2026
The two rest periods must total at least 10 hours, and neither counts against the 14-hour window.10 hours49 CFR 395.1(g)(1)(ii)(C)25 Oct 2026