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Under Hours of Service regulations for property-carrying commercial drivers, a driver who has accumulated 60 hours of on-duty time in a 7-consecutive-day period is permitted to continue driving commercial motor vehicles as long as they have remaining driving hours left in their 14-hour daily window.

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False
Under Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, reaching the 60-hour on-duty limit within 7 consecutive days (or 70 hours in 8 days) immediately disqualifies a driver from driving a commercial motor vehicle, making the statement false regardless of daily window status.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the applicable cumulative Hours of Service rule
The 60-hour/7-day limit prohibits driving a commercial motor vehicle after being on duty for 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days.
Cumulative multi-day limits set a mandatory maximum cap on total on-duty hours before driving must stop.
2
Evaluate the relationship between cumulative weekly limits and daily shift windows
Cumulative on-duty limits act as an absolute barrier to driving, overriding any available daily driving or on-duty window hours.
Having remaining hours on the 11-hour driving clock or 14-hour duty window does not exempt a driver from the 60-hour limit.

Key Concept

60-Hour/7-Day Cumulative On-Duty Limit
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