{"id":6820,"date":"2026-11-02T13:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmaddenlaw.com\/guides\/truck-accident-lawyer-georgia\/hours-of-service-violations-georgia\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T04:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T04:27:53","slug":"hours-of-service-violations-georgia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tmaddenlaw.com\/guides\/truck-accident-lawyer-georgia\/hours-of-service-violations-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hours of Service Violations Georgia: Driver Fatigue Proof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Driver Fatigue Can Be Proven. Start With the Records.<\/h1>

T. Madden & Associates, P.C. has represented Georgia injury victims since 1999. We help people hurt in truck wrecks look into hours of service violations, driver logs and related trucking records.<\/p>

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By Terance Madden \u00b7 Published November 2, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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How Do Hours-of-Service Violations Under Federal Trucking Rules Help Prove Driver Fatigue in a Georgia Lawsuit?<\/h2>\n

Hours of service violations can help show driver fatigue because federal rules limit how long a commercial driver may drive and require rest. If a driver’s records show those limits were broken before a crash, the records can suggest the driver was too tired to drive safely. This is evidence for a negligence claim. It does not decide a case on its own.<\/p>\n

Georgia law describes ordinary negligence through O.C.G.A. \u00a7 51-1-2<\/a>. It defines ordinary diligence as the care that ordinarily prudent people use in the same or similar circumstances. Failing to use that care is ordinary negligence.<\/p>\n

If you’re reading this because someone you love was hurt by a big rig, you may want to know what the driver’s records could show. You don’t need to know every rule yet. This page explains the basics and how they connect to a fatigue claim in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n

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What the Federal Hours-of-Service Rules Require of Property-Carrying Truck Drivers<\/h2>\n

The federal rules set driving limits, rest periods and weekly caps for drivers of property-carrying commercial trucks. The core limits appear in 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 395.3<\/a>. In plain terms, they work like this:<\/p>\n