Transcript Hours of Service of Drivers Revision

Hours of Service of Drivers
Revision
Published in Federal Register/Vol. 76,
No. 248, pages 81134 – 81188,
December 27, 2011
Applicability
• Gross vehicle weight 10,001 lbs. or more.
• GVWR or GCWR 10,001 lbs. or more.
• 16 or more passengers – not for
compensation.
• Designed or used to transport 9 or more
passengers for compensation.
• Transporting placardable amounts of HM
Important Dates
• Effective date – February 27, 2012
• Compliance date – July 1, 2013
Purpose
• “The purpose of the rule is to limit the ability
of drivers to work the maximum number of
hours currently allowed, or close to the
maximum, on a continuing basis to reduce the
possibility of driver fatigue.”
• Source: Final rule summary published in
Federal Register.
Impact on Motor Carriers
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Retraining all drivers.
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Retraining dispatch, compliance, and safety staff.
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Updating compliance software.
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Updating dispatch and optimization software.
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Reviewing operational routing and customer commitments.
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Reviewing of infrastructure (company facilities, fuel stops, etc.)
compared to driver limitations that new rules could bring about.
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Reviewing revenue versus cost due to new operational model to
determine if rates are still adequate.
34 Hour Restart
• 395.3(c-d)
– 7/8 consecutive days
– Ends with 34 or more consecutive hours off duty.
– 34 hour restart must contain two periods from 1
a.m. to 5 a.m. on different days.
– Provision may only be used once every week
(168 hours).
– If more than one off duty period of 34 consecutive
hours recorded then driver must indicate which
period used for restart in the remarks section.
Recap
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Day 1 – All off Duty
Day 2 - first complete 34 hour restart, 11 hours
Day 3 – 10 hours
Day 4 – 10 hours
Day 5 – 12 hours
Day 6 – 10 hours
Day 7 – 7 hours
Total 60 hours
Day 8 – Begins a new 34 hour restart
Day 9 – Completes second 34 hour restart
Recap
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Day 1 – All off Duty
Day 2 - first complete 34 hour restart, 13 hours
Day 3 – 11 hours
Day 4 – 12 hours
Day 5 – 12 hours
Day 6 – 12 hours
Day 7 – 11 hours
Total 60 hours
Day 8 – Begins a new 34 hour restart
Day 9 – Completes second 34 hour restart
Recap
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Day 1 – All off Duty
Day 2 - first complete 34 hour restart, 13 hours
Day 3 – 13 hours
Day 4 – 13 hours
Day 5 – 13 hours
Day 6 – 8 hours
Day 7 – 0 hours
Day 8 – 6 hours
Recap
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Day 1 – 13.5 hours
Day 2 – 13.5 hours
Day 3 – 13.5 hours
Day 4 – 13.5 hours
Day 5 – 6 hours
Day 6 – 7 hours
Rest Breaks
• 395.3(a)(3)(ii)
– Must take 30 minute break from driving
– After 8 hours have passed since last sleeper berth
or off duty rest period.
– Does not limit 11 hour total driving time.
• Hazardous Materials 397.5 “In attendance”
Definitions
• 395.2 On Duty Time
– Number 4 on the list
• All time in or on a commercial motor vehicle, other
than:
– A parked commercial motor vehicle
– In the sleeper berth
– 2 hours in the passenger seat immediately before or
immediately after 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth.
Passenger Seat Example
Administrative
• 385 Safety Fitness Rating
– 395.3(a)(3)(ii)
• 30 minute break change
• Included as critical violation
• 386 Penalties
– Appendix B to Part 386
– More than 3 hours beyond driving limits =
Egregious violation.
– Maximum penalties.
Oil Field Exemption
• 395.1
– Specially trained drivers of commercial motor
vehicles that are specially constructed.
– On duty time shall not include waiting time at
natural gas or oil well site.
– Record time as off duty.
– Indicate in remarks section.
– Not included in 14 hour calculation.
– Not eligible for short haul provision.
Summary of Changes
Questions
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