Transcript Hours of service

Hours of service
Supervisor Training
for
Property-Carrying
Vehicles
Hours-of-service regulations
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A gross vehicle weight rating or
gross combination weight rating of
10,001
pounds or more
1b
Hours-of-service regulations
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Designed to transport 16 or more
passengers, including the driver
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Subject to rules for
passenger-carrying
vehicles
1c
Hours-of-service regulations
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Transporting hazardous materials in
a type and quantity which require
placarding
1d
Exemptions
Utility service vehicles
 Agricultural operations
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1e
11-hour driving rule
All time behind the wheel is driving
time
 Must have 10 consecutive hours of
rest after 11 hours driving time
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2a
11-hour driving rule
Adverse conditions
 Emergencies
 Local Christmas deliveries
 Driving in Alaska
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2b
14-hour rule
May not drive after the 14th
consecutive hour after coming on
duty
 Must have 10
consecutive hours
of rest
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3a
14-hour rule
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Off-duty time does not extend the
14-hour day
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Can be extended using
split-sleeper option or
short-haul exceptions.
3b
14-hour rule
 Local
Christmas deliveries
 Driving
in Alaska
3c
60-hour/7-day limit
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A driver cannot drive after having
been on duty for 60 hours in any 7
consecutive days
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A driver may do nondriving work after
reaching the limit, but
the hours must be added
to the total
4a
70-hour/8-day limit
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A driver cannot drive after having
been on duty for 70 hours in any 8
consecutive days
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A driver may do nondriving work after
reaching the limit, but
the hours must be added
to the total
4b
On-duty time
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All time at a carrier or shipper plant,
terminal, facility, or other property,
or on any public property, waiting to
be dispatched
5a
On-duty time
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All time inspecting equipment or
inspecting, servicing or conditioning
any motor vehicle
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All driving time
5b
On-duty time
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All time (other than driving time) in
or upon any commercial motor
vehicle except time resting in a
sleeper berth
5c
On-duty time
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All time loading or unloading a
commercial motor vehicle,
supervising, or assisting in the
loading or unloading, attending
a commercial motor vehicle being
loaded or unloaded, remaining in
readiness to operate the commercial
motor vehicle, or in giving receipts
for shipments loaded or unloaded
5d
On-duty time
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All time repairing, obtaining
assistance, or
remaining in
attendance upon a
disabled
commercial motor
vehicle
5e
On-duty time
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All time spent providing a breath
sample or urine specimen, including
travel time to and from the collection
site
5f
On-duty time
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Performing any other work in the
capacity of, or in the employ or
service of, a common, contract, or
private motor
carrier
5g
On-duty time
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Performing any compensated work
for any non-motor
carrier entity
5h
34-hour restart
Any period of 7/8 days may end with
the start of a 34-hour off-duty period
 Can be used even if 60/70-hour limit
has been exceeded
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5i
60-hour/7-day and
70-hour/8-day limit
Driver-salesperson
 Construction materials
and equipment
 Driver in Alaska
 Ground water well
drilling operations
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5j
Sleeper-berth option
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10-hour break may be taken in two
separate periods:
– One period must be at least 8
consecutive hours in a sleeper berth
(this is excluded from 14-hour
calculation)
– Remaining 2 or more hours can be off
duty, sleeper berth, or any combination
of the two (this is included in 14-hour
calculation)
6a
Sleeper-berth option
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After second qualifying rest period,
to calculate available hours count
forward from end of first rest period
and:
– Subtract driving
time from 11
– Subtract all time
from 14 (except
any 8-hour sleeper
periods)
6b
Sleeper-berth option
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Driver is in compliance:
6c
Short-haul exceptions
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100-air-mile-radius exception
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16-hour short-haul exception
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Non-CDL-driver
short-haul exception
7a
100 air-mile radius
exception
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Operate within 100 air-mile radius of
normal work reporting location
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Return to work reporting location and
released within
12 consecutive
hours
7b
100 air-mile radius
exception
At least 10 hours separate each 12
hours on duty
 No more than 11 hours driving time
following
10 hours off
duty
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7c
100 air-mile radius
exception
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Maintain time records for 6 months:
– Time driver reports for duty
– Time driver is released from duty
– Total number of
hours driver is
on duty each
day
7d
16-hour short-haul
exception
Drive 11 hours within 16-hour
window once per 7 days
 Returned to work reporting location
after last 5 duty tours
worked
 Released within
16 hours (from same
work reporting
location) after
coming on duty
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7e
16-hour short-haul
exception
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Has not taken exception
in previous 6 days,
except after
34-hour restart
7f
Non-CDL-driver short-haul
exception
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Applies to driver who:
– Does not need a CDL
– Stays within a
150-air-mile radius
of work reporting
location
– Returns to that
location after
each duty tour
7g
Non-CDL-driver short-haul
exception
Standard log not required.
 Must maintain time records for 6
months:
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– Time driver reports for duty
– Time driver is released from
duty
– Total number of hours driver
is on duty each day
7h
Non-CDL-driver short-haul
exception
Drive 11 hours within 16-hour
window twice per 7 days
 Reset with 34-hour restart
 Must comply with 10-, 11-, and
60/70-hour rules
 May not use
other shorthaul
exceptions
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7i