Transcript Module 16 - Government of Alberta Ministry of Transportation:

Commercial Vehicle
Drivers Hours of
Service
Module 16: North of 60
February 2007
Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
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Drivers face harsh driving conditions and
long stretches between communities north
of latitude 60°N so Regulations include a
modified set of rules for these drivers
 What are the requirements when traveling
north of 60?
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What will I learn in this module?
Driving, on-duty and work shift limits
 Off-duty requirements
 Sleeper berth rules for single
driver and team drivers
 Cycle limits, cycle resets
and cycle switching
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the driving limits when
traveling north of latitude 60°N?
Driving time limit increased by 2 hours
 Driver must stop driving after 15 hours
driving

Driving
Limit
13 hours
+ 2 hours
= 15 hours
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
15 HOURS
DRIVING
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the on-duty limits when
traveling north of latitude 60°N?
On-duty time limit increased by 4 hours
 Driver must stop driving after 18 hours
on-duty

On-Duty
Limit
14 hours
+ 4 hours
= 18 hours
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
18 HOURS
ON-DUTY
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the work shift limits when
traveling north of latitude 60°N?
Work shift limit increased by 4 hours
 Driver must stop driving after 20 hours on
a work shift

Work Shift
Limit
16 hours
+ 4 hours
= 20 hours
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
20 HOURS
ON WORK
SHIFT
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When do the limits apply?
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Driver is eligible to apply new limits as soon as a
driver crosses the latitude 60°North
Driver does not have to record this change in
limits on daily log
When driver is north of latitude 60°, driver
applies north of 60° limits
When the driver is south of latitude 60°, driver
applies south of 60° limits
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the off-duty requirements
when traveling north of latitude
60°N?
Off-duty time decreased by 2 hours
 Driver must take 8 consecutive hours offduty (core rest period)

Daily Off-Duty
Requirement
10 hours
– 2 hours
= 8 hours
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the off-duty requirements
when traveling north of latitude
60°N?
Core Rest
Period
8 consecutive
off-duty hours
Work Shift
Core Rest
Period
8 consecutive
off-duty hours
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the sleeper berth rules for
a single driver when traveling north
of latitude 60°N?
Eligible Sleeper Berth Periods
 Sleeper berth period >= 2 hours
 This sleeper berth period + another sleeper
berth period >= 8 hours
 Driving time accumulated before and after the
sleeper berth period <= 15 hours
 No driving after 18 hours on-duty accumulated
before and after the sleeper berth period
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the sleeper berth rules for
a single driver when traveling north
of latitude 60°N?
Work Shift Limits When Using Sleeper Berth
 Stop driving after 15 hours of driving time
(before and after each eligible sleeper berth
period)
 Stop driving after 18 hours of on-duty time
(before and after each eligible sleeper berth
period)
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the sleeper berth rules for
a single driver when traveling north
of latitude 60°N?
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
15 HOURS
DRIVING
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
18 HOURS
ON-DUTY
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the sleeper berth rules for
team drivers when traveling north of
latitude 60°N?
Eligible Sleeper Berth Periods
 Sleeper berth period >= 4 hours
 This sleeper berth period + another sleeper
berth period >= 8 hours
 Driving time accumulated before and after the
sleeper berth period <= 15 hours
 No driving after 18 hours on-duty accumulated
before and after the sleeper berth period
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the sleeper berth rules for
team drivers when traveling north of
latitude 60°N?
Work Shift Limits When Using Sleeper Berth
 Stop driving after 15 hours of driving time
(before and after each eligible sleeper berth
period)
 Stop driving after 18 hours of on-duty time
(before and after each eligible sleeper berth
period)
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the sleeper berth rules for
team drivers when traveling north of
latitude 60°N?
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
15 HOURS
DRIVING
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
18 HOURS
ON-DUTY
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
How does a driver to switch to a
regular work shift (no sleeper
berth)?
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8 consecutive hours of off-duty time
REST FOR 8
CONSECUTIVE
HOURS
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the cycle limits when
traveling north of latitude 60°N?
Cycle 1 – limits on-duty time over a period
of 7 days
 Cycle 2 – limit of on-duty time over a
period of 14 days
 Reach cycle limit - driver must stop driving
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
What are the cycle resets when
traveling north of latitude 60°N?
Driver can take extended period of off-duty
time (cycle reset)
 After reset period – accumulated on-duty
hours set back to zero, driver starts new
cycle and resumes driving
 Driver does not have to take cycle reset –
driver can reduce hours so as not to
exceed cycle limits
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Cycle 1
No driving after 80 hours on-duty time
during any period of 7 consecutive days
 Driver must take at least 36 consecutive
hours off-duty time to reset cycle

STOP DRIVING
AFTER
80 HOURS
ON-DUTY IN
7 DAYS
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
Cycle 1 Example
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday





10 hours
on-duty
16 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty
Friday
Saturday
Off-Duty
Off-Duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
24 hours
off-duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
24 hours
off-duty

10 hours
on-duty
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
Cycle 1 Example
Sunday
Monday
Off-Duty
Off-Duty
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
12 hours
on-duty
14 hours
on-duty
    
10 hours
on-duty
Saturday
    
11 hours
on-duty
10 hours
on-duty
Friday
10 hours
on-duty
13 hours
on-duty
15 hours
on-duty
11 hours
on-duty
11 hours
on-duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
STOP
DRIVIN
G
24 hours
off-duty
12 hours
off-duty
Start a new
cycle –
resume
driving
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
Sliding Window
Day #
Total On-Duty for Day
Total On-Duty for 7 Days
1
11
2
12
3
14
4
11
5
11
6
10
7
10
79
8
10
78
9
13
79
10
15
80
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Cycle 2
No driving after 120 hours on-duty time in
any period of 14 consecutive days
 Driver can’t exceed 80 hours of on-duty
time without taking at least 24 consecutive
hours off-duty time
 Driver must take at least 72
consecutive hours off-duty time
to reset cycle

STOP DRIVING
AFTER
120 HOURS
ON-DUTY IN
14 DAYS
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
Cycle 2 Example
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Off-Duty
    
12 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty
 
10 hours
on-duty
12 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty

8 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
14 hours
on-duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
Friday
Off-Duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
Saturday
Off-Duty

24 hours
off-duty
10 hours
on-duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
STOP
DRIVIN
G
STOP
DRIVING

12 hours
on-duty
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
Cycle 2 Example
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Off-Duty
Off-Duty
Off-Duty







14 hours
on-duty
16 hours
on-duty
8 hours
on-duty
7 hours
on-duty
7 hours
on-duty
10 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty






24 hours
off-duty
9 hours
on-duty
7 hours
on-duty
9 hours
off-duty
4 hours
on-duty
4 hours
on-duty
4 hours
on-duty






10 hours
on-duty
11 hours
on-duty
7 hours
on-duty
15 hours
on-duty
18 hours
on-duty
4 hours
on-duty
STOP
DRIVING
STOP
DRIVING
24 hours
off-duty
24 hours
off-duty
STOP
DRIVING

18 hours
on-duty
STOP
DRIVING
24 hours
off-duty
STOP
DRIVING
24 hours
off-duty
Start a
new
cycle –
resume
driving
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Sliding Window
Day #
Total On-Duty for Day
Total On-Duty for 14 Days
1
14
2
16
3
8
4
7
5
7
6
10
7
18
8
0
9
9
10
7
11
9
12
4
13
4
14
4
117
15
10
113
16
11
108
17
7
107
18
15
115
19
0
108
20
18
116
21
4
102
22
18
120
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What is “mandatory 24 hours offduty”?
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No driving after 14 consecutive days
(regardless of number of
on-duty hours in cycle)
STOP
DRIVING
AFTER
14 DAYS
ON-DUTY

After 14 consecutive days on-duty, driver
must take at least 24 consecutive hours
off-duty time before driver resumes driving
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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
Day Off Example
Sunday
STOP
DRIVIN
G
24 hours
off-duty
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
     
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
      
On-duty

On-duty
On-duty
STOP
DRIVIN
G
24 hours
off-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
    
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
On-duty
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How do drivers switch cycles?
Switch from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2 –
36 consecutive hours off-duty time
 Switch from Cycle 2 to Cycle 1 –
72 consecutive hours off-duty time
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Summary of North of 60 Limits
Daily Off-Duty Requirement
 At least 8 hours off-duty
Work Shift Limits
No Sleeper Berth Used:
 No driving after 15 hours driving
 No driving after 18 hours on-duty
 No driving after 20 hours elapsed time (includes all time in work shift)
Single Driver Using Sleeper Berth:
 No driving after 15 hours driving on either side of each eligible sleeper berth period
 No driving after 18 hours on-duty on either side of each eligible sleeper berth period
(excluding time in sleeper berth)
(Eligible sleeper berth period ≥ 2 hours; total for 2 eligible sleeper berth periods ≥ 8 hours)
Team Drivers Using Sleeper Berth:
 No driving after 15 hours driving on either side of each eligible sleeper berth period
 No driving after 18 hours on-duty on either side of each eligible sleeper berth period
(excluding time in sleeper berth)
(Eligible sleeper berth period ≥ 4 hours; total for 2 eligible sleeper berth periods ≥ 8 hours)
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Summary of North of 60 Limits
Cycle Limits (cycle specified by carrier)
Cycle 1:
 No driving after 80 hours on-duty in any 7 consecutive days
 At least 36 consecutive hours off-duty (to reset cycle)
Cycle 2:
 No driving after 120 hours on-duty in any 14 consecutive days
 No driving after 70 hours on-duty at any time in the cycle without
taking 24 consecutive hours off-duty
 At least 72 consecutive hours off-duty (to reset cycle)
Day Off:
 No driving after 14 consecutive days (regardless of the number of
on-duty hours) without taking at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty
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