Module 4 - Alberta Ministry of Transportation
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Commercial Vehicle
Drivers Hours of
Service
Module 4: Driver Activities
February 2007
Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
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What activities do commercial vehicle
drivers perform in a day?
Pick up/drop off load, drive, maintain
vehicle, complete paperwork, eat, sleep
Every driver activity can be classified into
one of four categories
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What will I learn in this module?
Activities classified as driving time
Activities classified as on-duty other than driving
time
Activities classified as off-duty time other than
time spent in a sleeper berth
Activities classified as off-duty time spent in a
sleeper berth
How to use a logbook
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What is “duty status”?
Four categories of duty status:
Off-duty time, other than time spent in a
sleeper berth
Off-duty time spent in a sleeper berth
Driving time (on-duty time)
On-duty time, other than driving time
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“On-duty time”
Begins when driver starts work or is
required by motor carrier to be available
for work
Does not include time when driver is
waiting to be assigned work
Ends when driver stops work or is relieved
of all responsibility by motor carrier
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“Off-duty time”
Any time other than on-duty time
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Off-Duty Time, Other Than Time
Spent in a Sleeper Berth
Driver has the freedom to do whatever
driver wants to do
Driver is relieved of all duty, responsibility
and obligation for care and custody of
vehicle, its accessories, and any
passengers or cargo it may be carrying
Driver has freedom to leave vehicle to do
something else
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Off-Duty Time, Other Than in a
Sleeper Berth
Examples:
Meal break
Rest break
Sleep
Waiting for work assignment
Work performed for an organization other than
the motor carrier
Vacation time
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Off-Duty Time Spent in a Sleeper
Berth
Driver is in sleeper berth area
Sleeper berth is in the cab or passenger
compartment of commercial vehicle
Specific dimensions and environmental
requirements for sleeper berths will be
discussed in Module 8
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Off-Duty Time Spent in a Sleeper
Berth
Examples:
Reading in sleeper berth
Relaxing in sleeper berth
Sleeping in sleeper berth
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Driving Time
Driver operates or controls a commercial
vehicle
Example:
- Driving a commercial vehicle
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On-Duty, Other Than Driving
Time
Driver performs other activities while
on-duty
Inspecting, servicing or repairing
commercial vehicle
Loading or unloading commercial vehicle
Waiting to be dispatched (at a motor
carrier or shipper facility)
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On-Duty, Other Than Driving
Time
Waiting for inspection at customs
Traveling in commercial vehicle as a
co-driver
Traveling as a passenger in commercial
vehicle to a point where the driver will
begin driving
Performing any other work for the motor
carrier such as completing paperwork
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What is a logbook and how is it
used?
Logbook is used to record driver activities
Each page in a logbook records one day’s
(24 hours) activities
Obtain logbooks from motor carriers or
purchase them at truck stops, stationary
stores or commercial printing companies
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What is a logbook and how is it
used?
Daily grid
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Daily Grid Example
Time
Activity
Duty Status
8 hours
Sleep
Off-duty time other than time spent in a sleeper berth
1 hour
Eat breakfast and drive to
motor carrier
Off-duty time other than time spent in a sleeper berth
1 hour
Supervise loading of
vehicle
On-duty, other than driving time
4 hours
Drive
Driving time
1 hour
Eat lunch
Off-duty time other than time spent in a sleeper berth
4 hours
Drive
Driving time
1 hour
Eat supper
Off-duty time other than time spent in a sleeper berth
2 hours
Drive
Driving time
1 hour
Supervise unloading of
vehicle, maintain vehicle
and complete paperwork
On-duty, other than driving time
1 hour
Relax and sleep
Off-duty time other than time spent in a sleeper berth
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Daily Grid Example
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