Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service

Module 7: Deferral of Off-Duty Time February 2007

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service

© Microsoft ® If driver can’t meet daily off-duty time requirement, driver can defer hours:  How many daily off-duty time hours can a driver defer?

 What are the conditions for daily off-duty time deferral? Module 7 - 2

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What will I learn in this module?

 Maximum number of daily off-duty time hours that a driver can defer  Conditions for daily off-duty time deferral © Microsoft ® Module 7 - 3

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service How many daily off-duty time hours can a driver defer?

 Driver can defer up to 2 hours to following day  Total off duty time for 2 days ≥ 20 hours © Microsoft ® Module 7 - 4

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the conditions for daily off-duty time deferral?

 Deferred off-duty time added to next 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time (core rest period)  Total driving time in two days ≤ 26 hours  Driver must declare use of deferral in “Remarks” section of daily log Module 7 - 5

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the conditions for daily off-duty time deferral?

Take 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time (core rest period):  After 13 hours of driving time in work shift  After 14 hours of on-duty time in work shift  After 16 hours of elapsed time in work shift Module 7 - 6

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service STOP DRIVING AFTER 13 HOURS DRIVING IN A WORK SHIFT STOP DRIVING AFTER 13 HOURS DRIVING IN A WORK SHIFT

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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service STOP DRIVING AFTER 14 HOURS ON-DUTY IN A WORK SHIFT STOP DRIVING AFTER 14 HOURS ON-DUTY IN A WORK SHIFT

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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service How often can a driver apply the off-duty time deferral?

 Driver can use the off-duty time deferral option every second day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1 Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2 Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1 Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2 Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1 Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2 Module 7 - 9

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service

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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Summary of Daily Deferred Time and Work Shift Limits Daily Limits

Deferred Time (option to move up to 2 hours of off-duty time to 2 nd  Total driving time in 2 days ≤ 26 hours  Total off duty time in 2 days ≥ 20 hours  Off-duty time for Day 1 and Day 2 - At least 8 consecutive off-duty hours taken in Day 1 day): - At least 10 consecutive off-duty hours taken in Day 2 - 2 additional off duty hours (blocks ≥ 30 minutes) that are not part of 10 consecutive hours in Day 2 (but they can be consecutive)

Work Shift Limits

 No driving after 13 hours driving  No driving after 14 hours on-duty  No driving after 16 hours elapsed time Module 7 - 11