Commercial vehicle driver hours of service regulations

driver driving for 12 hours, and also operating beyond the hour driving window by 1 hour between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. There is no violation of either the or hour limits under the new HOS final rule when using the adverse driving conditions exception. Drive for up to File Size: KB.  · 17(1) No driver of a commercial vehicle shall make more than one daily log for each twenty-four hour period. 17(2) No carrier or driver of a commercial vehicle shall cause or permit any false or misleading information to be recorded in a daily log or to be stored in an automatic on-board recording device.  · 12 (1) A driver of a commercial vehicle fitted with a sleeper berth may meet the 8 consecutive hours of mandatory off-duty time required by Section 7 and the minimum 10 hours of daily off-duty time required by Section 9 by accumulating off-duty time in 2 periods if all of the following criteria are met.

12 (1) A driver of a commercial vehicle fitted with a sleeper berth may meet the 8consecutive hours of mandatory off-duty time required by Section 7 and theminimum 10 hours of daily off-duty time required by Section 9 by accumulatingoff-duty time in 2 periods if all of the following criteria are met: (a) neither period of off-duty time is shorter than 2 hours;. Intrastate Hours of Service Rules; Driver may drive 12 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty. Driver may not drive after 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty. Driver may not drive after 70/80 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. 34 consecutive hours off constitutes end of 7/8 day period. The purpose of the hours of service regulations is to minimize drowsiness that can lead to injuries and crashes. A common complaint that drivers have is that they know when their body is feeling drowsy and when it is time to park the truck and get some rest. Drivers will tell you that this doesn’t have to be regulated.

FMCSA rules prohibit drivers from operating a CMV after having been on-duty 60 hours in 7 consecutive days (if the motor. 28 sept Drivers may split their required hour off-duty period, as long as one off-duty period (whether in or out of the sleeper berth) is at least 2. Drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) are limited to 11 hours of driving after having 10 consecutive hours off duty. · Drivers of.