Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 20

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 20: Out-of-Service Declarations February 2007

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service © Microsoft® If a driver violates maximum allowable driving times and minimum required offduty times, driver can be subject to an outof-service declaration n What is an out-of-service declaration? n What happens if a driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration? Module 20 - 2

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What will I learn in this module? n Out-of-service declaration © Microsoft® Module 20 - 3

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is an out-of-service declaration? Director or inspector can issue out-ofservice declaration for 5 types of violations n Director or inspector notifies driver and carrier in writing n Driver cannot operate a commercial vehicle while subject to out-of-service declaration n Module 20 - 4

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Out-of-Service Violation #1 Driver's faculties are impaired to point where it is unsafe for driver to drive or driving would risk the safety or health of the public n Out-of-Service Period - 10 consecutive hours (from time of check) n © Microsoft® Module 20 - 5

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Out-of-Service Violation #2 Driver exceeds driving time limits ¨Out-of-Service Period - 10 consecutive hours n Driver fails to meet off-duty time requirement ¨Out-of-Service Period - Number of hours needed to correct failure n Module 20 - 6

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Out-of-Service Violation #3 Driver is unable or refuses to produce his/her daily logbook n Out-of-Service Period - 72 consecutive hours (from time of check) n © Microsoft® Module 20 - 7

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Out-of-Service Violation #4 Evidence that driver completed more than one daily log, entered inaccurate information in the daily log or falsified information in the daily log n Out-of-Service Period - 72 consecutive hours (from time of check) n Module 20 - 8

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Out-of-Service Violation #5 Driver mutilates or defaces daily log or supporting document in such a way that the director or inspector cannot determine whether the driver has followed the driving time and off-duty requirements n Out-of-Service Period - 72 consecutive hours (from time of check) n © Microsoft® Module 20 - 9