Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 6

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 6: Work Shift Limits February 2007

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service © Microsoft® What is a work shift? n How many hours can a driver drive in a work shift? n Do daily limits have an effect on work shift limits? n Module 6 - 2

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What will I learn in this module? n Definition of work shift n Core off-duty time requirements n Work shift limits © Microsoft® Module 6 - 3

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is a work shift? Period of time that driver is “on the job” n Begins when driver performs any activity for motor carrier n Ends when driver stops for an extended period of rest (“core rest period” or “core off-duty time”) n Module 6 - 4

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is core off-duty time? Opportunity to obtain adequate sleep n During core rest period, driver must have off-duty time ≥ 8 consecutive hours n REST FOR 8 CONSECUTIVE HOURS Module 6 - 5

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is the work shift limit? n Driver cannot drive after 16 hours of elapsed time on work shift STOP DRIVING AFTER 16 HOURS ON WORK SHIFT Module 6 - 6

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is the work shift limit? n n During the work shift following rules apply: No driving after 13 hours driving in work shift No driving after 14 hours on-duty in work shift No driving after 16 hours of elapsed time in work shift After 16 -hour work shift, driver must stop driving even if the driver has not reached the daily limits Module 6 - 7

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is the work shift limit? After work shift, driver must start a core rest period (at least 8 consecutive hours off-duty time) n Once driver has taken core rest period, driver can start a new work shift n Module 6 - 8

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is the work shift limit? n Every work shift is anchored on either end with core rest period Core Rest Period ≥ 8 consecutive off-duty hours © Microsoft® Work Shift Core Rest Period ≥ 8 consecutive off-duty hours © Microsoft® Module 6 - 9

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is the work shift limit? n Work shift limits are not the same as the daily limits discussed in Module 5 n Driver must comply with both the work shift limits and the daily limits Module 6 - 10

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Example #1 Start of Work Shift End of Work Shift Module 6 - 11

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Example #2 Start of Work Shift End of Work Shift STOP DRIVING AFTER 16 HOURS ON WORK SHIFT Module 6 - 12

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Example #3 Start of Work Shift End of Work Shift Module 6 - 13

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Can a work shift span more than one “day”? n Yes, but all daily limits still apply each day End of Work Shift Start of new Work Shift STOP DRIVING AFTER 13 HOURS DRIVING AND 14 HOURS ON-DUTY IN A DAY Module 6 - 14

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Start of Work Shift STOP DRIVING AFTER 16 HOURS ON WORK SHIFT End of Work Shift Module 6 - 15

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Can a driver combine a core rest period with the 2 -hour daily offduty time requirement? No, “double dipping” n None of the 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time (core rest period) can count towards 2 -hour daily off-duty requirement n 2 hours off-duty time (or a portion of the 2 hours) can occur immediately before or after the core rest period n Module 6 - 16

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 6 - 17

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Summary of Daily and Work Shift Limits Daily Limits (start time of 24 -hour period specified by carrier) No driving after 13 hours driving No driving after 14 hours on-duty At least 10 hours off-duty before driver can drive again - 8 consecutive off-duty hours 2 additional off-duty hours (blocks ≥ 30 minutes) that are not part of 8 consecutive hours Work Shift Limits (period between end of one core rest period and start of next core rest period) No driving after 13 hours driving No driving after 14 hours on-duty No driving after 16 hours elapsed time (includes all time in work shift) Module 6 - 18