Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9: Cycles February 2007

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service © Microsoft® In addition to daily and work shift limits, drivers need to work within cycle limits n n What are cycle limits? How many off-duty hours must a driver take to reset the cycle? What is “mandatory 24 hours off-duty”? How do drivers switch cycles, restart their current cycle, or change the start time of their day? Module 9 - 2

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What will I learn in this module? n Cycle limits n Cycle resets n Cycle switching © Microsoft® Module 9 - 3

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the cycle limits? Cycle 1 – limits on-duty time over a period of 7 days n Cycle 2 – limits on-duty time over a period of 14 days n Reach cycle limit - driver must stop driving n Module 9 - 4

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the cycle resets? Driver can take extended period of off-duty time (cycle reset) n After reset period – accumulated on-duty hours set back to zero, driver starts new cycle and resumes driving n Driver does not have to take cycle reset – driver can reduce hours so as not to exceed 70 or 120 hours n Module 9 - 5

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Cycle 1 No driving after 70 hours on-duty time during any period of 7 consecutive days n Driver must take at least 36 consecutive hours off-duty time to reset cycle n STOP DRIVING AFTER 70 HOURS ON-DUTY IN 7 DAYS Module 9 - 6

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Cycle 1 Example Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty Friday Saturday Off-Duty STOP DRIVIN G 24 hours off-duty STOP DRIVIN G 12 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Module 9 - 7

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Cycle 1 Example Sunday Monday Off-Duty Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8 hours on-duty 12 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty Saturday 13 hours on-duty Friday 10 hours on-duty 13 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty STOP DRIVIN G 24 hours off-duty 11 hours on-duty STOP DRIVIN G 12 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Module 9 - 8

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Sliding Window Day # Total On-Duty for Day Total On-Duty for 7 Days 1 13 2 8 3 12 4 10 5 11 6 3 7 10 67 8 10 64 9 13 69 10 13 70 Module 9 - 9

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Cycle 2 No driving after 120 hours on-duty time in any period of 14 consecutive days n Driver can’t exceed 70 hours of on-duty time without taking at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty time n Driver must take at least 72 consecutive hours off-duty time to reset cycle n STOP DRIVING AFTER 120 HOURS ON-DUTY IN 14 DAYS Module 9 - 10

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Cycle 2 Example Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Off-Duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 8 hours on-duty STOP DRIVIN G 16 hours off-duty 14 hours on-duty STOP DRIVIN G 24 hours off-duty Friday Off-Duty STOP DRIVIN G 24 hours off-duty Saturday Off-Duty 14 hours on-duty STOP DRIVIN G 8 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Module 9 - 11

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Cycle 2 Example Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Off-Duty 13 hours on-duty 8 hours on-duty 12 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 11 hours on-duty 6 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 9 hours on-duty 8 hours off-duty 9 hours on-duty 24 hours off-duty 10 hours on-duty 5 hours on-duty 8 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 11 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 12 hours on-duty STOP DRIVING 24 hours off-duty STOP DRIVING 24 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Module 9 - 12

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Sliding Window Day # Total On-Duty for Day Total On-Duty for 14 Days 1 13 2 8 3 12 4 10 5 11 6 6 7 10 8 0 9 10 10 9 11 8 12 9 13 5 14 8 119 15 10 116 16 11 119 17 0 107 18 14 111 19 14 114 20 12 120 Module 9 - 13

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is “mandatory 24 hours offduty”? n No driving after 14 consecutive days (regardless of number of on-duty hours) STOP DRIVING AFTER 14 DAYS ON-DUTY n After 14 consecutive days on-duty, driver must take at least 24 consecutive hours off -duty time before driver resumes driving Module 9 - 14

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Day Off Example Sunday STOP DRIVIN G 24 hours off-duty Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday On-duty On-duty On-duty STOP DRIVIN G 24 hours off-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty Module 9 - 15

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service How do drivers switch cycles, restart their current cycle, or change the start time of their day? n n Switch from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2 – 36 consecutive hours off-duty time Switch from Cycle 2 to Cycle 1 – 72 consecutive hours off-duty time Change start time of day or restart cycle using Cycle 1 – 36 consecutive hours off-duty time Change start time of day or restart cycle using Cycle 2 – 72 consecutive hours off-duty time Module 9 - 16

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Change Start Time Example Module 9 - 17

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Switch from Cycle 2 to Cycle 1 Example Module 9 - 18

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Summary of Cycle Limits (cycle specified by carrier) Cycle 1: No driving after 70 hours on-duty in any 7 consecutive days At least 36 consecutive hours off-duty (to reset cycle) Cycle 2: No driving after 120 hours on-duty in any 14 consecutive days No driving after 70 hours on-duty at any time in the cycle without taking 24 consecutive hours off-duty At least 72 consecutive hours off-duty (to reset cycle) Day Off: No driving after 14 consecutive days (regardless of the number of on-duty hours) without taking at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty Module 9 - 19