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Hours of Service Rules for Passenger-Carrying CMV Drivers
Course Length: 45 minutes
Overview: The purpose of the hours of service regulations is to keep tired drivers off the road. After many hours behind the wheel, fatigue sets in, and it can lead to bad decisions and potentially serious, if not deadly, crashes. For the safety of all drivers and passengers, compliance with the hours-of-service regulations has been required of passenger-carrying vehicle drivers since the 1930s.
Hours of Service Rules for Passenger-Carrying CMV Drivers is designed to give drivers and carriers an overview of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) hours of service rules and how to comply with them.
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Recognize the purpose of the hours of service regulations, who is regulated, and the impact on drivers
- Explain how to comply with hours of service rules
- Identify required Record of Duty Status components and supporting documents
- Discuss some of the most frequently used exceptions
Outline:
J. J. Keller's Hours of Service Rules for Passenger-Carrying CMV Drivers covers the following topics:
Introduction to Hours of Service
- The Regulations
- Who is Regulated?
- Impact on CSA BASIC Scores
- On-Duty & Off-Duty Time
- Personal Conveyance
Rules
- 8-Hour (off duty) Rule
- 10-Hour (driving) Rule
- 15-Hour (on duty) Rule
- 60-/70-Hour (on duty) Rule
- 14/15-Day Rule
- Sleeper Berth
- Ill or Fatigued Operator
Record of Duty Status
- ELD Mandate
- Harassment or Coercion of Drivers Prohibited
- Required Components
- Supporting Documents & Retention
Exceptions
- 100 Air-Mile Radius
- Non-Business Private Motor Carriers of Passengers
- Adverse Driving Conditions
- Alaska Drivers
- Hawaii Drivers
Regs Covered: 49 CFR Part 395
Copyright Date: 2017
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