Hours of Service Training Module 4: Exceptions

Hours of Service Training: Exceptions

Course Length: 35 minutes

Intended Audience: Property-Carrying CMV Drivers

Overview:

Time is limited. No one can add a minute to an hour, day, or week. For professional drivers, time is further limited by the hours-of-service regulations. 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 deadly crashes. For the safety of all drivers, compliance with the hours of service regulations has been required of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers since the 1930s.

The Hours of Service Driver Training curriculum will help drivers and carriers to be compliant while maximizing the available hours through a full understanding of how the limits affect safety and productivity.

Almost every rule has an exception. It's no different with the hours-of-service limits.

With hours-of-service it's very important to know what exceptions you can use and how to use them. If a driver can't explain an exception, they may end up with a violation because it will look like a rule is being broken. Using exceptions properly and calling them out correctly will result in fewer violations.

There are seven commonly used hours-of-service exceptions included in this training:

1. Air-mile radius short-haul,
2. 16-hour ("big day"),
3. Split-sleeper berth,
4. Adverse driving conditions,
5. Electronic logging devices (ELDs),
6. Agricultural operations, and
7. Personal conveyance.

Carriers may allow or prohibit the use of exceptions based on their policies and practices

Hours of Service Training: Exceptions is designed to help drivers understand which exceptions can be used and when to use them.

Objectives:

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Identify which drivers can use an hours-of-service exception
• Describe what an exception relieves a driver from

Outline

The J. J. Keller Hours of Service Training: Exceptions online course covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

Air-Mile Radius Short-Haul

• What Is the Driver Exempt From?
• Who Can Use It?
• Qualifying Conditions

16-Hour ("Big Day")

• What Is the Driver Exempt From?
• Who can use it?
• Qualifying Conditions

Split-Sleeper Berth

• What Is the Driver Exempt From?
• Who Can Use It?
• Qualifying Conditions

Adverse Driving Conditions

• What Is the Driver Exempt From?
• Who Can Use It?
• Qualifying Conditions

Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)

• What Is the Driver Exempt From?
• Who Can Use It?
• Qualifying Conditions

Agricultural Operations

• What Is the Driver Exempt From?
• Who Can Use It?
• Qualifying Conditions

Personal Conveyance

• What Is the Driver Exempt From?
• Who Can Use It?
• Qualifying Conditions

Other Exceptions

• Check with Your Carrier

Conclusion

• Summary

Regulations Covered: 49 CFR Part 395

Copyright Date: 2020

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