Video Overview
Hours of Service Training: Basics
Runtime: 20:12
Intended Audience: Property carrying CMV drivers in the transportation industry in need of hours of service training.
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.
It's important for drivers to understand what it means to be regulated. Being regulated means a governmental agency is watching each driver and their safe behaviors—or lack of them. Even if you're not keeping score, they are. In fact, for compliance with the commercial vehicle safety regulations there are seven separate scores. The hours-of-service CSA BASIC score has the most common driver violations. It measures how often drivers are likely driving tired or fatigued. Some studies suggest that operating tired is like operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol. It's dangerous for everyone on the road.
Hours of Service Training: Basics is designed to cover the fundamentals of hours-of-service regulations and what it means to be regulated. Drivers will learn what types of activities they are expected to keep track of, and which are considered on-duty or off-duty. They will learn the importance of tracking rest cycles and the amount of work they've completed, which will help them determine if they are safe and legal to drive.
Objectives:
After completing this program, learners will be able to:
- Identify who the hours-of-service regulations apply to
- Recognize the purpose of the hours-of-service regulations
- Differentiate between on-duty and off-duty activities
- Explain how hours-of-service violations affect driver and carrier CSA scores
Outline
The J. J. Keller Hours of Service Training: Basics program covers the following topics:
Who is Regulated?
- Definition of a CMV
- Driver and Carrier Responsibility
Purpose of the Hours-of-Service Regulations
- Keep Fatigued Drivers Off the Road
- Reduce the Number of Fatigue-Related Crashes
Working Time
- On-Duty Time
- Off-Duty Time
- Tracking Cycles of On- and Off-Duty
Your Impact on Your Hours-of-Service CSA BASIC Score
- CSA BASIC Overview
- Hours-of-Service Violations
- Hours-of-Service Citations
Regulations Covered: 49 CFR Part 395
Copyright Date: 2020