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As of January 4, 2004, all drivers of
property-carrying vehicles will be required
to follow the revised hours of service regulations.
The chart below is a breakdown of the changes
and how they compare to the current hours
of service regulations requirements:
| |
Old Requirement
(in place through 1/3/04) |
New Requirement
(as of 1/4/04) |
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Off-Duty Time |
8 consecutive hours. |
10 consecutive hours. |
|
Driving Time |
10 hours. |
11 hours. |
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On-Duty Time |
15 hours (may be non-consecutive). |
14 consecutive hours after coming
on duty. |
|
Cumulative On-Duty |
60 hours / 7 days.
70 hours / 8 days. |
60 hours / 7 days.
70 hours / 8 days. |
|
Cumulative "Restart" |
None. |
A driver may "restart"
the 60 or 70 hour clock after having
at least 34 consecutive hours off
duty. (Use of "restart"
is optional) |
|
Short Haul Exception
/ Exemption |
None. |
This exception may be used by drivers
who regularly return to their normal
work reporting location. It allows
a driver to accumulate 11 hours of
driving time within 16 consecutive
hours on duty once every 7 days if
certain conditions are met. |
|
Sleeper Birth |
May be split into two periods totaling
at least 8 hours. Neither period may
be less than 2 hours. |
May be split into two periods totaling
at least 10 hours. Neither period
may be less than 2 hours. |
|
100 Air Mile Radius
Exemption |
12 hours on duty.
10 hours driving time.
8 consecutive hours off duty. |
12 hours on duty.
11 hours driving time.
10 consecutive hours off duty. |
Source – “New
Hours of Service Rule – Are You Ready”
J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., 2003
Neenah, WI
If you should have any further questions
regarding these changes, please do not hesitate
to call Ara at (559) 276-8409. |
