CCMTA has announced a progressive enforcement strategy. With June 12, 2021 as still the mandate date for ELD but the full mandate will be effective on June 12, 2022. Under this strategy the provinces and territories are responsible for enforcing the mandate. They are asked not to impose any penalties during this 12-month period. The enforcement bodies have been given this period to educate and raise awareness to ensure a smooth transition to third party certified electronic devices.
Click here to read CCMTA Messages for Industry with Respect to the Federal Electronic Logging Device Mandate Coming into Force June 12, 2021.
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Disclaimer- The rules and regulations are subject to change any time. Readers must verify with the authority, FMCSA / MTO and must not rely on the contents of this blog.
Since new rules by FMCSA have been implemented, drivers now have flexibility to split their sleep two separate rest periods i.e.- 7 and 3 or 8 and 2 hours. At least 7 consecutive hours should be in sleep and at least 2 consecutive hours could be either in off duty or sleeper berth. When combined these two rest periods should equalize to at least 10 hours.
Split sleep is only to use leftover hours not to gain shift reset.
For example:
1. A driver drove 11 hours (maximum driving hours) then took 7 consecutive hours of sleep. The driver will not gain back any hours here as he has used his maximum allowed driving hours. To gain the driving hours back the driver needs to take 10 consecutive hours off.
2. A driver drove 9 hours then took 7 consecutive hours of sleep. After this consecutive sleep period the driver will have 2 hours of driving, unused balanced from maximum driving hours
Remaining driving balance = Maximum hours – hours used before off period
11 hours – 9 hours = 2 hours
After driving his/her remaining driving balance the driver needs to take his second break period of 3 consecutive hours in sleep or off duty to regain his/her driving hours.
3. Continuing example 2 to calculate driving balance after second rest period – 3 hours.
After driving the remaining 2 hours the driver took 3 hours off. The driver will only gain 9 hours of driving hours, his/her remaining balance but not shift reset. As the 10 hours off duty is split so will be shift hours.
Remaining driving balance = Maximum hours – hours used between two off period
11 hours – 2 hours =9 hours
*Neither of these off periods will be counted against the 14-hour driving window.
Disclaimer- The rules and regulations are subject to change any time. Readers must verify with the authority, FMCSA / MTO and must not rely on the contents of this blog.
FMCSA has provided more flexibility to drivers by revising the current hours of service regulation. The updated HOS rules will lighten up the burdens on the drivers to reach their destination leading to enhanced road safety. This new regulation will be effective from September 29, 2020.
Key Revisions:
1. 30-minute break: 30-minute break is required after 8 hours of driving time instead of on-duty as before. Also, this break now qualifies to be a part of any non-driving events (on-duty, sleeper berth or off-duty) instead of off-duty. Neither of the rest period count as part of the 14-hour driving window.
2. Split Sleep: Minimum 10-hour off-duty requirement can be met by spending at least 7 hours in sleeper instead of 8 hours and at least 2 hours in sleeper berth or off-duty. The drivers will have the flexibility to split their 10 hours minimum off-duty requirement into two separate periods—an 8/2 split or a 7/3 split. The two periods total should be at least 10 hours and neither period will be counted against the 14-hour driving window.
3. Short Haul: Extended the short haul exception radius from 100 to 150 air-miles with 14 hours of work shift instead of 12 hours
4. Adverse Driving: Adverse driving allows driver to drive 2 additional hours during adverse driving conditions – snow, fog, sleet ice or unusual road and traffic condition. Previously, the regulation allowed to use 2 additional driving hours withing 14 hour driving window. The revised regulation expands this 14-hour driving window by up to 2 hours.
Revised hours of services do not increase driving time and will continue to prevent truckers from driving for more than eight consecutive hours without at least a 30-minute break.
Disclaimer- The rules and regulations are subject to change any time. Readers must verify with the authority, FMCSA / MTO and must not rely on the contents of this blog.
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