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1. #Personal conveyance keeptruckin drivers
2. #Personal conveyance keeptruckin update
3. #Personal conveyance keeptruckin driver
4. #Personal conveyance keeptruckin series

Moving a CMV at the request of a safety official during the driver’s off-duty timeĥ.

#Personal conveyance keeptruckin driver

The time driving under personal conveyance must allow the driver adequate time to obtain the required rest in accordance with minimum off-duty periods under 49 CFR 395.3(a)(1) (property-carrying vehicles) or 395.5(a) (passenger-carrying vehicles) before returning to on-duty driving, and the resting location must be the first such location reasonably available.Ĥ. Time spent traveling to a nearby, reasonable, safe location to obtain required rest after loading or unloading. In these scenarios, the commuting distance combined with the release from work and start to work times must allow the driver enough time to obtain the required restorative rest as to ensure the driver is not fatigued.ģ. Commuting between the driver’s terminal and his or her residence, between trailer-drop lots and the driver’s residence, and between work sites and his or her residence. Time spent traveling from a driver’s en route lodging (such as a motel or truck stop) to restaurants and entertainment facilities.Ģ. The following are examples of when operating a CMV is considered off-duty:ġ.

#Personal conveyance keeptruckin update

#Personal conveyance keeptruckin drivers

Though not required, drivers should be advised to enter a note on their log to indicate when they’re using the exception and why. The delay must be unexpected, and it cannot be due to normal rush-hour traffic, vehicle breakdowns, loading or unloading delays, or an inability to find parking. Motor carriers should make sure drivers are aware that they cannot use this exception for routine weather or traffic delays.

Motor carriers and drivers should check traffic and weather conditions before starting a run. Motor carriers are obligated to make sure the adverse conditions were unknowable at the time of dispatch. See the definition of “adverse driving conditions” in §395.2. The allowable uses of this exception remain relatively narrow.

All driving (up to 13 hours for truck drivers or 12 hours for bus drivers) will need to be done within 16 consecutive hours for truck drivers or 17 on-duty hours for bus drivers. Drivers will have an added cushion of on-duty time when using the exception. With the expanded hours, more drivers will be eligible to use the exception to wait out unexpected weather or traffic conditions, rather than trying to “race the clock” to complete the run. Truck drivers subject to the 14-hour limit will be most affected by the changes. The old rule only permitted drivers to extend their driving limit, but not their on-duty limit, by 2 hours. Revisions to §395.1(b)(1) allow drivers to extend both their driving and on-duty limits by 2 hours. Three previous articles addressed the sleeper berth provisions, 30-minute break, and 100 air-mile exception, respectively.

#Personal conveyance keeptruckin series

In this final installment of our four-part series on the new HOS rules, the adverse driving conditions provision will be summarized. This revision is just one of four major changes to the hours-of-service (HOS) rules going into effect September 29, 2020. Revisions to the adverse driving conditions exception will give truck and bus drivers extra time to complete their runs after encountering unexpected delays caused by weather or traffic conditions. Our deep knowledge of federal and state agencies is built on a strong foundation of 70+ years of regulatory compliance experience. You can trust our expertise across subjects relating to labor, transportation, environmental, and worker safety.