Hours of Service

Hours of Service

I want to review hours of service and the violations that can happen within this category. From this point forward, any hours of service violation will result in a meeting with me to discuss the issue. If there is a pattern, meaning multiple violations for you in the past, we will address all of those and come up with an action plan to avoid any future violations.

14 hour rule – you can only reset your 14 hour rule by taking a 10 hour break.

8 hour max – this is any combination of driving or on duty. You can not work for more than 8 hours straight without getting a 30 minute break in. They are writing people up for this so please be sure you are following the regulation.

11 hour rule – You can not drive for more than 11 hours, and you only can drive again after a 10 hour break.

70 hour rule – please do your recap because this is the only way to track this. Your computer work is always important so planning and dispatch know how many hours you have for a given day or period of time.

Log book not current – keep your log book current, no excuse for this one. Do your logs as you go and you won’t have any problems.

Failing to retain previous 7 days – this should never happen, keep your logs updated every day and sign the log at the end of the day