5 Things to Know About the Final Hours-of-Service Rule

[Lawrence]

5 Things to Know About the Final Hours-of-Service Rule


1. Under the final rule, a driver’s work week is now limited to 70 hours. This is 12 fewer hours than the current rule of 82 hours per week.


2. Drivers are not permitted to drive after 8 hours without a break of at least 30 minutes. Drivers can take the 30-minute rest anytime during the 8-hour window.


3. The 34-hour reset can be used only once per week and must include two full consecutive periods of rest between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. This makes the reset time variable, with 34 hours being a minimum.


4. No changes were made to the basic rule of 11 hours of drive time. However, with the requirement of the 30-minute break, the effective use of the 14-hour duty day has been reduced to 13.5 hours.


5. Flexibility has been added to the “Off Duty” requirement of 10 hours to allow 2 hours of off-duty time to be spent in a moving vehicle as a co-driver before or after 8 hours of “Sleeper-Berth” status.

 

[BobWolf]

Were the 100 air mile rules left in for local/regional drivers?

Bob Wolf

 

[davekc]

I think you just took the air out of the "run more for less" crowd.

 

[BobWolf]

I hope you mean the new regs will force them to price realisticly, and follow the regs or get out of the business.
If thats what youre saying then youre right.

Bob Wolf

 

[geo]

this why i drive a sprinter van no logs and no hazmat
anybody need a sprinter van have some great deals on them

 

[davekc]

Does give pause for thought as E-1 cut the drivers pay knowing this was coming up behind it.

 

[legit1]

this why i drive a sprinter van no logs and no hazmat
anybody need a sprinter van have some great deals on them

More info please

 

[ATeam]

I hope you mean the new regs will force them to price realisticly, and follow the regs or get out of the business.

How would the new regs change anyone's approach? People who were willint to run cheap under the old regs would be willing to run cheap under the new ones too, right?

 

[davekc]

How would the new regs change anyone's approach? People who were willint to run cheap under the old regs would be willing to run cheap under the new ones too, right?

Won't change any thing if they run for a bottom feeder, but they will make even less when they realize they have less running time.

 

[Lawrence]

More info please

Legit,

What George is saying is...with a Sprinter/Cargo van, since it's under 10K GVW - he doesn't need to run a log book unless he is hauling HazMat.

 

[BigCat]

What are you talking about 82 hours per week? I though it has always been 70 hours????

 

[MissKat]

My answer was dumb

 

[rollincoal]

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[rollincoal]

What are you talking about 82 hours per week? I though it has always been 70 hours????

Work 70 hours with your 10 hour DOT rest breaks in between as needed then add a 34 hour restart on that. The next 12 hours you work after that restart makes for 82 hours in a week. Or something like that... For a fun exercise if you have nothing better to do figure it up... I always thought it was 80 hours. All the anti-trucking groups have been up at arms about it for years.

That was a fringe benefit to the companies when the 34 hour restart came into being about 10 years ago. Companies loved it because it improved productivity. Drivers loved it because, oddly enough, they could work more hours in a week.

 

[Thomkatt]

I haven't gone through all the threads on this, yet. So if it is answered elsewhere, sorry. However...

With this new restart rule, what about the re caps? Do we lose the ability to roll off hours as the 'week' progresses?

In theory, frieght doesn't always agrees, a team or solo could run 8 on and 8 off (team, solo 10 off) and not risk the 70 hours. In eight days you'd have 8 hours returning.

I have heard from a few that run 53s for big carriers that the companies are stating they must declare the restart on their logs (EBRO) to be credited for the restart.

In that case then, if you are sitting for 34 hours, not calling it a restart, that would be 2 days of hours coming back, at least. The new rule is only stating that you can only 'declare' one restart every 7 days. It isn't saying you MUST take a restart every 7 days, only by the end of the 70/60 hours.

Am I reading this correctly?

 

[skyraider]

You all got it all wrong, now look at this and tell me if it don't make sense.

 

[garyatk]

Is there something in the 34 hour reset rule that it has to be done at the home terminal?

 

[zorry]

No. The confusion is you log in your home terminal time.
That is good because us easterners get a three hour jump on the west coasters in the am.
There is nothing that says you must do a 34 hour restart.

The new rules make them less desirable.

 

[Thomkatt]

You all got it all wrong, now look at this and tell me if it don't make sense.

So THAT'S how the Gov't does it's budget needs... LMAO

 

[beachbum]

May I ask who told you that you have to declare the restart, because the rule just says you need two 1 am to 5 am for the reset. It also days that you can start your next reset 168 hour from the start of your last reset, not at the end of the reset as some believe.

I haven't gone through all the threads on this, yet. So if it is answered elsewhere, sorry. However...

With this new restart rule, what about the re caps? Do we lose the ability to roll off hours as the 'week' progresses?

In theory, frieght doesn't always agrees, a team or solo could run 8 on and 8 off (team, solo 10 off) and not risk the 70 hours. In eight days you'd have 8 hours returning.

I have heard from a few that run 53s for big carriers that the companies are stating they must declare the restart on their logs (EBRO) to be credited for the restart.

In that case then, if you are sitting for 34 hours, not calling it a restart, that would be 2 days of hours coming back, at least. The new rule is only stating that you can only 'declare' one restart every 7 days. It isn't saying you MUST take a restart every 7 days, only by the end of the 70/60 hours.

Am I reading this correctly?