HOS, Know the FACTS
The Basic Facts About HOS
We seem to be getting a ton of questions about hours of service (HOS) lately.
So we thought, why not write an article answering all of those questions?
Let’s jump in and get started.
The Facts
Property-carrying vehicles
A. You can only drive for 11 hours.
B. You can’t drive after being on duty for 14 hours.
C. You have to have 10 consecutive hours off duty to reset your 14 hours on duty and 11 hours driving.
D. You can only work 60 hours in 7 days or 70 hours in 8 days (depending on which rule set your company falls under).
a. 60 or 7-day hours if the company operates six days a week.
b. 70 or 8 days if the company operates 7 days a week.
E. To reset your 60- or 70-hour clock, you need to have 34 consecutive hours off duty.
F. You have to have a 30-minute break after driving for 8 hours.
a. If running oversize loads, then this is not required.
i. Be sure to carry the exemption with you in your truck.
b. If operating under the short-haul exemption, this is not required.
G. If your truck is newer than 2000 and you are not under an exemption, you have to use an ELD (Electronic Logging Device).
a. Exemptions include
i. Short haul
1. Stay within a 150-mile radius of where you started your day.
a. And
2. Returned to the same location within 14 hours of coming on duty
ii. Your truck engine is 1999 or older.
iii. Hauling livestock or insects
Passengers carrying vehicles
A. You can only drive for 10 hours.
B. You can’t drive after being on duty for 15 hours.
C. You have to have 8 consecutive hours off duty to reset your 15-hour clock.
D. You can only work 60 hours in 7 days or 70 hours in 8 days (depending on which rule set your company falls under).
a. 60 or 7-day hours if the company operates six days a week.
b. 70 or 8 days if the company operates 7 days a week.
E. If your truck is newer than 2000 and you are not under an exemption, you have to use an ELD (Electronic Logging Device).
a. Exemptions include
i. Short haul
1. Stay within a 150-mile radius of where you started your day.
a. And
2. Returned to the same location within 14 hours of coming on duty
ii. Your bus engine is 1999 or older.
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