This training program covers the "hows" and "whys" of logging, and clearly explains the
requirements (including the sleeper-berth option and short-haul provision) under DOT's
current HOS rule.
J. J. Keller’s Hours of Service: A Driver's Guide, Second Edition covers the
following topics:
- 11 hour driving time rule
- 14 consecutive hour on duty rule
- 60/70 hour rule
- Adverse driving conditions exception
- 16-hour short-haul exception
- Non-CDL short-haul exception
- Sleeper berth exception
- 100 air-mile radius exemption
Intended Audience
Drivers of commercial motor vehicles involved in interstate commerce. A commercial motor
vehicle is defined as a vehicle that:
- Has a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating, or gross combination
weight or gross combination weight rating, of 10,001 pounds or more; or
- Is designed or used to transport more than 15 people (including the driver); or
- Is designed or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver)
for direct compensation and is operated beyond a 75 air-mile radius (86.3 statute miles
or 138.9 kilometers) from the driver's normal work-reporting location; or
- Transports hazardous materials of a type and quantity which require placarding.
Note that “property-carrying” vehicle is not defined; rather, it is any commercial motor
vehicle (as defined above) that does not carry passengers. Buses and other passenger-carrying vehicles must comply with the regulations as they existed before the changes
were made in 2003.
Regulations covered
Title 49, Part 395, of the Code of Federal Regulations
Length
Approximately 1-1/2 hours.
After completing this course, employees will be able to:
- Complete the daily log book
- Complete the monthly summary sheet
- Understand what must be done with copies of your daily logs and monthly summaries.
J. J. Keller’s Hours of Service: A Driver's Guide, Second Edition is also
available in DVD and VHS formats for
classroom training.
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