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J. J. Keller protects people and the businesses they run. You can trust our expertise across a wide range of subjects relating to labor, transportation, environmental, and worker safety. Our deep knowledge of federal and state agencies is built on a strong foundation of more than 100 editors and consultants and 70+ years of regulatory compliance experience.

  • Updated to reflect September 2020 final rule changes
  • Handbook offers easy-to-understand explanations of the hours-of-service regulations for passenger- and property-carrying vehicle drivers
  • Helps drivers operate in compliance with HOS regulations for improved CSA scores
  • Anti-coercion rule explained, along with how to file a complaint
  • Includes supporting documents requirements
  • Includes a 17-page section on the use of ELDs and logging applications
  • Includes information on ELD exemptions, including the 8-day rental exemption
  • Offers critical information on the following hours-of-service topics:
    • How to construct paper logs and logging examples
    • Personal conveyance 
    • Roadside inspections
    • Industry- and location-specific exceptions, such as the agricultural operations and short haul exemptions
  • Features hours-of-service FAQs
  • Spiralbound, 7" x 5", 308 pages

Table of Contents

The HOS Handbook: The Complete Guide for CMV Drivers, 2nd Edition Table of Contents

  • Introduction
    • Does This Handbook Apply to You?
    • The Bus and Truck Icons
  • HOS at a Glance
    • Property-Carrying Vehicles
    • Passenger-Carrying Vehicles
    • Are You Exempt from HOS?
    • Is There an Exception?
  • HOS Overview
    • Who Has to Comply?
    • A Pickup Truck Can Be a CMV?!?
    • What About the Type of Cargo?
    • 9-to-15 Passenger Vans
    • Who Is a "Driver"?
    • Property or Passenger?
    • Exemptions
    • On Duty or Off Duty?
    • Personal Conveyance
    • Coercion
    • State HOS Rules
  • The HOS Rules: Property-Carrying Vehicles
    • 10 Hours of Rest
    • 11 Hours of Driving
    • 14-Hour Window
    • Rest Breaks
    • 60/70-Hour Limit
    • "Restart" Provisions
    • Sleeper-Berth Options
    • Team Driving
    • Exceptions
    • 14/15-Day Rule
  • The HOS Rules: Passenger-Carrying Vehicles
    • 8 Hours of Rest
    • 10 Hours of Driving
    • 15 Hours on Duty
    • 60/70-Hour Limit
    • Sleeper-Berth Option
    • Exceptions
    • 14/15-Day Rule
  • Paper Logs
    • What MUST Be on the Log?
    • What Does NOT Have to Be on the Log?
    • Which Items May Be Optional?
    • The Graph Grid
    • Format
    • Time Standards
    • Remarks
    • Shipping Document Numbers
    • Scanning Your Paper Logs
    • Completing a Paper Log
    • Step-by-Step Log Completion
    • Top 15 Tips for Compliant (and Understandable) Logs
    • Keeping Your Log Current
    • Rounding and "Flagging"
    • Multiple Short Stops
    • The Recap & Monthly Summary
    • 5-Line Oilfield Logs
    • Days Off and Vacation
    • Intermittent Drivers
    • Working for Multiple Employers
    • Time Records for 100/150 Air-Mile Drivers
    • Carrying Your Logs
    • Turning in Your Logs
    • Correcting Your Logs
    • Supporting Documents Prior to December 18, 2017
    • Supporting Documents on and After December 18, 2017
  • Electronic Logs
    • Three Types
    • What's the Difference Between These Devices?
    • ELD Deadlines
    • Who Has to Use ELDS?
    • No Tampering!
    • Using an AOBRD
    • Using an ELD
    • Using Other Digital Logs
  • CSA & HOS
    • Monitoring & Scoring
    • Interventions
    • How Do You Keep Your Scores Low?
  • Roadside Inspections
    • Is Your Log Private?
    • Preparing for an Inspection
    • Your Responsibilities
    • Inspection Levels
    • Being Selected for Inspection
    • The Driver Inspection Process
    • Logs and Speeding
    • But It's Not Signed!
    • Being Placed Out of Service
    • Documentation
    • Making It Current
    • What If They Take My Paper Log?
    • Inspection Results
    • Disputing an Inspection
    • What Are the Penalties for Violations?
    • Who Is Responsible for HOS Violations?
  • FAQS
    • General
    • On Duty/Off Duty
    • Short-Haul Exceptions
    • 60/70-Hour Rule
    • Sleeper Berth
    • Logs
    • Electronic Logs
    • 34-Hour Restart
    • Mandatory 30-Minute Rest Break
  • Logging Scenarios
    • What's Wrong With This Log?
  • Industry- and Location-Specific Rules
    • 100/150 Air-Mile Radius Drivers
    • Oilfield Drivers
    • Construction
    • Ready-Mixed Concrete; Asphalt and Related Materials
    • Pipeline Welding Trucks
    • Utility Service Vehicles
    • Agricultural Operations
    • Driver-Salespersons
    • Motion Picture Drivers
    • Alaska: Property-Carrying
    • Alaska: Passenger-Carrying
    • Hawaii
    • Retail Deliveries
    • Groundwater Well Drilling
    • Railroad Signal Employees
    • Hi-Rail Vehicles
    • Drivers Entering Canada
  • Glossary

Updates

Appendix A to Part 395, “Functional Specifications for All Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)”

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Compliance Topic: DOT and Driver Training, CSA Scores, Hours of Service

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