- 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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