Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Introduction

The new Federal Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulation (SOR/2005-313) came into effect on January 1, 2007. © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

The new Federal Hours of Service Regulation is important to public safety. Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation would like to assist the commercial truck and bus industry by providing the following resource information that may be used to help develop training material for the industry, its owners, drivers, safety officers and other staff. © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

NOTICE TO READERS • The actual legislation supersedes any information provided in this reference material • Corrections, comments and suggestions are welcomed by Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation using the feedback form in the appendix at the end of the Introduction Module • Electronic versions of this material will be updated periodically and may be viewed on the internet at: www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca • Reproduction of this document is allowed but content should not be altered nor used in a manner that would change the intended meaning of the material or its accuracy. HoS Presentation -

Table of Contents • General Information - Introduction andModules 1-4 • Introduction, Overview, Application, Responsibilities and Driver Activities • Hours and Limits - Modules 5-9 • Daily Limits, Work Shift Limits, Deferral of Off-Duty Time, Splitting of Daily Off-Duty Time/Sleeper Berths, Cycles • Permits - Modules 10-13 • Special Permit – Oil Well Service Vehicle Permits, Special Permit – Commercial Vehicles Other than Oil Well Service Vehicles, Special Permit – Research/Pilot Project, Permit Process • Exemptions - Modules 14-19 • Ferries, North of 60, Daily Logs, Radius Exemption – 160 Kilometres, Electronic Recording Devices • Enforcement - Modules 20-24 • Out-of-Service Declarations, Inspections and Authority, Detecting Falsified Logs, Enforcement Action, Daily Log Audits. HoS Presentation -

Purpose of this Reference Guide • assist carriers and drivers with understanding the Federal Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulation (SOR/2005-313) and the Associated Application Guide. • increase understanding of, and compliance with the legislation in order to: • reduce collisions • reduce the incidence and severity of injuries • reduce the associated costs to society and TO SAVE LIVES HoS Presentation - © Microsoft®

Who should use this guide? • Owners of trucks and cargo vans registered for more than 4,500 kilograms who have been/will be operating outside Alberta (including farmers) and providers of passenger transportation with buses and passenger vans and their employees who: • are unclear about their responsibilities under the new regulations; • want to increase their understanding; • want to reduce the risk of a fatigue related collision. • Safety Officers • Administrative staff responsible for ensuring that administrative procedures are identified and used • Carrier Management who need to understand their personal and corporate legislation requirements • Shippers, receivers and any others who have responsibilities under the federal hours of service legislation • Law enforcement agencies HoS Presentation -

OTHER SOURCES OF HELP • Alberta Motor Transport Association • Legislation Sources: • Queens Printer Bookstore (Alberta) • Canadian Publishing Centre (Federal) • Transportation Consultants • Red Deer College • Transportation Safety Director Program • Lethbridge Community College • Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

APPENDIX • The Appendix to this module contains the following documents: • Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations (SOR/2005-313) • Feedback Form HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 1: Overview

© Microsoft® • What if there were no rules limiting how many hours a driver could drive a commercial vehicle? • What would happen to the commercial vehicle driver? • What affect would it have on highway safety? HoS Presentation -

What will I learn in this module? • History and reasons for Hours of Service legislation • How the human body clock affects fatigue • How to identify driver fatigue • How to avoid sleep debt © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Why do we need Hours of Service legislation? • Rules that commercial vehicle drivers follow in Canada • Maximum allowable driving times and minimum required off-duty times • Until recently, rules were not based on sleep and fatigue research HoS Presentation -

Fatigue and Alertness Study • 1989 - 1996 • $6 million study • Driving long hours, day after day, results in serious fatigue caused by “sleep debt” • Fatigue leads to commercial vehicle collisions HoS Presentation -

What is fatigue? • Need adequate sleep to combat fatigue • Need to change Hours of Service regulations to allow opportunities for additional sleep • 10 years of consultations to make changes to regulations © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What is fatigue? • Caused by work, exertion or stress for long periods of time • People contribute to their fatigue by simply being awake • People become tired and drowsy • Increased chance of microsleep © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

How does the human body clock affect fatigue? • Body clock tells body processes when to have peaks & low points • Example: • Midnight to dawn, clock tells body to lower body temperature, slow heart rate, lower blood pressure • Body makes these changes whether we are asleep or awake! HoS Presentation -

How does the human body clock affect fatigue? • Disrupting the clock can lead to a lack of sleep and increase in fatigue • Low points = increase in fatigue-related accidents © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What are the symptoms of fatigue? • Decreased judgment • Decreased decision-making ability • Diminished memory, reaction time, concentration • Worsened mood HoS Presentation -

How can I avoid sleep debt? • Only way to combat fatigue is sleep • Average person needs 6 - 8 hours of sleep per day • People who do not get sufficient daily sleep build a “sleep debt” • As sleep debt increases, people become less alert and drowsier HoS Presentation -

How can I avoid sleep debt? • Take 20 – 30 minute naps • Sleep for a longer period of time • Relax so the you have a deeper sleep © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Hours of Service Regulations • January 1, 2007 • Changes give commercial vehicle drivers opportunity to obtain adequate sleep • Changes are consistent with research on fatigue, human body clock and sleep debt © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 2: Application

© Microsoft® • There are two hours of service regulations: • Federal • Alberta • What is the difference between these two regulations? • Do the Federal Regulations apply to all commercial vehicles? HoS Presentation -

What will learn in this module? • Definition of motor carrier • Commercial vehicles that apply Federal Regulations • Commercial vehicles that are excluded from Federal Regulations © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What is a motor carrier? • Transports goods/passengers by truck or bus • Operates vehicle for commercial purposes • Operates outside Alberta – “Federal" Operating Status • Operates solely in Alberta – "Provincial" Operating Status © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles that Apply the Federal Regulations • Motor carriers with Federal Operating Status (as indicated on the carrier's Alberta Safety Fitness Certificate) HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles that Apply the Federal Regulations • Truck, tractor, trailer or any combination of these vehicles with gross vehicle weight greater than 4,500 kilograms © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles that Apply the Federal Regulations • Bus with seating capacity of 11 persons or more, including the driver © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles Excluded from the Federal Regulations • Commercial vehicle with total registered gross vehicle weight of 4,500 kilograms or less © Microsoft® Total Registered Gross Vehicle Weight ≤ 4,500 kilograms HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles Excluded from the Federal Regulations • 2 or 3-axle vehicle transporting farm, forest, sea, or lake products • Driver is producer of products • Exemption covers both delivery and return trip © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles Excluded from the Federal Regulations • Emergency vehicles • Fire-fighting vehicle, ambulance, police vehicle, or other vehicle used during an emergency • Tow trucks are not an emergency vehicle © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles Excluded from the Federal Regulations • Commercial vehicle providing relief in a “public welfare emergency” • Fire, flood, drought, storm, earthquake, hurricane, tornado or other natural phenomenon; disease in human beings, animals or plants; or accident or pollution • Drivers should document emergency exemption © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles Excluded from the Federal Regulations • Municipality’s public transit bus • Travels within 25 kilometres of boundary of municipality © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicles Excluded from the Federal Regulations • Commercial vehicle driven for personal use • Refer to Module 14 HoS Presentation -

Does the motor carrier have “Federal” Operating Status? No Federal Regulations do not apply Yes Is the vehicle’s registered gross vehicle weight more than 4500 kg or does the bus seat 11 or more persons? No Federal Regulations do not apply Yes Is the vehicle exempt (see exemptions on pages 5 - 7)? Yes Federal Regulations do not apply No Federal Regulations apply HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 3: Responsibilities

© Microsoft® • Whose responsibility is it to ensure that drivers are not fatigued? • Is it the motor carrier’s, shipper’s, consignee’s, third party’s or driver’s responsibility? • Answer is all of them – safety is everyone’s responsibility HoS Presentation -

What will I learn in this module? • Motor carrier responsibilities • Shipper responsibilities • Consignee responsibilities • Third party responsibilities • Driver responsibilities © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What are the motor carrier’s responsibilities? Refuse to allow driver to drive if: • Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs, fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for driver to drive • Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees • Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration • Driver is not complying with the Federal Regulations © Microsoft® © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What are the shipper’s responsibilities? Refuse to allow driver to drive if: • Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs, fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for driver to drive • Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees • Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration • Driver is not complying with the Federal Regulations © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What are the consignee’s (receiver’s) responsibilities? Refuse to allow driver to drive if: • Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs, fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for the driver to drive • Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees • Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration • Driver is not complying with the Federal Regulations HoS Presentation - © Microsoft®

What are the third party’s responsibilities? Refuse to allow driver to drive if: • Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs, fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for the driver to drive • Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees • Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration • Driver is not complying with the Federal Regulations © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What are the driver’s responsibilities? Refuse to drive if: • Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs, fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for the driver to drive • Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees • Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration • Driver who has decided not to drive is protected under the Regulations © Microsoft® © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

“Due Diligence” Need to ask: What would a reasonable person do in the same situation to avoid harm to other persons or their property? • If a reasonable person would not let driver drive, the person must not request, require or allow driver to drive HoS Presentation -

Motor Carrier © Microsoft®  © Microsoft® Shipper © Microsoft®  Consignee (Receiver) © Microsoft®  Third Party © Microsoft®  Driver © Microsoft® © Microsoft® = Highway and Public Safety HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 4: Driver Activities

© Microsoft® What activities do commercial vehicle drivers perform in a day? • Pick up/drop off load, drive, maintain vehicle, complete paperwork, eat, sleep • Every driver activity can be classified into one of four categories HoS Presentation -

What will I learn in this module? • Activities classified as driving time • Activities classified as on-duty other than driving time • Activities classified as off-duty time other than time spent in a sleeper berth • Activities classified as off-duty time spent in a sleeper berth • How to use a logbook © Microsoft® HoS Presentation -

What is “duty status”? Four categories of duty status: • Off-duty time, other than time spent in a sleeper berth • Off-duty time spent in a sleeper berth • Driving time (on-duty time) • On-duty time, other than driving time HoS Presentation -

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service