Questions About Relaxed HOS
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CDL life published an article that included frequently asked questions regarding the Emergency declaration. If the load you're hauling is declared emergency relief the hours worked do not count against you. In the last 7 days I have worked over 80 hours with 74 driving/On Duty and work 2 more days. My company wants us to log as normal but include comments that our load is emergency restocking. Although my logs show I'm in violation for going over my 70 in reality I'm far from it. I deliver to grocery stores and could hypothetically drive 800 miles in 16 hours in a single shift as long as I take 10 hours off before my next load AND I'm not fatigued. The best course of action is seek advice from your company how they want it logged. Packrat said that his company WILL NOT allow drivers to take advantage of the HOS waiver. If you haul a relief load your hours will be the exact same as when you began the load.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
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- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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So if you're hauling a relief load you don't have to abide by the rules just be safe is what I understand.
Then if you have exhausted your 70hr clock and haul a relief load beyond that then go to haul a non relief load do you need to take a 34first?
I was also told if you're hauling relief loads you must take a 10hr break between loads?
Thanks for you're help understanding!