NEW HOURS OF SERVICE ARE HERE!

The new hours of service to into effect TODAY!  Are you up to speed on all of the changes?  I made a video about it to help and I will go over them here as well.

Short haul drivers who start and end AT THE SAME PLACE are now allowed 150 air miles and 14 hours a day without a log as long as their hours are kept track of.  This is to better align with OTR drivers.

The 30 minute break can now be accomplished by on-duty, off-duty or sleeper berth time and is only required after 8 driving hours instead of 8 hours on-duty.  3 separate breaks of 10 minutes don't count, the 30 minutes must be consecutive.

Adverse driving conditions now add 2 hours to your day and 2 driving hours instead of just driving.  So, adverse driving conditions give you 13 driving hours in a 16 hour day.  Adverse driving condition is defined as something unusual that could not have been know by you at the time you leave and could not have been know by dispatch at the time of dispatch.  Just because you didn't know does not mean you could not have known.  It is easy to get a weather report.

Split sleeper changes to allow 7-3 split.  8-2 also still allowed.  Both parts of the split now stop your clock and can be taken in any order.  Also, it can be 7.5 and 2.5.  The short part must be AT LEAST 2 hours and the long part must be AT LEAST 7 hours and they must add up to 10. Need a break or want to wait out some traffic?  No problem.  Take 2 hours and stop your clock.  When you stop to sleep later be sure to get at least 8 hours and you are good to go.  I will be doing a separate video on the split sleeper as that is what I get the most questions about.

​See you on the road!