February 2007 Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9: Cycles

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -2 In addition to daily and work shift limits, drivers need to work within cycle limits What are cycle limits? How many off-duty hours must a driver take to reset the cycle? What is “mandatory 24 hours off-duty”? How do drivers switch cycles, restart their current cycle, or change the start time of their day? © Microsoft®

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -3 What will I learn in this module? Cycle limits Cycle resets Cycle switching © Microsoft®

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -4 What are the cycle limits? Cycle 1 – limits on-duty time over a period of 7 days Cycle 2 – limits on-duty time over a period of 14 days Reach cycle limit - driver must stop driving

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -5 What are the cycle resets? Driver can take extended period of off-duty time (cycle reset) After reset period – accumulated on-duty hours set back to zero, driver starts new cycle and resumes driving Driver does not have to take cycle reset – driver can reduce hours so as not to exceed 70 or 120 hours

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -6 Cycle 1 No driving after 70 hours on-duty time during any period of 7 consecutive days Driver must take at least 36 consecutive hours off-duty time to reset cycle STOP DRIVING AFTER 70 HOURS ON-DUTY IN 7 DAYS

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -7 SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Off-Duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 24 hours off-duty 12 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Cycle 1 Example STOP DRIVIN G

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -8 SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Off-Duty 13 hours on-duty 8 hours on-duty 12 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 11 hours on-duty 3 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 13 hours on-duty 13 hours on-duty 24 hours off-duty 12 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Cycle 1 Example STOP DRIVIN G

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 9 -9 Day #Total On-Duty for DayTotal On-Duty for 7 Days Sliding Window

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module Cycle 2 No driving after 120 hours on-duty time in any period of 14 consecutive days Driver can’t exceed 70 hours of on-duty time without taking at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty time Driver must take at least 72 consecutive hours off-duty time to reset cycle STOP DRIVING AFTER 120 HOURS ON-DUTY IN 14 DAYS

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Off-Duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 24 hours off-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 8 hours on-duty 16 hours off-duty 24 hours off-duty 8 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Cycle 2 Example STOP DRIVIN G

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Off-Duty 13 hours on-duty 8 hours on-duty 12 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 11 hours on-duty 6 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 24 hours off-duty 10 hours on-duty 9 hours on-duty 8 hours off-duty 9 hours on-duty 5 hours on-duty 8 hours on-duty 10 hours on-duty 11 hours on-duty 24 hours off-duty 14 hours on-duty 14 hours on-duty 12 hours on-duty 24 hours off-duty Start a new cycle – resume driving Cycle 2 Example STOP DRIVING

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module Sliding Window Day #Total On-Duty for DayTotal On-Duty for 14 Days

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module What is “mandatory 24 hours off- duty”? No driving after 14 consecutive days (regardless of number of on-duty hours) After 14 consecutive days on-duty, driver must take at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty time before driver resumes driving STOP DRIVING AFTER 14 DAYS ON-DUTY

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 24 hours off-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty24 hours off-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty On-duty Day Off Example STOP DRIVIN G

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module How do drivers switch cycles, restart their current cycle, or change the start time of their day? Switch from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2 – 36 consecutive hours off-duty time Switch from Cycle 2 to Cycle 1 – 72 consecutive hours off-duty time Change start time of day or restart cycle using Cycle 1 – 36 consecutive hours off-duty time Change start time of day or restart cycle using Cycle 2 – 72 consecutive hours off-duty time

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module Change Start Time Example

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module Switch from Cycle 2 to Cycle 1 Example

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module Summary of Cycle Limits Cycle Limits (cycle specified by carrier) Cycle 1:  No driving after 70 hours on-duty in any 7 consecutive days  At least 36 consecutive hours off-duty (to reset cycle) Cycle 2:  No driving after 120 hours on-duty in any 14 consecutive days  No driving after 70 hours on-duty at any time in the cycle without taking 24 consecutive hours off-duty  At least 72 consecutive hours off-duty (to reset cycle) Day Off:  No driving after 14 consecutive days (regardless of the number of on-duty hours) without taking at least 24 consecutive hours off-duty