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US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OREGON DIVISION Summary of 2011 HOS Final Rule
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Limitations on minimum “34-hour restarts” Current Rule – No limitation Final Rule – Compliance Date is July 1, 2013 In order to meet the 34-hour restart, driver (1) Must include two periods between 1 a.m. – 5 a.m. home terminal time. (2) May only be used once per week.
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Rest Breaks Current Rule – None except as limited by other rule provisions. Final Rule – Compliance Date is July 1, 2013 May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty period of at least 30 minutes. HM 397.5 mandatory “in attendance” time may be included in break if no other duties performed.
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On-Duty Time Current Rule – Includes any time in CMV Except Sleeper-Berth. Final Rule – Compliance Date (February 27, 2012) Does not include any time resting in a parked CMV In moving CMV, does not include up to 2 hours in passenger seat immediately before or after 8 consecutive hours in sleeper berth. Also applies to passenger-carrying drivers
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Penalties Current Rule – “Egregious” hours of service violations not specifically defined. Final Rule – Compliance Date (February 27, 2012) Driving (or allowing a driver to drive) 3 or more hours beyond the driving-time limit may be considered an egregious violation Subject to the maximum civil penalties Not to exceed $11,000 per violation for motor carriers Not to exceed $2,750 per violation for drivers Also applies to passenger-carrying drivers
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Oilfield Exemption Current Rule – “Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields (which is off duty but does extend 14-hour duty period) must be recorded and available to FMCSA, but no method or details are specified for the recordkeeping Final Rule – Compliance Date (February 27, 2012) “Waiting time” for certain drivers at oilfields must be shown on logbook or electronic equivalent as off duty Identified by annotations in “remarks” or a separate line added to “grid.”
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Questions? Where can I find detailed information about this new HOS final rule? Details are available in the formal final rule and technical analysis of the details are available at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov Individual questions, you may contact the Oregon Division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration at (503) 399-5775 or Fax (503) 316- 2580. Finally, we have moved, we are now at: 530 Center Street NE, Suite 440, Salem, OR 97301
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