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The New HOS (Hours of Service) rule as of January 4, 2004.

The new rule states that drivers may drive up to 11 hours, but are limited to 14 hours
 on duty in a given duty period. The 14 hour duty period may not be extended with
 (off duty) time for meal and fuel stops, etc. Only the use of a sleeper berth
 can extend the 14 hour (on duty) period.

Drivers may split (on duty) time using sleeper berth periods by accumulating the equivalent
 of 10 consecutive hours (off duty) taking two periods of rest in the sleeper provided:

Neither period is less than two hours;
Driving time in the period immediately before and after each rest
 period when added together does not exceed 11 hours; and
The (on duty) time in the period immediately before and after each rest period
 when added together does not include any driving after the 14th hour.

Each duty period must begin with at least 10 hours (off duty), rather than eight.

The 60 hours (on duty) in 7 consecutive days, or 70 hours on duty in 8 consecutive
 days, remains the same, but drivers can 'restart' the 7/8 day period by
 taking at least 34 consecutive hours (off duty).
Old Rule / New Rule:
 
Old Rule:
New Rule:
Off-Duty Time 8 consecutive hours 10 consecutive hours
Driving Time 10 hours 11 hours
On-Duty Time 15 hours (may be non-consecutive) 14 consecutive hrs after coming on duty
Cumulative On-Duty 60 hours/7 days
70 hours/8 days		 60 hours/7 days
70 hours/8 days
Cumulative Restart None A driver may restart the 60 or 70 hour clock after having at least 34 consecutive hrs off duty.
Short Haul Exception/Exemption None This exception may be used by drivers who regularly return to their normal work reporting location. It allows a driver to accumulate 11 hrs of driving time within 16 consecutive hrs on duty once every 7 days if certain conditions are met.
Sleeper Berth May be split into two periods totaling at least 8 hrs. Neither period may be less than 2 hrs. May be split into two periods totaling at least 10 hrs. Neither period may be less than 2 hrs.
100 Air Mile Radius Exemption 12 hours on duty
10 hours driving time
8 consecutive hrs off duty		 12 hrs on duty
11 hrs driving time
10 consecutive hrs off duty

The Old  HOS (Hours of Service) Rule:

The law says that you can drive for up to 10 hours then you must stop for 8 hours
which you are supposed to sleep, then after 8 hours, you can drive for another 10 hours,
with a max of 15  'On Duty'  hours in a 24 day from midnight to midnight. The logbook must be current,
every time you stop, or start driving your log must be updated.
(You WILL be fined if you don't maintain your logs, especially if you cheat.)
You must not log over 70 hours in 8 days. You must keep track of your working hours daily.
You must add up the hours you have worked and drop off the hours
you worked 8 days ago to have your available hours of service recap.

                              OFF DUTY:   When off duty, the driver has no obligation to perform any work. He/she is free to pursue their own
                              interests. May take personal time (showers, time in truckstop, etc.)

                              ON DUTY:  Performing work for the trucking company. This could be a number of things but basically anything you
                              do in a work capacity. Some examples: fueling, loading, unloading, waiting when broken down on the side of
                              the road, when being inspected.

                              SLEEPER BERTH:  The driver is in the sleeper berth.

                              DRIVING:  Driver is at the controls of the vehicle. Even if stuck in a traffic jam, technically this is still "driving"
                              time.

                              Date:  You must record the date. Whether you use numbers or write out the month, it doesn't matter.

                              Miles:  Notice there are two lines for mileage. The top line is the total number of miles the truck moved in that
                              24 hour period. If you are a solo driver, it will be the same as the next mileage line. The bottom mileage line is
                              for all the miles you moved the truck in that 24 hr period.

                              Home Terminal:  The terminal you work out of. The terminal you report for work to.

                              Signature:  Your signature. It should be signed as your name reads on your license. Sign the log at the end of
                              the day, when you expect to be done for the day. If driving into the next day, sign it when you stop again.

                              Name of Carrier:  The name of your carrier. Maybe you'll get lucky and have this pre-printed.

                              Co-Driver:   If you have a co-driver, print her/his name here.

                              Main Office:   The main office of your company -- the main headquarters.

                              Hours total:  Add across for each duty status. Each box is one hour; each small line inside the
                              box is 15 minutes.

                              Total hours for the day:  Make sure your day equals 24 hours!!! The total of the numbers above this
                              must equal 24.

                              Remarks section: Must contain: a Bill of Lading Number, trip number or load number. If you do not have this information, you
                              may use the name of the shipper & the commodity instead. This needs to be listed for every load hauled during
                              that 24 hour period.

                              The FROM: line  This is where your load ORIGINATED; i.e., "the point of origin" You may or may not have this
                              on your log. It is no longer a required entry and it is not required that you complete it.

                              The TO: line  This is the destination point for your load. As above, no longer a required entry.

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