Fleet D.O.T. & Safety Compliance | Focused Information for the Property Carrying, NON-CDL Straight Truck Carriers
In general, a CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business and is involved in interstate commerce and fits any of these descriptions:
- Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
- Crosses state boundaries
- Your company transports out-of-state products picked up at the airport (yes, even if your trucks never leave the state.)
ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE RULE EXEMPTION
Most drivers must follow these new HOS Regulations, if they drive a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV. However, Aug. 31st, 2016 FMSA made an exemption for their Electronic Logging Device (ELD) ruling for a carrier whose drivers only need to complete 8 log sheets or less / month.
11-Hour Driving Limit
May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
14-Hour Limit
May not drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time does not extend the 14-hour period.
Rest Breaks
Does not apply to drivers using either of the short-haul exceptions in 395.1(e). [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory “in attendance” time may be included in break if no other duties performed]
DotFleets Note:
To insure drivers will take preventive action when they find they cannot contine driving in a alert because of fatigue, always encourage your drivers to call their supervisor and work out a solution. An extra night on the road is better than an accident on the road.
Later you can investigate reasons for your driver’s fatigue, even if the driver is within the 11-14 rule.
- Physical exhaustion: driver misused their off-time before delivery day
- Physical impairment: driver is stuggling with diabetes and more prone to exhaustion and difficulty maintaining their attention as a consequence.
- Allowing only drivers with current, valid driver medical certificates to drive, helps to prevent this from happening.
- Physical impairments and mental acuity problems because the driver is
- Physical impairments because the driver has diabetes or is taking medications for some ailment which affects their ability to stay alert and they are failing to comply with the medication advisements, medication schedule.
- Failure to following diet restrictions.
- others reasons you might know of, please put in the comments. Thanks
Work with your team. Make effort with your time to discover the cause(s). Work through your management team to design a corrective action for the benefit of the company mission and those who keeping it alive and on course.
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