Hours of Service Rule Changes 2020, by FMCSA

May 14, 2020 #hourofservice #hoursofservicefinalrule https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations... **The date will be SEPTEMBER 29, 2020** Hours of Service changes will take place 120 days from publication in the Federal Register. This has NOT been published at the time of this writing and recording. Short-Haul Operations The Agency will change the short-haul exception available to certain commercial drivers by lengthening the drivers’ maximum on‑duty period from 12 to 14 hours and extending the distance limit within which the driver may operate from 100 air miles to 150 air miles. Adverse Driving Conditions The Agency will modify the adverse driving conditions exception by extending by two hours the maximum window during which driving is permitted. 30-Minute Break The Agency will increase safety and flexibility for the 30-minute break rule by requiring a break after 8 hours of consecutive driving and allowing the break to be satisfied by a driver using on-duty, not driving status, rather than off-duty status. Sleeper Berth Exception The Agency will modify the sleeper-berth exception to allow drivers to split their required 10 hours off duty into two periods: an 8/2 split, or a 7/3 split—with neither period counting against the driver’s 14‑hour driving window. https://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/Documents/H... Keeping it Safety Dawg Simple! https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/us... ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Why should you consider "Virtual Truck Driver Traning" right now?    • Virtual Training with Gerard, Spring Creek...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~