On September 29, 2020 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) updated Hours of Service rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
The FMCSA has made changes in the following areas:
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The short-haul exception has been expanded to 150 air-miles and allows a 14-hour work shift to take place
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The permitted on-duty time during adverse driving conditions has been expanded by up to 2 additional hours
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A 30-minute break is required after 8 hours of driving time, instead of on-duty time, and drivers are allowed to use an on-duty (not driving) period to qualify as the required break
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The sleeper berth rules will now allow drivers to split their required 10 hours off duty into two periods: an 8/2 split, or a 7/3 split
On September 29, 2020 we released a new version of Logbook. The release contains the following changes:
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Expanded the permitted on-duty time when using the adverse driving conditions extension by 2 hours. For more information see Extend your hours of service.
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Changed the rules around 30-minute breaks and split breaks when using the sleeper berth. For more information see Violations and breaks.
The CDL short-haul exemption will be added in a future version of Logbook.
Full details of the announcement can be found on the FMCSA website www.fmcsa.dot.gov.