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Compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) is a top operational and safety priority among the trucking community. The FMCSA established HOS regulations to prevent driver fatigue, avoid accidents, and ensure that a standardized schedule of driving time, rest time, and on-duty work time is followed by the operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Knowing HOS is a cardinal rule to avoid violations, penalties, and costly out-of-service orders whether you are an owner-operator or small business operator or a fleet manager or new CDL driver.
Start e-Filing Form 2290 Now!HOS regulations determine the maximum number of hours a truck driver may drive, working hours, and the timing of all brakes. Such regulations have extra-territorial application to most commercial drivers operating heavy vehicles across state lines.
Important HOS limits include:
These rules are created to ensure that drivers have reasonable hours of rest to safely drive.
HOS compliance opens up several advantages for dual profit-making people involved in transport:
Fines, temporary suspension for road violations, or decreasing one's safety score are some of the consequences for violating rules under FMCSA.
Improper rest distorts the well-established physiological pattern of alertness and drowsiness, resulting in more crashes.
Compliance brings value to the CSA reputation.
Electronic logs and clean records help drivers get through roadside inspections faster.
In recent times, the FMCSA obligations require most commercial drivers to utilize ELDs to efficiently record their driving and duty status. ELD automatically tracks times and events in:
Accurate HOS records, less paperwork, and reduced human error are the great benefits of using ELD.
Among others, the following are commonly seen:
Driving beyond the limit of 11 hours
Exceeding the 14-hour duty window
Taking 30-minute break
Not keeping log records
Outdated or malfunctioning ELD
Mindfulness of these problems can assist the driver to decrease compliance challenges.
HOS compliance is a question of safe driving, operating efficiency, and avoiding FMCSA penalties. HOS compliance may be maintained while allowing an easy truck operation by having all truckers and fleets with great knowledge of the rules using trusted ELDs and planning their work days.
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