February 2007 Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7: Deferral of Off-Duty Time

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -2 If driver can’t meet daily off-duty time requirement, driver can defer hours: How many daily off-duty time hours can a driver defer? What are the conditions for daily off-duty time deferral? © Microsoft®

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -3 What will I learn in this module? Maximum number of daily off-duty time hours that a driver can defer Conditions for daily off-duty time deferral © Microsoft®

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -4 How many daily off-duty time hours can a driver defer? Driver can defer up to 2 hours to following day Total off-duty time for 2 days ≥ 20 hours © Microsoft®

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -5 What are the conditions for daily off-duty time deferral? Deferred off-duty time added to next 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time (core rest period) Total driving time in two days ≤ 26 hours Driver must declare use of deferral in “Remarks” section of daily log

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -6 What are the conditions for daily off-duty time deferral? Take 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time (core rest period): After 13 hours of driving time in work shift After 14 hours of on-duty time in work shift After 16 hours of elapsed time in work shift

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -7 STOP DRIVING AFTER 13 HOURS DRIVING IN A WORK SHIFT

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -8 STOP DRIVING AFTER 14 HOURS ON-DUTY IN A WORK SHIFT

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -9 How often can a driver apply the off-duty time deferral? Driver can use the off-duty time deferral option every second day MondayDeferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1 TuesdayDeferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2 WednesdayDeferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1 ThursdayDeferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2 FridayDeferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1 SaturdayDeferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 7 -10

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module Summary of Daily Deferred Time and Work Shift Limits Daily Limits Deferred Time (option to move up to 2 hours of off-duty time to 2 nd day):  Total driving time in 2 days ≤ 26 hours  Total off-duty time in 2 days ≥ 20 hours  Off-duty time for Day 1 and Day 2 -At least 8 consecutive off-duty hours taken in Day 1 -At least 10 consecutive off-duty hours taken in Day 2 -2 additional off-duty hours (blocks ≥ 30 minutes) that are not part of 10 consecutive hours in Day 2 (but they can be consecutive) Work Shift Limits  No driving after 13 hours driving  No driving after 14 hours on-duty  No driving after 16 hours elapsed time