What is the Rule for Hours of Service (HOS)?

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HOURS OF SERVICE

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• What is the Rule for Hours of Service (HOS)?

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14-Hour Rule

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• HOS or Hours of Service is a governing rule
  (14-hour rule) for which truck drivers work by
  with an allotted 14 hours of real time or on duty
  time from a work day or shift. The on duty shift
  calls for all drive time, packing and un-loading
  freight, refueling, and so on. This requires
  owner operators or trucking businesses to keep
  records of all drivers and load and un-load
  points. The records are required to be held for a
  period of five years and can be upgraded
  throughout a business's renewal or termination of
  the contract. This law was created by the Federal
  Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to
  ensure that trucking companies do not allow any
  driver to work without first keeping proper
  records of their time on the road.

• HOS

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DOCUMENTATION

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When there are various drivers working the very
same route, they will have to be recorded in
order to supply proof that they are in fact
traveling along the path. In addition, if any
individuals are taking turns driving in between
trucks on the route, all evidence of time and
loading will be logged.

• Keeping records

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DOCUMENTATION

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• Some of the reasons that companies require this
  documentation consist of safety and legal issues.
  Business should ensure that they are operating as
  safely as possible and that drivers are not
  enabling harmful product to enter their vehicle
  while being without supervision. Drivers have the
  task to securely deliver their freight from point
  A to point B. They also require to offer their
  employers a comprehensive report of each time
  that they are stopped. Any proof that they supply
  will show if they were in fact following the
  guidelines of the roadway.

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ELD

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Recordkeeping is a big part of the ELD rule which
is enforced by the United States DOT and the
FMCSA and is needed of all motor carriers as well
as truck drivers to help keep track of records of
hours of service and on-duty service.
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TRUCK DRIVER

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• If a business can see that the driver has
  actually stopped at a toll cubicle when there
  must have been only one other vehicle on the
  roadway, they will know that this driver ought to
  not be bring more than one load on his or her
  truck.

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DRIVERQUALIFICATIONFILES

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• DQ FILES

Driver qualification files (DQ Files) are
required and drivers are likewise needed to
preserve the records even if they are terminated
or leave the company. Records that are kept can
act as evidence in lawsuit if the driver has
devoted an infraction. If a driver enters into a
mishap with another automobile while he or she is
driving and is not responsible for the accident,
the trucking company need to show that the driver
triggered the accident before they can make money.
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TRUCKING COMPANY

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• A trucking company can not just choose to dismiss
  their drivers simply since they have had a
  conflict with them over the hours of service
  requirement. They require to keep records for a
  legal function and if the driver is charged with
  an infraction or is convicted of one, the company
  will be accountable for that offense.

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