Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service

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

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® Module 7 -

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® Module 7 -

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® Module 7 -

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 Module 7 -

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 Module 7 -

STOP DRIVING AFTER 13 HOURS DRIVING IN A WORK SHIFT STOP DRIVING AFTER 13 HOURS DRIVING IN A WORK SHIFT Module 7 -

STOP DRIVING AFTER 14 HOURS ON-DUTY IN A WORK SHIFT STOP DRIVING AFTER 14 HOURS ON-DUTY IN A WORK SHIFT Module 7 -

How often can a driver apply the off-duty time deferral? • Driver can use the off-duty time deferral option every second day Monday Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1Tuesday Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2Wednesday Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1Thursday Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2Friday Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 1Saturday Deferral of Off-Duty Time Used – Day 2 Module 7 -

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Summary of Daily Deferred Time and Work Shift Limits Module 7 -

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service