Truck Dispatcher TruckDisp Advanced Hours of Service (HOS) 2

Question 1

Under the short-haul exemption, a driver operating within a 150 air-mile radius is exempt from which HOS requirement?

Accepted Answer

Electronic Logging Device (ELD)

Answer

Drivers qualifying for the short-haul exemption are not required to use an ELD and may use paper timecards instead.

Question 2

A dispatcher receives a load offer but the driver has only 3 hours left in their 14-hour window. The trip requires 4 hours of driving. What is the best course of action?

Accepted Answer

Assign the load to a driver with sufficient HOS remaining

Answer

A 30-minute break does not extend the 14-hour window, so assigning the load to a compliant driver is the only legal option.

Question 3

What is the maximum number of hours a property-carrying driver may drive after 34 consecutive hours off duty (the restart)?

Accepted Answer

A fresh 60/70-hour cycle, depending on the carrier's schedule

Answer

The 34-hour restart resets the driver's 7-day or 8-day cycle, allowing them to begin a new 60- or 70-hour clock.

Question 4

Which of the following activities counts as 'on-duty not driving' time for HOS purposes?

Accepted Answer

Waiting at a shipper's dock for loading

Answer

Time spent waiting at a shipper or receiver dock is classified as on-duty not driving time and counts against the 14-hour window.

Question 5

A driver uses the sleeper berth provision, splitting rest into a 7-hour sleeper period and a 3-hour off-duty period. How is the 14-hour window affected?

Accepted Answer

The 3-hour off-duty period is excluded from the 14-hour calculation

Answer

Under the sleeper berth split, the shorter qualifying period (at least 2 hours) is excluded from the 14-hour window calculation.

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Truck Dispatcher TruckDisp Advanced Hours of Service (HOS) 2