What is exempt from using an ELD?

Can truckers still use paper logs?

Guidance: A driver should only use paper logs, electronic logging software, or other electronic means to record their hours of service if the ELD malfunction hinders the accurate recording of the driver’s hours of service data (i.e., 10/11, 14/15, 60/70 hours; or 30 minute).

Can you run ELD on a older truck?

An ELD unit requires an engine control module (ECM), which is a device that older vehicles lack. Trucks manufactured before 2000 don’t have ECM. Therefore, a commercial vehicle’s engine manufactured in 2000 or earlier would be exempt from using an ELD.

What year trucks can run paper logs?

Drivers of vehicles made before 2000 can continue to use paper logbooks. Carriers who already use ELDs that don’t meet the new technology requirements have until December 2019 to upgrade to compliant systems. “This is a game-changer for the safety of our highways,” says Adrian Lund, who is president of the Institute.

Are owner-operators exempt from ELD?

The Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act is the first attempt in Congress to permanently exempt owner-operators and small carriers with 10 or fewer trucks. The bill, however, has to be passed by the House and the Senate and be signed by President Trump in order to become law.

Do owner-operators have to use ELD?

There were three phases of the FMCSA ELD Mandate that were defined. In phase 2, drivers were considered to be in compliance if they were using an AOBRD. Yet, this is only a temporary state. Thus, to stay compliant, truckers including owner-operators are required to make the switch to ELDs as of December 2019.

What are the new ELD rules?

The ELD mandate is one of the biggest changes to have come out of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which was signed into law in 2012. It specifies that every commercial driver in America must now record their hours of service through electronic logging devices, as of December 16, 2019.

How far back can dot check ELD logs?

How far back can the DOT check ELD logs? Depending on the type of document, DOT requires records to be anywhere from 12 months to three years.

What happens if you go over your 14-hour clock?

Once the driver has reached the end of this 14-consecutive-hour threshold period, they cannot drive again until they have been off duty for another 10 consecutive hours, or the equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty.

How many hours can a local CDL driver drive?

14-Hour Driving Window

You are allowed a period of 14 consecutive hours in which to drive up to 11 hours after being off duty for 10 or more consecutive hours. The 14-consecutive-hour driving window begins when you start any kind of work.

Can you log off duty while loading?

The only time you’re supposed to be allowed to not be on duty while waiting is if you’ve disconnected from your trailer and are free to leave the customer’s property. This is true. You are officially off duty when you are able to shut the truck down, walk away and go see a movie or something.

Do local drivers need electronic logs?

They need to maintain paper logs, but the ELD itself isn’t legally required. This includes short-haul drivers who occasionally take longer trips. However, drivers who break the short-haul exception more than 8 times in a 30-day period will need an ELD for the rest of that cycle.

What is a 8 2 split?

A second solution, albeit only a temporary and occasional option, is to utilize the 8/2 split sleeper rule. According to FMCSA, “Drivers using a sleeper berth must take at least 8 hours in the sleeper berth and may split the sleeper berth time into two periods provided neither is less than 2 hours.”

Does sleeper berth count as off duty?

Utilizing their off duty time with split sleeper berth

The rest period inside the sleeper berth won’t count towards the 14 hours of duty. Then the driver will take another separate rest period of at least 2 hours, but under 10 consecutive hours long. This period may be spent off duty or in the sleeper berth.

Does going off duty stop your clock?

Drivers can pause the 14-hour clock today

This is known as the “split sleeper-berth” option, and it works like this: The driver must take a break of at least 2 consecutive hours sometime during the day. The break must be spent off duty or in a sleeper berth (or using a combination of the two).

Can I drive after 7 hours in sleeper berth?

A driver may also use the sleeper berth to extend the 14-hour limit. Any period in the sleeper berth of at least 8 consecutive hours does not count as part of the 14 hours, and, therefore, allows a driver to extend the time during which a driver could use their maximum 11 hours of driving.

What is the 7 3 split rule?

Essentially for a 7/3 split, a driver has to stay in the sleeper berth for seven hours, and then spend another three hours relaxing somehow, or even going back into the berth.