May drivers who work split shifts take advantage of the short-haul operations provisions found in Part § 395.1(e)?
For property-drivers, the concept of “split shifts” is no longer relevant due to the limitations of the 14-hour rule. The provisions in § 395.1(e) only provide an exception to the RODS requirements. Generally, they do not exempt the driver from any requirements of the HOS rules. 100 air-mile radius driver – A driver may go on- and off-duty multiple times during a duty tour, after completing at least 10 hours off duty, but the total of all on- and off-duty time accumulates toward their 12 hours. Once a driver is on duty more than 12 hours they no longer meet the 100 air-mile radius exemption. Operators of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles not requiring a commercial driver’s license – A driver may go on- and off-duty multiple times during a duty tour, but the total of all on- and off-duty time accumulates towards the 14- or 16-hour time limit, whichever is applicable at the time, until the driver has a period of 10 or more consecutive hours off-duty. Prior Regulatory Guidance (
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- May drivers who work split shifts take advantage of the short-haul operations provisions found in Part 395.1(e)?
- May drivers who work split shifts take advantage of the short-haul operations provisions found in Part § 395.1(e)?
- May drivers who work split shifts take advantage of the 100 air-mile radius exemption found at §395.1(e)?
