Education Corner..
First of all, I would like
to thank everyone for all the interest and attendance at our
Hybrid
Seminars that we recently hosted. Many thanks to AAA Mid-Atlantic for providing TRPM with an
excellent seminar from Dave Gulliani and for providing the written materials that will undoubtedly be
very valuable to our members.
This fall will be a very busy season for TRPM with several opportunities for training sessions
for you and your employees.
TRPM is proud to sponsor a Light Duty Training Seminar on October 10th & 11th at the Md. State Highway Control
Center in Hanover. Instructor Joe Sroga of Star Training, Inc. will conduct the seminar.
The fee for TRPM members will be $325.
On October the 18th at Maryland Carrier & Wrecker Sales open house held at Beltway International AAA will again have
an instructor with ongoing training sessions throughout the day from 11am - 4pm.
November 20th & 21st will be another opportunity for training, this time for Heavy Duty Operators. Wes Wilburn will
conduct a 2 day class in Columbia. We are in the planning stages for a CDL & DOT Compliance Seminar for a future date.
If you have an interest in any of these seminars please contact either Betty or myself as soon as possible so we can get you registered.
Earle Arnold Contact info:
Chairman Education Committee
earlearnold@comcast.net
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Earle Arnold
As promised..
Earle Arnold has provided the
information from the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, on Hours of
Service. All of this information and more can be obtained
from the DOT web site.
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HOURS-OF-SERVICE RULES
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Property-Carrying CMV Drivers
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Peoperty-Carrying CMV Drivers
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May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10
consecutive hours off duty.
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No Change
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May not drive beyond the 14th hour after coming
on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty
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No Change
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May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8
consecutive days.
- A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty. |
No Change
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Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers using a
sleeper berth must take 10 hours off duty, but
may split sleeper-berth time into two periods
provided neither is less than 2 hours
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CMV drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in sleeper berth, plus 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.
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Passenger-carrying carriers/drivers are not
subject to the new hours-of-service rules. These
operations must continue to comply with the
hours-of-service limitations specified in 49 CFR
395.5.
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Short-Haul Provision
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Drivers of property-carrying
CMVs which do not require a Commercial Driver's
License for operation and who operate within a 150
air-mile radius of their normal work reporting
location:
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Drivers who use the above-described Short-haul
provision are not eligible to use 100 Air-mile
provision 395.1(e) or the current 16-hour
exception in 395.1 (o).
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