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• the driver starts and ends the work shift at the same place • the driver stays within a 160 kilometre radius of the home terminal • there must be no more than 15 hours from the time the driver starts work until relieved of duty • the employer must maintain a record for at least six months of the time each driver starts and ends a work shift The driver’s employer must: • ensure the driver follows the regulations; and • maintain the daily logs, in an orderly manner, for each driver for six months For more information, refer to the Drivers Hours of Service Regulation AR 317/2002, which is available from the Queen’s Printer. (See “Need more information” at the end of this section.) Federal legislation The federal drivers’ hours of service regulations are more restrictive than the Alberta regulations. It is important to realize that the federal regulation has daily, work shift and cumulative cycle limits that all must be met every day. The following is only a summary of the main regulatory requirements. During a day (a consecutive 24 hour period determined by the carrier) a driver cannot drive: • after having driven 13 hours; or • after being on-duty for 14 hours In each day a driver must take 10 hours of off-duty time, 8 of the hours off being consecutive. The other two hours must be taken in no less than 30 minute periods. Some concessions apply. During a work shift (a work shift starts after the driver has 8 consecutive hours off), a driver cannot drive: • after having driven 13 hours; • after being on-duty for 14 hours; • after 16 hours of time has elapsed since the conclusion of their most recent 8 hours of consecutive off-duty time Sleeper berth requirements differ between team and single drivers. A carrier must ensure their drivers are following cycle 1 or 2. The driver must then indicate which cycle they are operating under on their daily log. Depending on the cycle, the driver shall not drive after accumulating: Cycle 1 - 70 hours of on-duty time in 7 consecutive days; or Cycle 2 - 120 hours of on-duty time in 14 consecutive days. Drivers using cycle 2 are required to take at least 24 consecutive hours off prior to reaching their 70th hour of on duty time. A driver operating on cycle 1 may reset their accumulative hours back to zero by taking 36 consecutive hours off-duty. A driver operating on cycle 2 may reset their accumulative hours to zero by taking 72 consecutive hours off-duty. A driver cannot move from one cycle to the other without taking a reset. No driver may drive unless they have taken at least 24 consecutive hours off in the preceding 14 days. A driver need not complete a daily log if: • the driver operates or is instructed by the motor carrier to operate a commercial vehicle within a radius of 160 kilometres of the home terminal CHAPTER TWO National Safety Code 21
• the driver returns to the home terminal each day to begin a minimum of 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time • the motor carrier maintains accurate and legible records showing, for each day, the driver’s duty status and elected cycle, the hour at which each duty status begins and ends and the total number of hours spent in each status and keeps those records for a minimum period of 6 months after the day on which they were recorded and • the driver is not driving under a permit issued under these Regulations If a radius exemption from completing a log is used, all other requirements of the regulation must still be met. For more information, refer to the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulation SOR/94-716, which is available from the Queen’s Printer. Need more information? To learn more about this legislation or to ask questions about the requirements, check the following. Alberta legislation is available from the Queen’s Printer at: http://www.qp.alberta.ca or phone 780–427–4952. For toll-free service from anywhere in Alberta, call 310-0000 Vehicle Safety and Carrier Services Room 401, Provincial Building 4920 – 51 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6K8 403 340-5021 For toll-free service from anywhere in Alberta, call 310-0000 Vehicle Inspection Program (VIP) for Commercial Vehicles To maintain and enhance the safety of commercial vehicles travelling on Alberta highways, the province has a mandatory safety inspection program. This is called the Alberta Vehicle Inspection Program (VIP) for Commercial Vehicles. The VIP for Commercial Vehicles is not a replacement for the ongoing preventive maintenance carried out by vehicle owners, but rather sets the standards for owners’ maintenance programs. A commercial vehicle passing inspection under VIP will receive a Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate, as well as a Commercial Vehicle Inspection decal to be placed on the vehicle. As with the National Safety Code, municipal transit buses and farm trucks are exempt when operating solely within the borders of Alberta from the VIP. More information is available at: http://www.transportation.alberta.ca 22 A Commercial Driver’s Guide to Operation, Safety and Licensing
Page 1 and 2: COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S GUIDE to Oper
Page 3 and 4: Introduction Being a professional d
Page 5 and 6: This guide, along with the Driver
Page 7 and 8: 5 Operating Class 2 Vehicles 8 Tran
Page 9 and 10: Information about the Class 7 and 5
Page 11 and 12: ·· You are legally responsible to
Page 13 and 14: Class 4 Road Test • An applicant
Page 15 and 16: (ii) that is used or intended to be
Page 17 and 18: NOTES 16 A Commercial Driver’s Gu
Page 19 and 20: On April 1, 1989 each province and
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Page 25 and 26: If cargo is not properly secured, t
Page 27 and 28: Purpose of daily vehicle inspection
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Page 31 and 32: steering mechanism has no bent, bro
Page 33 and 34: possible, have another person activ
Page 35 and 36: Passenger side of a vehicle All Veh
Page 37 and 38: Step 5 (Air system leaks) Push bot
Page 41 and 42: Maximum overall length 23m (75.5ft.
Page 43 and 44: IF WEIGHT IS DOUBLED BRAKING FORCE
Page 45 and 46: Uncoupling The basic steps for unco
Page 47 and 48: Two bars mean there is only one art
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Page 51 and 52: Parking Always select a safe place
Page 53 and 54: Reversing from the blind side uses
Page 55 and 56: SCHOOL BUS Information for class 2
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Page 63 and 64: Examples of Class 3 motor vehicles
Page 65 and 66: Mixer truck operators Mixer trucks
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Fueling a vehicle Gasoline and dies
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