Hours of Service for Property Carrying Vehicles

(9 min.) In the fall of 2004, the U.S. Senate passed a law that keeps the existing Hours-of-Service regulation of April 28th, 2003, in effect until September 30th, 2005. The current rule is in effect as of October 1st, 2005, but is expected to be amended. The present rule was challenged and the U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) did not adequately consider the impact of this rule on driver health.

The following part of 395 regulations rule applies to:

(1) gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight of vehicles of 10,001 pounds (whichever is greater) or

(2) Transport of hazardous materials of a type and quantity that must have placarding

Topics included in the safety video are: on-duty time, three maximum limits that were established to reduce accidents, and special exceptions.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.