What you need to know about Driver Hours of Service as a Client
Helpful Advice when Booking a Charter from CVS Cruise Victoria
Hours of Service
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What You Need to Know About Hours of Service Rules (for travel in Canada)
For your safety…and that of other road users, your motor coach driver's hours of service are strictly regulated by Federal and Provincial laws. These laws limit the number of hours a driver can drive in a day, the length of a work shift, and the number of work hours a driver can accumulate over a multi-day period.
- Your driver may drive up to 13 hours in a 24 hour day.
- Your driver must not exceed 14 hours on duty status in a 24 hour day.
- Your driver must be off duty for a minimum of 10 hours in a 24 hour day and 8 consecutive hours prior to starting another shift (day).
- Your driver cannot drive after 16 hours has elapsed since the driver started his or her work shift (regardless of the number of on-duty hours). Example: If your driver begins his/her work shift at 6:00am, he/she cannot drive after 10:00pm and must take at least 8 hours off-duty before driving again.
- Your driver cannot begin a new work shift without first taking at least 8 consecutive hours off-duty.
- Your driver may work up to 70 hours in any period of 7 days (which includes driving and non-driving duties). Also, the driver must have at least one 24-hour break in the preceding 14 days.
If these limits are exceeded…
Your driver, the company you have hired and you can be charged and fined, threatening the bus company's operating privileges and your pocketbook.
Your driver can be placed "out of service" at a roadside inspection for up to 72 hours.
How will anyone find out?Your driver's log book can be examined at any time during a trip by police or government transportation enforcement officers. The coach driver will need to carry at least the previous 14 days of driver logs while operating in Canada.
Audits of driver and company records at the bus company's premises will detect hours of service violations.
The Hours of Service rules of the country within whose borders you are currently operating are the rules that apply. Rules in the United States are different, ask CVS Cruise Victoria if you are in doubt.
Please also note that the driver starts his or her day at least 30 minutes prior to pick-up to ensure the coach is safe and ready to transport - these hours count as on-duty time.
Don't ask your driver to break the law by exceeding the above limits, and remember penalties can be enforced on the person or group chartering the coach in addition to the driver and the Company he works for.
Remember, safety is a collective responsibility!
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