karla03

Hi - this is Karla's husband Simon. I've done some searching on the Internet about drivers hours in Canada, can somebody please put it into layman's terms. I do understand it slightly but reading it on this forum I'm sure I will understand it a little bit better. Cheers in advance. SY

Smudger75

You can work 14hrs a day and out of those you can drive a maximum of 13hrs a day, and a maximum of 70 in 7 days! Well that's what I work anyway, they're other variations depending on who you work for and what log pattern they put you on! But tjis is the most common one Ive found, but having said all this when you go over the 69th parallel it all changes again!
I hope this helps

kb33

You can drive for 15hrs and work 18hrs a day above the 60th , Not that I will be ever going up there

Basically a minimum of 10 hrs off duty in 24 with 8 consecutive hrs off

Loads more permutations here :
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/r.../SOR-2005-313/

Smudger75

I meant 60th Kevin, bloody iPhone!!!!!

karla03

Thank you both x

Gremmie

Do they even have HOS in Alberta ??

kb33

They did when I lived there , I even got a certificate for passing the CBT .

jessicarobin

13 hours to drive - Max
14 hour day - Max (can be 16 hrs with 2 hrs Off Duty)
to do your driving in, pre trip, fueling, loading, unloading and other daily routines associated with on duty status

10 hours off duty

You can take up to two hours off duty during your day to count towards your 10 (1/2 hour minimum breaks),
example - 1/2 hr breakfast 1/2 hr lunch 1 hr dinner

Smudger75

Have you got this from, The Truckers Book on how to make no money while truck driving in Canada!!!!

sophiaria

A truck driver can drive for a maximum of 11 hours per day.The current rule allows 10 hours of driving within a 15-hour on-duty period after eight hours of off-duty time.

Siouxie

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/r...age-3.html#h-8

Daily Driving and On-duty Time

12. (1) No motor carrier shall request, require or allow a driver to drive and no driver shall drive after the driver has accumulated 13 hours of driving time in a day.

(2) No motor carrier shall request, require or allow a driver to drive and no driver shall drive after the driver has accumulated 14 hours of on-duty time in a day.

Mandatory Off-duty Time

13. (1) No motor carrier shall request, require or allow a driver to drive and no driver shall drive after the driver has accumulated 13 hours of driving time unless the driver takes at least 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time before driving again.

(2) No motor carrier shall request, require or allow a driver to drive and no driver shall drive after the driver has accumulated 14 hours of on-duty time unless the driver takes at least 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time before driving again.

(3) No motor carrier shall request, require or allow a driver to drive and no driver shall drive after 16 hours of time have elapsed between the conclusion of the most recent period of 8 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time and the beginning of the next period of 8 or more consecutive hours of off-duty time.

Daily Off-duty Time

14. (1) A motor carrier shall ensure that a driver takes and the driver shall take at least 10 hours of off-duty time in a day.

(2) Off-duty time other than the mandatory 8 consecutive hours may be distributed throughout the day in blocks of no less than 30 minutes each.

(3) The total amount of off-duty time taken by a driver in a day shall include at least 2 hours of off-duty time that does not form part of a period of 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time required by section 13.

Gremmie

Jolly good you copied and pasted this, now explain it so all understand these rules, then explain the US rules, then explain how you mix them when running back and forth.

Siouxie

I'll leave that up to you - I just post the official line, nothing more.

Gremmie

But thats what the OP wanted, he has the info but needed them explained to him..
Typical MOD best you return to the forums in which you understand the content

michaelclarke

Driving a dump truck can give you the opportunity to work with closely with other members of this trade. When you learn, how to drive a dump truck you can also see about the getting your own truck and hiring yourself out as a freelance driver on many different of projects around your area. This means being able to keep a larger share of the fees you charge, though you will also be a responsible for the cost of maintaining your truck yourself. Dump truck drivers regularly make as much as $19.00 an hour with time spent almost solely driving trucks back and forth with a load to dump it. But it may be driving a tow truck is more to your liking... When the people are in need of someone to tow their vehicle, when it breaks down, the tow truck driver is someone they are always happy to see. Tow truck drivers working for someone else can expect to make anywhere from $12.00 to $16.00 an hour, though owner/operators of a tow truck can charge anywhere from $75.00 to $150.00 per tow, + additional fees for extra mileage over a set rate.