Hours of Service

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1

Why do hours-of-service rules exist for commercial drivers?

  • A To increase fuel sales
  • B To set ticket prices
  • To limit fatigue by capping driving and on-duty time
  • D To reduce vehicle weight

Why: Hours-of-service limits are designed to manage driver fatigue by capping how long a driver can be on duty and behind the wheel.

2

Under the standard rules, the maximum daily driving time for a commercial driver is:

  • 13 hours
  • B 10 hours
  • C 8 hours
  • D 16 hours

Why: A driver may not drive after accumulating 13 hours of driving time in a day under the standard hours-of-service rules.

3

Under the standard rules, a driver may not drive after how many hours of on-duty time in a day?

  • A 10 hours
  • 14 hours
  • C 20 hours
  • D 24 hours

Why: A driver may not drive after 14 hours of on-duty time in a day, even if the 13-hour driving limit has not been reached.

4

What counts as "on-duty time"?

  • A Only the time the wheels are turning
  • B Days off
  • C Time spent sleeping at home
  • Driving plus other work such as loading, inspections and waiting under instruction

Why: On-duty time includes driving and all other work (inspections, loading, fuelling and required waiting), not just time spent driving.

5

A daily log (record of duty status) generally records all of the following EXCEPT:

  • A Driving time
  • B On-duty (not driving) time
  • The colour of the load
  • D Off-duty time

Why: A daily log records your driving, on-duty, off-duty and sleeper-berth time, not irrelevant details like the colour of the cargo.

6

A driver subject to the rules must generally be able to produce daily logs for the previous:

  • 14 days
  • B 7 days
  • C 24 hours
  • D 90 days

Why: Drivers must keep and be able to produce their daily logs for the previous 14 days.