Hours of Service Course Mississauga & Brampton!

While commercial truck drivers are arguably some of the safest drivers on the road, accidents involving commercial trucks can be among the most serious. That is why government regulations have been put in place to limit the number of hours that truckers can work. This is done to lessen the likelihood of driver fatigue and help prevent accidents. Drivers who do not comply with hours of service regulations face large fines or worse.

To help drivers and carriers understand and comply with hours of service regulations and to keep accurate records, Trukademy offers and Hours of Service Course . Upon completion of the course, students receive a certificate.

What can you expect to learn in Trukademy’s Hours of Service Course?

·Legislation pertaining to hours of service.

·Types of vehicles the legislation applies to and when there are exemptions.

·Facts about how fatigue can affect the human mind and body.

·On-duty and off-duty requirements.

·How to properly make entries into logbooks.

·Requirements for sleeping berths.

·Requirements concerning limits, resets, and switching.

·Steps required for out of service vehicles.

·Inspections.

What are some facts about Hours of Service Legislation that Drivers Need to Know?

·Drivers must have at least 10 consecutive off-duty hours in each 24-hour period.

·Drivers are not permitted to drive for more than 13 hours in a day.

·Drivers are not permitted to drive after they have been on duty for more than 14 hours.

·Operators must designate cycles for their drivers to follow.

·Cycles can either be 7-day cycles or 14-day cycles.

·In a seven-day cycle, drivers are not permitted to drive for 7 days after they have been on duty for 70 hours.

·In a fourteen-day cycle, drivers are not permitted to drive for 14 days after they have been on duty for 120 hours. (In this cycle, drivers must have 24 consecutive hours off after 70 hours before driving again.)

·Drivers must keep accurate logbooks which contain important information including names of drivers and co-drivers, trip date and start time, the cycle that the driver is on, odometer readings at start and end of day, business address of the operator, etc.

Understanding Hours of Service legislation and knowing how to comply with it is an important part of any commercial truck driver’s career, and it is knowledge that you will need to use on a daily basis.

We are offering Hours of Service Course in Brampton and Mississauga. For more information about Trukademy’s Hours of Service Course or to enroll in an upcoming session, contact us today.