HOURS OF SERVICE AND REQUIRED REST
Leeds Transport & Logistics LLC requires every driver to comply with all applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service regulations. Drivers must accurately record all driving, on-duty, sleeper-berth and off-duty time using an approved electronic logging device when required.
MINIMUM OFF-DUTY PERIOD
Before beginning a new duty period, a property-carrying commercial driver must receive at least 10 consecutive hours off duty.
11-HOUR DRIVING LIMIT
After completing 10 consecutive hours off duty, a driver may operate a commercial motor vehicle for no more than 11 total hours.
ON-DUTY DRIVING
All time spent operating a commercial motor vehicle for business purposes must be recorded as driving time. A driver must stop driving when any applicable 11-hour, 14-hour or 60/70-hour limit has been reached.
A customer request, dispatch instruction or delivery appointment does not authorize a driver to exceed the available driving time or operate while fatigued.
14-HOUR DRIVING WINDOW
A driver may not operate a commercial motor vehicle after the 14th consecutive hour following the time the driver first comes on duty. The 14-hour window begins after the required 10-hour off-duty period.
Except when a qualifying sleeper-berth provision applies, ordinary off-duty time taken during the workday does not pause or extend the 14-hour driving window.
ON-DUTY, NOT DRIVING
On-duty, not-driving time includes work such as inspections, fueling, loading, unloading, waiting while responsible for the vehicle or freight, completing required paperwork, performing maintenance and conducting other work for the motor carrier.
Federal regulations do not establish a separate daily maximum exclusively for on-duty, not-driving time. However, this time counts toward the 14-hour driving window and the driver’s 60-hour or 70-hour cumulative on-duty limit. Once the driver reaches the 14-hour window, the driver may continue performing lawful non-driving work when necessary but may not drive a commercial motor vehicle until completing the required rest period.
30-MINUTE NON-DRIVING BREAK
A driver must take a break of at least 30 consecutive minutes after accumulating eight hours of driving without a qualifying interruption.
The break may be recorded as off duty, sleeper berth, on duty but not driving, or a consecutive combination of these non-driving statuses. The vehicle may not be driven during the qualifying break.
60-HOUR AND 70-HOUR LIMITS
A driver may not operate a commercial motor vehicle after accumulating:
• 60 hours on duty during any seven consecutive days when the motor carrier does not operate commercial vehicles every day of the week; or
• 70 hours on duty during any eight consecutive days when the motor carrier operates commercial vehicles every day of the week.
Both driving time and on-duty, not-driving time count toward these cumulative limits.
34-HOUR RESTART
A property-carrying driver may restart the applicable seven-day or eight-day calculation after taking at least 34 consecutive hours off duty.
The 34-hour restart is not required when a driver can legally regain sufficient hours through the rolling daily calculation. When used, however, the restart must consist of at least 34 uninterrupted consecutive hours off duty or in another qualifying non-duty status.
SLEEPER-BERTH PROVISION
A qualifying sleeper-berth arrangement may divide the required 10 hours of rest into two periods.
One period must include at least seven consecutive hours in the sleeper berth. The second period must include at least two consecutive hours either off duty, in the sleeper berth or in a qualifying combination of both. The two periods must total at least 10 hours.
When the two qualifying periods are properly paired, neither period counts against the driver’s 14-hour driving window.
ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS
When a driver encounters qualifying adverse driving conditions that could not reasonably have been known before dispatch, federal regulations may allow the driver to extend the 11-hour driving limit and 14-hour driving window by up to two hours.
This exception does not apply to ordinary traffic congestion, known weather conditions, loading delays or circumstances that should reasonably have been anticipated. The driver must properly document the qualifying condition and must never continue operating when doing so would be unsafe.
ELECTRONIC LOGGING AND RECORDS
Drivers who are subject to the electronic logging device requirement must use an FMCSA-compliant device and accurately record every change in duty status.
Drivers must:
• Log in using their assigned driver account
• Review and certify their records
• Accept or reject requested log edits
• Record required annotations and supporting information
• Report device failures promptly
• Follow required procedures during an electronic logging device malfunction
• Make records available during an authorized inspection
• Never falsify, conceal or improperly edit hours-of-service records
SHORT-HAUL AND OTHER EXCEPTIONS
A driver may use a federal short-haul or other hours-of-service exception only when every requirement of that exception has been satisfied and the company has authorized its use.
Drivers operating under the short-haul exception must generally remain within the applicable 150-air-mile radius, return to the normal work-reporting location and be released from duty within 14 consecutive hours. Required company time records must still be maintained.
SAFETY TAKES PRIORITY
Leeds Transport & Logistics LLC will not require or permit a driver to operate in violation of federal or applicable state hours-of-service requirements.
Drivers must immediately notify dispatch when available hours, fatigue, weather, traffic, equipment condition or another safety concern could affect a scheduled pickup or delivery. No load, rate or appointment takes priority over lawful and safe operation.
