Kansas Motor Carriers Association Affiliated with The American Trucking Associations DISPATCH June 2013 Hours Of Service Changes Begins July 1: Are you prepared? inside Truck Driving On July 1, 2013, the last two parts of the hours of service regulations begin. The new rules prohibit a driver from being on-duty for more than 8 hours without a 30 Championships Results minute break. WHG Golf Classic The new rules require that if more than 8 hours of on-duty time have passed Results since the last off-duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 minutes, a driver must take a break of at least 30 minutes before driving. If a driver begins driving Kansas SuperTech immediately upon coming on duty, they can drive for 8 consecutive hours. They Competition then must take a 30 minute break before driving again. After the break, they can drive for 3 more hours, bringing the total driving time to 11 hours. The biggest point is you don’t have to wait 8 hours before taking a break. Much More! A break is considered “off duty” time. A driver does not need to spend the time resting. Meal breaks or any other “off duty” time of 30 minutes will count as a break. The definition of “off duty” changed when the first round of the regulations came into effect. A driver can now log “off duty” while remaining in a commercial motor vehicle. However, this change does not alter the existing requirement to log time “on duty” when the driver has vehicle responsibility such as loading or unloading. In explaining the final rules, the FMCSA stated, “Unless a driver is released from all responsibility for the vehicle while waiting to be loaded or unloaded, time spent waiting is still considered on duty time.” All KMCA forms are available on our website: The regulations slightly retain the 34 hour restart. There are several significant www.kmca.org limitations that need to be met to get credit for the restart. It can only be used once per week. This is not a calendar week, but refers to the 168 hours that comprise a week (7 days times 24 hours). The 168 hours must pass from the time the driver begins his 34 hours off until the next time he can begin his next 34 hours off for the restart to count. It is from start of time off to 2900 SW Topeka Blvd. start of time off. For example: If a driver began his 34 hours off at 8 a.m. on a Topeka, KS 66611 Tuesday, he cannot start his next 34 hours off-duty time that would qualify as a 785-267-1641 restart until 8 a.m. the next Tuesday. It must be 168 hours from when he started [email protected] his last 34 hours off. On Facebook: Kansas Motor If a driver would have 2 periods of 34 hours off within a 168 hour period, he must Carriers Association indicate in the remarks section of his record of duty status which of the two 34 On Twitter: KSMotorCarriers hours periods is being used as a restart. The 34 hours off must include 2 periods between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Story continues on page 2. DISPATCH Hours Of Service Safety Management Council and KMCA Changes| host Kansas Truck Driving Championships KMCA’s Safety Management Council and KMCA hosted the annual Continued from Professional Truck Driving Championships on June 14 and 15, 2013. This year 59 drivers, 14 of those rookies, participated in a written test, vehicle page 1 inspection, and a six problem course. Over 200 family members and company If the driver would park at 7 personnel enjoyed the hot weekend and competition. Coverage is located p.m. on a Tuesday to begin a throughout this issue. 34 hour restart, he could not go back on duty until 5 a.m. on Thursday to get credit for the restart. This time off would include two periods of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. - one Wednesday morning and one on Thursday morning. The main point is these time periods are calculated based upon the time zone of a driver’s home terminal, not the local time where a driver is located. For example, a driver for an east coast company who starts Gary Harms, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., was Stanley Gabbard, UPS Freight, was his restart in the Pacific Time named the 2013 Grand Champion. He named the 2013 Rookie of the Year. He Zone would need two periods has been driving for 30 years with 1.7 has been driving for 39 years. from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. local time million safe miles. because he is logging his time based on Eastern Time. Understanding and planning are key to the new rules. KMCA is here to help you. Please call Becky Crawford if you have any questions at 785-267-1641 or e-mail at [email protected]. Welcome to our New Members! Wal-Mart Stores Inc. took home the 2013 Team Champions Trophy. Seven companies Concrete Vaults Inc. were in contention for the award, including: Con-way Freight, FedEx Freight, UPS Freight, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Old Dominion Freight Lines, Great Plains Trucking and Newton, KS YRC Freight. 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Diamond Sponsors Equipment Contributors Detroit Diesel Corporation - Fort Mill, SC MHC Kenworth of Salina Kansas Corporation Commission - Topeka, KS Old Dominion Wal-Mart Stores Inc. - Ottawa, KS FedEx Freight Con-way Freight Platinum Sponsors Frito Lay Transportation Great West Casualty Company - S. Sioux City, NE YRC Freight Kansas Soybean Commission - Topeka, KS United Petroleum Transports Lockton Companies LLC - Kansas City, MO Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Midway Sterling Truck Center - Kansas City, MO Great Plains Trucking Rutter|Cline|Associates/KFSA LLC - Garden City, KS TrueNorth Companies - Overland Park, KS Prize Donor Visit Topeka - Topeka, KS Great Plains Trucking Gold Sponsors Other Contributors Convoy Systems LLC - Kansas City, KS Grand Prize: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.