Canada Hours of Service Handbook: The Complete Guide to Canadian HOS Regulations - Spiral Bound, 7" x 5"

• Canada's electronic logging device (ELD) mandate will go into effect on June 12, 2021, for federally regulated carriers and drivers as planned. However, on that date, enforcement will be educational.
• The Canadian jurisdictions have all agreed to a one-year educational enforcement period to June 2022.
• Carriers and drivers are encouraged to plan on making the switch to certified ELDs as soon as it's feasible.
• Handbook offers easy-to-understand explanations of the Canadian hours-of-service regulations
• Offers critical information on the following Hours of Service topics:
• Hours of Service overview and background information
• Hours of Service rules south of 60N:
• Workshift limits, workshift driving time, workshift on-duty time, and workshift elapsed time rules
• Daily limits, daily driving time, daily on-duty and off-duty time
• Off-duty requirements
• Duty status cycles
• Sleeper berth for single and team drivers
• Exceptions
• Hours of Service rules north of 60N:
• Workshift limits, workshift driving time, workshift on-duty time, and workshift elapsed time rules
• Off-duty requirements
• Duty status cycles
• Sleeper berth for single and team drivers
• Driving between south of 60N and north of 60N
• Paper logs
• Electronic logs
• Roadside inspections
• Logging scenarios
• Industry-specific rules
• Oilwell service drivers
• Ferries
• Drivers entering the US
• Spiralbound, 7" x 5", 220 pages

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Does This Handbook Apply to You?
• HOS at a Glance  
  • Commercial Vehicle Definition
  • Are You Exempt From Hours of Service?
  • Is There an Exception?
• HOS Overview
  • Who Has to Comply?
  • A Pickup Truck Can Be a CMV?!?
  • What About the Type of Cargo?
  • Passenger carriers/buses
  • Who Is a “Driver”?
  • Exemptions
  • On Duty or Off Duty?
  • Personal Use
  • Province/Territory HOS Rules
• The HOS Rules: South of 60N
  • Workshift Limits
    • Definition of Workshift
    • Workshift Driving time
    • Workshift On-duty time
    • Workshift Elapsed time rules
  • Daily limits
    • Definition of Day
    • Daily Driving time
    • On-duty time
    • Daily off duty time
    • 2-hours additional hours off duty
  • Off Duty Requirements
    • Daily off duty
    • Workshift off duty/”Core” rest period
    • 24-hours in Previous 14 Days
  • Duty status Cycles
    • Cycle 1
    • Cycle 2
    • Cycle Restarts
  • Sleeper-Berth – Single Driver
  • Sleeper-Berth Team Drivers
  • Exceptions
• The HOS: Rules: N of 60N
  • Workshift Limits
    • Definition of Workshift
    • Workshift Driving time
    • Workshift On-duty time
    • Workshift Elapsed time rules
  • Off Duty Requirements
    • Off duty time
    • Workshift off duty/”Core” rest period
    • 24-hours in Previous 14 Days
  • Duty Status Cycles
    • Cycle 1
    • Cycle 2
    • Cycle Restart
  • Sleeper-Berth – Single Driver
  • Sleeper-Berth Team Drivers
  • Driving between S of 60N & N of 60N
• Paper Logs
  • What MUST Be on the Log?
  • What Does NOT Have to Be on the Log?
  • Which Items May Be Optional?
  • The Graph Grid
  • Format
  • Time Standards
  • Remarks
  • Scanning Your Paper Logs
  • Completing a Paper Log
  • Step-by-Step Log Completion
  • Top 15 Tips for Compliant (And Understandable) Logs
  • Keeping Your Log Current
  • Rounding and “Flagging”
  • Multiple Short Stops
  • The Recap & Monthly Summary
  • Days Off and Vacation
  • Intermittent Drivers
  • Working for Multiple Employers
  • Time Records for 160-km Drivers
  • Carrying Your Logs  
  • Turning in Your Logs
  • Correcting Your Logs
  • Supporting Documents
• Electronic Logs
  • ELD Deadlines  
  • Who Has to Use ELDs?
  • No Tampering!
  • Using an ELD
  • Using Other Digital Logs
• Roadside Inspections
  • Is Your Log Private?
  • Preparing for an Inspection  
  • Your Responsibilities
  • Inspection Levels
  • Being Selected for Inspection
  • The Driver Inspection Process   
  • Paper Logs and Speeding
  • But It’s Not Signed!
  • Being Placed Out of Service
  • Documentation
  • Making It Current
  • What if They Take My Paper Log?
  • Inspection Results
  • Disputing an Inspection
  • What Are the Penalties for Violations?
  • Who Is Responsible for HOS Violations?
• FAQs
  • General   
  • On Duty / Off Duty
  • 160-km Exception
  • Cycle 1/Cycle 2  
  • Sleeper Berth
  • Logs
  • Electronic Logs
  • Cycle Restarts  
• Logging Scenarios
  • What's Wrong With This Paper Log?
• Industry-Specific Rules  
  • Oilwell Service Drivers
  • Ferries
  • Drivers Entering the US
• Glossary