Module 15: Hours of service
Summary
This module explains the legal requirements for tracking your hours of service and how to follow them.
The topics in this module are:
- the importance of hours-of-service rules
- the risks
- the carrier is ultimately accountable
- exemptions
- select a travel radius
- within a 160 km radius: hours of service rules
- understanding the requirements outside 160 km
- hours of service rules in Ontario
- daily driving requirements
- mandatory off-duty time
- work shift rules
- the 13-hour driving time in a work-shift rule
- the 14-hour on-duty in a work-shift rule
- the 16-hour elapsed time in a work-shift rule
- work cycles
- 7-days
- 14-days
- cycle switching
- minimum off-duty requirement
- cycle switching
- minimum off-duty requirement
- adverse driving conditions
- extend driving time and on-duty time
- record keeping
- time records
- within a 160 km radius: summary
- outside a 160 km radius: hours of service rules
- hours of service rules in Ontario
- daily driving requirements
- mandatory off-duty time
- work shift rules
- work cycles
- work cycles examples
- adverse driving conditions
- extend driving time and on-duty time
- record keeping
- supporting documents
- travelling outside of Ontario
- outside of 160 km radius: summary
- within a 160 km radius: hours of service rules
- consequences
- charges
- fail to require logbook (carrier)
- 14- hour violation (driver)
- 16- hour violation (driver)
- charges
Safety module
Updated: March 27, 2025
Published: March 18, 2025