SHIFT
- Available driving: 15 hours
- Available on duty: 18 hours
- Maximum shift length: 20 hours
- Shift reset (Off duty): 8 hours
- Off duty at well site and a consecutive off duty may be combined for a shift reset.
DAILY
- None
CYCLE
- None
- Off duty required: 3 x continuous 24 Hours within 24 rolling days
- Cycle Switch from Oil Field: 72 hours continuous off duty
- Cycle Switch to Oil Field: None
SLEEPER BERTH
- Full shift reset: 8 continuous hours
- Split Sleeper Berth:
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Single sleeper |
Team sleeper |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum length | 2 hours | 4 hours |
| Maximum length | 8 hours | 8 hours |
Partial shift rest:
- 2 periods > minimum length
- When added together must be at least 8 hours
- Time after first sleeper is deducted from available time
Note the Work Shift limits when using sleeper berth
In addition to the daily limits, a driver must comply with the work shift limits.
- Stop driving after 15 hours driving time (before and after each eligible sleeper berth period).
- Stop driving after 18 hours on-duty time (before and after each eligible sleeper berth period).
- Stop driving after 20 hours of elapsed time in a work shift. A sleeper berth work shift includes the periods surrounding a sleeper berth period. It includes all activities since the previous sleeper berth period until the next sleeper berth period but excludes the current sleeper berth period.
ADVERSE DRIVING EXEMPTION
- Purpose is to get a load or passengers to a safe place (i.e. a truck stop) not to complete the trip
- Driving time: Extends shift up to 2 hours
- On duty time: Extends shift up to 2 hours
- Shift length: Does not extend 16 hour shift limit
- Ends immediately when driver goes off duty
OFF DUTY DEFERRAL
- Not applicable
The N Oil field rule set is a rolling 14 day period in which a driver is allowed to drive a maximum of 15 hours per shift and to be on duty for 18 hours maximum per shift.
A driver may not drive after having been on duty for 20 hours since the shift has started, which will include any off duty and sleeper berth, etc. If you extend the shift driving (for adverse driving conditions), it has to be included in the 20 hours shift limit. Remember that the adverse driving condition allows the driver to get to a safe place when there is adverse driving condition and cannot be used to extend driving time to get to a destination. Adverse driving is input data and will adjust the hours when that event is raised. When the work state changes to off duty, the adverse driving exception will be reset. This will show as adverse driving in the driver's log viewer and the overview page.
The shift then automatically resets after having been off duty for 8 hours continuously.
There is no cycle for the oil field rule set but the driver is required to take three 24-hour periods off duty within a 24 day period.
Once the oil field permit expires, drivers have to go off duty for 72 hours before they can start working in a different rule set.
If a driver is in the sleeper berth for 8 hours, the shift will reset automatically.
There is also provision for team sleeper hours where the one driver rest and the other driver works.
The split sleeper berth is where there is a minimum of two hours required and a maximum of 8 hours. If the 8 hours is exceeded it becomes a complete reset. Anything less than 2 hours is not valid sleeper berth time and cannot be used for a shift reset. It will however be included in the 20 hours maximum shift time. If it exceeds two hours it will not be included in the 20 hours shift maximum limit.
Click here to read more about splitting sleeper berth time.
For the north rule set there are no off duty deferral.