Drivers have work shift limits and cannot drive after the maximum amount of hours on a work shift as specified per rule set.
It is important to note that the work shift limits are not the same as the daily limits.
To calculate the total amount of hours of elapsed time in a work shift:
- Exclude the hours spent in the current eligible sleeper berth period.
- Include all work shift activities from the end of the previous sleeper berth to the beginning of the next sleeper berth period:
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- On duty time.
- Off duty time not spent in a sleeper berth.
- All periods of less than 2 hours spent in a sleeper berth.
- Any other period spent in a sleeper berth that does not qualify as an eligible sleeper berth period.
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Ref: Alberta Motor Transport Association, Alberta Reference Guide for Hours of Service Training Development, June 23, 2008.