Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations — 1
1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Motor Vehicle Transport Act . ( Loi ) adverse driving conditions means snow, sleet, fog or other adverse weather or road conditions that were not known to a driver or a motor carrier dispatching a driver immediately before the driver began driving or could not reasonably have been known to them. ( mauvaises conditions de circulation ) co-driver means a person who is present in a commercial vehicle because of having been, or being about to be, its driver. ( coconducteur ) commercial vehicle means a vehicle that (a) is operated by a motor carrier and propelled otherwise than by muscular power; and (b) is a truck, tractor, trailer or any combination of them that has a registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 4 500 kg or a bus that is designed and constructed to have a designated seating capacity of more than 10 persons, including the driver. ( véhicule utilitaire ) cycle means (a) cycle 1, under which on-duty time is accumulated over a period of 7 days; and (b) cycle 2, under which on-duty time is accumulated over a period of 14 days. ( cycle ) daily log [Repealed, SOR/2019-165, s. 1] day , in respect of a driver, means a 24-hour period that begins at the hour designated by the motor carrier for the duration of the driver’s cycle. ( jour ou journée ) director means a federal director or a provincial director. ( directeur ) driver (a) means a person who drives a commercial vehicle; (b) means, in respect of a motor carrier, a person employed or otherwise engaged by the motor carrier to drive a commercial vehicle, including a self-employed driver; and (c) for the purposes of section 98, includes a co-driver. ( conducteur ) duty status means any of the following periods: (a) off-duty time, other than time spent in a sleeper berth; (b) off-duty time spent in a sleeper berth; (c) driving time; or (d) on-duty time, other than driving time. ( activité ) electronic logging device or ELD means a device or technology that automatically records a driver’s driving time and facilitates the recording of the driver’s record of duty status, and that is certified by an accredited certification body under section 79.1. ( dispositif de consignation électronique ou DCE ) electronic recording device [Repealed, SOR/2019-165, s. 1] emergency vehicle means a fire-fighting vehicle, ambulance, police vehicle or other vehicle that is used for emergency purposes. ( véhicule de secours ) federal director means the Chief of the Motor Carriers Division of the Department of Transport. ( directeur fédéral ) home terminal means the place of business of a motor carrier at which a driver ordinarily reports for work and, for the purposes of recording information related to the driver’s record of duty status, includes a temporary work site designated by the motor carrier. ( gare d’attache ) inspector means (a) a person designated under subsection 3(2); or (b) a peace officer within the meaning of section 2 of the Criminal Code. ( inspecteur ) motor carrier means a person who is engaged in the operation of an extra-provincial bus undertaking or an extra-provincial truck undertaking. ( transporteur routier ) off-duty time means any period other than on-duty time. ( heures de repos ) oil well service vehicle means a commercial vehicle that is (a) specially constructed, altered or equipped to accommodate a specific service requirement associated with the oil or natural gas industry; and (b) used exclusively in the oil or natural gas industry for transporting equipment or materials to and from oil or natural gas well facilities or for servicing and repairing those facilities. ( véhicule de service de puits de pétrole ) on-duty time means the period that begins when a driver begins work or is required by the motor carrier to be available to work, except if the driver is waiting to be assigned to work, and that ends when the driver stops work or is relieved of responsibility by the motor carrier, and (