Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations — 1
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 (a) includes driving time and time spent by the driver (i) inspecting, servicing, repairing, conditioning, fuelling or starting a commercial vehicle, (ii) travelling in a commercial vehicle as a co-driver, when the time is not spent in the sleeper berth, (iii) participating in the loading or unloading of a commercial vehicle, (iv) inspecting or checking the load of a commercial vehicle, (v) waiting before and while a commercial vehicle is serviced, loaded, unloaded or dispatched, (vi) waiting before and while a commercial vehicle or its load is inspected and the driver’s requirements are assessed, and, if relevant, the time spent taking the required remedial actions, (vii) waiting at an en-route point because of an accident or other unplanned occurrence or situation, (viii) resting in or occupying a commercial vehicle for any other purpose, except (A) time counted as off-duty time in accordance with section 10, (B) time spent in a sleeper berth, (C) time spent in a stationary commercial vehicle to satisfy the requirements of subsection 14(3), and (D) time spent in a stationary commercial vehicle that is in addition to the off-duty requirements of subsection 14(3), (ix) performing any work for any motor carrier, and (x) performing yard moves of a commercial vehicle within a terminal, depot or port and that is not on a public road; and (b) does not include driving time for the driver’s personal use, if (i) the vehicle is not used in the course of the business of the motor carrier, (ii) the vehicle has been unloaded, (iii) any trailers have been unhitched, (iv) the distance travelled does not exceed 75 km in a day, (v) the driver had recorded in the record of duty status the odometer reading at the beginning and at the end of the personal use, and (vi) the driver is not the subject of an out-of-service declaration under section 91. ( heures de service ) out-of-service declaration means a declaration issued by a director or inspector under section 91. ( déclaration de mise hors service ) principal place of business means the place or places designated by the motor carrier where records of duty status and supporting documents are stored. ( établissement principal ) record of duty status means a record in which a driver records the information required under section 77 or 82, as the case may be, for each day. ( rapport d’activités ) sleeper berth [Repealed, SOR/2019-165, s. 1] supporting document means any one of the following documents or information received or prepared by a driver in the course of their duties or received or prepared by the motor carrier: (a) any electronic mobile communication record reflecting communications between a driver and a motor carrier transmitted through a driver call-in or fleet management system; (b) any payroll record, settlement sheet or equivalent document that indicates payments to the driver; (c) any government-issued document indicating the location of the commercial vehicle; (d) any reports, receipts, records or other documentation relating to the load of the commercial vehicle, including any bill of lading, itinerary, schedule or equivalent document that indicates the origin and destination of each trip; (e) any reports, receipts, records or other documentation relating to the servicing, repairing, conditioning, fuelling, inspection or rental of the commercial vehicle; and (f) any reports, dispatch or trip records, receipts, or other documentation indicating the date, time, or location of the commercial vehicle during a trip, including arrival and departure times. ( document justificatif ) Technical Standard means the Technical Standard for Electronic Logging Devices , April 11, 2019, published by the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, as amended from time to time, other than pro