Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-90 - EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS › Section 14-90.006 - Operational and Driving Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Bus transit
				systems shall not permit a driver to drive a bus when such driver's license has
				been suspended, cancelled, or revoked. Bus transit systems shall require a
				driver who receives a notice that his or her license to operate a motor vehicle
				has been suspended, cancelled, or revoked to notify his or her employer of the
				contents of the notice immediately, no later than the end of the business day
				following the day he or she received the notice.
(2) Buses shall be operated at all times in
				compliance with applicable traffic regulations, ordinances, and laws of the
				jurisdiction in which they are being operated.
(3) A driver shall not be permitted or
				required to drive more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period, or drive after having
				been on duty for 16 hours in a 24-hour period. A driver shall not be permitted
				to drive until the requirement of a minimum eight consecutive hours of off-duty
				time has been fulfilled. A driver's work period shall begin from the time he or
				she first reports for duty to his or her employer. A driver is permitted to
				exceed his or her regulated hours in order to reach a regularly established
				relief or dispatch point, provided the additional driving time does not exceed
				one hour.
(4) To ensure uniform
				interpretation of subsections
				14-90.002(10), (11),
				(22) and
				14-90.006(3),
				F.A.C., the following practical applications are provided:
(a) A driver is required to drive from 4 a.m.
				- 8 a.m., off-duty from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., then required to drive from 3 p.m. -
				11 p.m. Driving hours and on-duty hours are the same. 4 hours + 8 hours = 12
				hours driving. This driver has met the maximum allowed driving hours within a
				24-hour period and cannot be permitted or required to drive until a minimum
				eight consecutive hours off-duty has been fulfilled. This driver cannot be
				permitted or allowed to drive before 7 a.m.
(b) A driver is required to drive from 4 a.m.
				- 8 a.m., off-duty from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m., then required to be on-duty, not
				driving, from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Driving hours = 4 hours and on-duty not driving
				hours = 12 hours for a total of 16 hours on-duty. This driver has met the
				maximum allowed on-duty hours within a 24-hour period and cannot be permitted
				or required to drive until a minimum eight consecutive hours off-duty has been
				fulfilled. This driver cannot be permitted or allowed to drive before 7
				a.m.
(c) A driver is required to be
				on-duty, not driving, from 4 a.m. - 8 a.m., off-duty from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.,
				then on-duty, not driving from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. On-duty not driving hours = 4
				hours + 12 hours for a total of 16 hours on-duty. This driver has met the
				maximum allowed on-duty hours within a 24-hour period and cannot be permitted
				or required to drive until a minimum eight consecutive hours off-duty has been
				fulfilled. The driver cannot be permitted or allowed to drive before 7
				a.m.
(d) A driver is required to be
				on-duty, not driving, from 4 a.m. - 8 a.m., then off-duty from 8 a.m. - 11
				a.m., then on-duty, driving from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. On-duty, not driving hours =
				4 hours and on-duty driving hours = 12 hours for a total of 16 hours on-duty.
				This driver has met the maximum allowed driving and on-duty hours within a
				24-hour period and cannot be permitted or required to drive until a minimum
				eight consecutive hours off-duty has been fulfilled. This driver cannot be
				permitted or allowed to drive before 7 a.m.