DOT Short Haul Exemption Explained

A discussion of the DOT short-haul exemption, including its scope and what relief it affords.

[cosbyfish]

This is helpful given I've been tasked with 14 hrs driving and 2 hours working 2-3 times a week then required to return back to work within 6-8 hours of being off duty, all under the quise of "short haul exemption" without timecards being used. Thanks for the video, time to set some boundaries.

[vintagestrings]

Thanks for the lesson. I'm finally using the short-haul exemption as of today since I'm home every day for the most part and stay close to home. It felt so good not dealing with the ELD today because at times since the last couple of updates has been acting goofy and wasting my time having to keep editing things because of its inaccuracy. I just wish we were able to have a split Sleeper Berth option with the short haul.

[curtistignor]

Thank you for the info and no fluff ..

[calicosativa]

Thanks so much! I drive school bus and also long haul luxury motorcoach so I was unsure of how to log school bus hours

[arfarms]

Thank you so much. I’m a local driver and thought I knew all the current regulations, but I see I didn’t. I haven’t ever kept a time card and never been asked for one. I started running interstate, thankfully still with 150 air mile radius, but need to keep all my stuff right and lawful bc NC DOT don’t play. Just started my IFTA account 2 weeks ago and already got an entry level audit. Thanks again. New sub and will be visiting website

[nvrgonnabemlg]

Great overview! I’ve been trying to read up on this stuff for work recently and some of the wording makes things confusing, especially regarding specifics for when an ELD is *required* or not

[carlogambino]

Well explained. Thank you
San Diego CA

[GoogleUser-yvfe]

Not every place mentions that the 150 air miles equals 172 statute miles which is very helpful. Also some mention if you cross state lines and that state requires your vehicle to be cdl. Bother others places I check don't mention this. Adds to the confusion. Check the FMCS

[beats]

I didn’t catch you mention the 34 hr reset. I’m assuming that still applies as well then.

[ricktamu]

Again, great videos! Got a question: Starting at 3:15 on the video you state, "[A]nd lastly short-haul drivers are exempt from the 30-minute break requirement which is part of the substantive hours of service restrictions along with things like the 11 hour, 14 hour and the 60/70 hour rules." Are you saying that if drivers are following the requirements of the Short Haul Exemption, they do not have to follow the 60/70 rule, as well? My understanding is that they are exempt from the 60/70 hour rules, correct? Thank you.

[donlew]

I do not qualify for short haul local FedEx work. Although, I ONLY work in city.
My concern is the TRAILER INSPECTIONS. How do I log: 12-15 trailer inspections On-Duty Not Driving??? The ELD documentations are killing me. I think DOT believes I am climbing around under each trailer with a 15 minute inspection for at least 3 hours per night.

[j-man]

Urgent Question:

One of our employees came in saying that he does not need to take a 30 min lunch if he doesn't work more than 8 hours because he stays within a 150 min range.

Is this true??

[marvinlorenzana]

So what happens to your total hours of service do you still need to reset ?

[markozubac]

Can you please let me know whether a driver needs to be ELD compliant for a run that's around 140 miles within the state of Florida. We are a carrier company based out of Illinois, and this driver has a CDL from the state of Georgia.He would do these frequently, it's a dedicated run.

[bobc.]

I dont understand what you meant here when you said exempt on monday but not on tuesday? @ 5:30 mark

[chuenouxiong]

So what if a company runs both sleeper and daycab trucks and only operates intrastate, the sleeper guys stays out all week while the daycab guys go home everyday. Does the break times differ from the two?

[AdamAdame-Safety]

What if the driver did not get his/her 10 hours off duty before starting a new work shift? Does he/she has to submit a daily DOT log sheet on those days where they didn't get at least 10 hours off? Great Video and thanks for sharing!

[jaswantsidhu]

Hi some days I drive more than 150 miles but most days less but I have to do when I drive more than 150 air miles

[EricCrosco]

What if your work is normally within 150 air mile radius. Except part of the year your local work slows down can you switch between using an eld part of the year and 150 air mile radius part of the year?

[markymark]

What if I'm cdl class a and will travel in only Florida and travel 270 miles from our yard driving pickup truck with 40 foot goose neck trailer. Will I need any log book?