Daily violations of the minimum 2-hour rest period per day can be a challenging violation to understand. Refer to Canadian regulations for all details.
In summary
Work Day: A 24-hour period starting at the time designated by the operator. The driver must take at least 10 hours of rest during a day. Among these hours, at least 2 hours of rest are not part of the 8 consecutive hours of rest required to start a shift and can be split into breaks of at least 30 minutes.
Work Shift: The shift is the time between two periods of at least 8 consecutive hours of rest. A new shift begins after a period of at least 8 consecutive hours of rest.
Mandatory Rest:
- 8 consecutive hours of rest to start a new shift
- 2 hours of rest split into breaks of at least 30 minutes
- 24 hours per 14-day period
Examples
Explanation of violations is always displayed below the graph in red.
The start time of the day may be indicated depending on the type of violation.
Detailed Explanation
Violation of the 2-hour rest.
1) Analyze the start and end of the first shift. (A shift begins when 8 consecutive hours of rest have been completed)
The shift on July 20 starts at 7:00 AM and ends at 9:15 PM.
2) Analyze breaks of more than 30 minutes before the end of the shift
Break of 1 hour and 28 minutes at 7:45 AM
1) Analyze the start and end of first work shift. (A work shift begins when 8 consecutive hours of rest (OFF or SB) have been completed)
The shift on July 20 starts at 7:00 AM and ends at 9:15 PM.
2) Analyze breaks of more than 30 minutes before the end of the work shift.
1h28 minutes break at 7:45 AM
3) Analyze the start and end of the second work shift. (A work shift begins when 8 consecutive hours of rest (OFF or SB) have been completed)
The July 21 shift starts at 5:30 AM following and 8:01 AM berth rest period and ends at 11:55 AM
4) Analyze breaks of more than 30 minutes before the end of the work shift
No breaks were taken
Result of the violation: Between the shift that started on July 20 at 7:00 AM and the next shift on July 21 at 5:20 AM, the driver took only 1 hour and 28 minutes of break.
He therefore does not comply with the 2-hour rest required outside of his 8 hours to start a new shift.
2nd example
Misuse of an Exemption
Another possibility of a violation of the 2-hour rest is Misuse of an Exemption.
Exemptions from rest deferral as well as adverse driving conditions can result in a violation of the 2-hour rest if they are not used correctly.
These 2 exemptions cannot be applied if the driver has taken his required 2-hour rest outside of his 8 hours to start a shift.
If the violation is caused by an exemption, it will be visible in the status details.
