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February 2007
Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service
Module 3: Responsibilities
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Whose responsibility is it to ensure that drivers are not fatigued?
Is it the motor carrier’s, shipper’s, consignee’s, third party’s or driver’s responsibility?
Answer is all of them – safety is everyone’s responsibility
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What will I learn in this module?
Motor carrier responsibilities Shipper responsibilities Consignee responsibilities Third party responsibilities Driver responsibilities
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What are the motor carrier’s responsibilities?
Refuse to allow driver to drive if: Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs,
fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for driver to drive
Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees
Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration Driver is not complying with the Federal
Regulations
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What are the shipper’s responsibilities?
Refuse to allow driver to drive if: Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs,
fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for driver to drive
Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees
Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration Driver is not complying with the Federal
Regulations
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What are the consignee’s (receiver’s) responsibilities?
Refuse to allow driver to drive if: Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs,
fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for the driver to drive
Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees
Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration Driver is not complying with the Federal
Regulations
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What are the third party’s responsibilities?
Refuse to allow driver to drive if: Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs,
fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for the driver to drive
Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees
Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration Driver is not complying with the Federal
Regulations
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What are the driver’s responsibilities?
Refuse to drive if: Driver’s abilities are impaired (by alcohol, drugs,
fatigue, health or unknown causes) and it’s unsafe for the driver to drive
Driving risks safety or health of public, driver or motor carrier employees
Driver is subject to an out-of-service declaration Driver who has decided not to drive is protected
under the Regulations
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“Due Diligence”
Need to ask:
What would a reasonable person do in the same situation to avoid harm to other persons or their property?
If a reasonable person would not let driver drive, the person must not request, require or allow driver to drive
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Motor Carrier
Shipper
Consignee (Receiver)
Driver
= Highway and Public Safety
Third Party
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