DOT Hours of Service Regulations for Oilfield Drivers - DOTReady

https://DOT-Ready.com ----- Learn how DOT hours of service regulations apply to oilfield drivers, and what you need to do to avoid a fine. DOT-Ready.com is a fleet management platform (FMP) that provides drivers and fleet operators with a simple and secure way to manage their daily driver operations. Using DOT-Ready's web-based software, drivers can submit, edit, approve and monitor all forms of vehicle operations in real-time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. By automating and streamlining key processes, DOT-Ready helps you manage your daily driver operations in a seamless, efficient and timely manner. Easily manage: Driver Recruiting Employee Management Vehicles and Equipment Documents and Digital Files SMS Reports Vehicle Inspections Incidents& Accidents Insurance Permits Work Orders etc. Section 395.1(d)(2) provides that the ‘‘waiting time’’ shall not be considered on-duty (i.e., it is off-duty time). During this ‘‘waiting time,’’ the operators may not perform any work-related activity. To do so would place them on duty. Examples of equipment that may qualify the operator/driver for the ‘‘waiting time exception’’ in Section 395.1(d)(2) are vehicles commonly known in oilfield operations as heavy-coil vehicles, missile trailers, nitrogen pumps, wire-line trucks, sand storage trailers, cement pumps, ‘‘frac’’ pumps, blenders, hydration pumps, and separators. This list should only be considered examples and not all-inclusive. Individual equipment must be evaluated against the criteria stated above: (1) Specially constructed for use at oil and gas well sites, and (2) for which the operators require extensive training in the operation of the complex equipment, in addition to driving the vehicle infrequently. Operators of CMVs that are used to transport supplies, equipment, and materials such as sand and water to and from the well sites do not qualify for the ‘‘waiting time exception’’ even if there have been some modifications to the vehicle to transport, load, or unload the materials, and the driver required some minimal additional training in the operation of the vehicle, such as running pumps or controlling the unloading and loading processes. It is recognized that these operators may encounter delays caused by logistical or operational situations, just as other motor carriers experience delays at shipping and receiving facilities. Other methods may be used to mitigate these types of delays, which are not the same types of waiting periods experienced by the CMV operators who do qualify for the waiting time exception.