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We're meeting in Columbus Rivers Edge Convention Center to honor our driver of the month then we will learn from FMCSA's Diane Podany and Kyle Zimmer who will discuss the newest Hours of Service rules while lunch is served. Speakers may appear virtually depending on regulations at the time of the event.

At 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29 — revised hours-of-service rules went into effect for commercial drivers across the country. The four main FMCSA updates to HOS rules:

• Expands the short-haul exception from 100 to 150 air-miles and extends permitted work shift from 12 to 14 hours;
• Expands the driving window during adverse driving conditions by up to two more hours;
• Requires a 30-minute break after eight hours of driving time (instead of on-duty time) and allows an on-duty/not driving period to qualify as the required break;

Modifies the sleeper berth exception to allow a driver to meet the 10-hour minimum off-duty requirement by spending at least seven hours — rather than at least eight hours — of that period in the berth and a minimum off-duty period of at least 2 hours spent inside or outside of the berth, provided the two periods total at least 10 hours, and that neither qualifying period counts against the 14-hour driving window.