My apologies. I should have investigated first. Seems the rules have changed. See fmcsa site, under regulatory guidance, search for Canada and it will state that as long as you are in Canada, you can follow our rules. But you must be compliant with US rules at the moment of crossing the border.
Question about Canadian HOS
Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by RickG, Apr 11, 2009.
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As a canadian driver , you could have split your sleeper, deferred 2 hours, or booked off duty for 2 hours which would have offered you more flexibility for real world situations. Unfortunately, because you would have been going back into the USA, all of these canadian options would have render your US duty status as illegal because they may give the option to carry on with your day, but only in Canada. The options of hours executed in Canada cannot carry over for allowances in hours the USA.
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You must have a 10 hr break before coming back into the States, you can gain 2 hrs when you come into Canada if you have taken enough breaks while driving in the US. The main thing you have to make sure of is that you show 10 hrs off in your 24 hr period (midnight to midnight)
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Yes, 10 in the berth.
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Definitely a company rule to follow US regs in Canada. One simple reason for it that I can think of: if you follow the US regs while in Canada, you will still be in compliance when you cross back south without having to do any extra math. I've screwed up a time or two heading south when I had Canadian hours available, but was over the 70/8 rule.
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