Are there ANY ELD's that have a "HOS EXEMPT" duty status option?

Since this is an important question, I did E-Mail the FMCSA for clarification. For Canada, do you have a source or contact E-Mail?

 

There is the Transport Canada main contact page. However, a better choice would probably be the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA).

I would also suggest contacting the transportation authority(ies) for any province(s) the carrier would be travelling to/through.

The way things operate here is a bit different than in the U.S. Although there is a federal regulator (Transport Canada), the real authority lies with each province.

 

One thing to keep in mind is a limit of it can only be used during planting and harvest season as defined by the state you are in. Just bringing that up as you will likely need to look up when it can be used also.

 

How can milk haulers use this exemption???

 

No sir. Milk haulers are falling under the exemption. They do not even log in until they reach the 150 air miles radius. Once they reach the radius, they stop, log in, go on to the dairy, deliver and then on the way back, when they reach the point where they "logged in", they stop, log out and proceed home. The hours within the 150 air miles radius are not counted one way or the other. If you would like, I can paste the link for the "exemption". Sounds crazy, I know, but rest assured it is legal.

 

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/Administrative_Ruling_119.pdf

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/eld-hours-service-hos-and-agriculture-exemptions


The HOS regulations do not apply to the transportation of agricultural commodities operating completely within the 150-air mile radius by for hire or private carriers. Therefore, work and driving hours are not limited and the driver is also not required to use an Electronic Logging Device (ELD). In an operation where drivers share vehicle(s) equipped with ELDs, a driver that is always exempt can use an “Exempt Driver” account.


Covered farm vehicles, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, are exempted from the HOS regulations per 49 CFR 395.1(s). Carriers operating under this exemption are also not required to have an ELD. This only applies to private transportation of agricultural commodities, including livestock by the owner or operator of a farm or ranch, or family members or employees.

 

They log in from the origin, but run under the Exempt Status... The logs will show Exempt.... once they hit the 150 radius, then they take themselves out of the exempt status and run regular logging..