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<p>[QUOTE="dpaczowski, post: 10606623, member: 308459"]Good morning,</p><p><br /></p><p>The company I currently work for is beginning to get running with non-CDL straight trucks. I work for a brokerage and they're purchasing some straight trucks to do some local deliveries for the business we're currently brokering out to other companies and they want me to help run it. However, I am a bit confused with the HOS rules and driver license requirements as they're so convoluted and hard to follow. Can you all help with the info below? Not sure if this is the correct forum for this, if not, let me know where to post this.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. For driver license requirements for drivers, will they need anything special? From my understanding a non-CDL truck requires only a standard class C drivers license in GA? Or, because he is driving for a living, will they need air brake endorsements or a ? Will there need to be any driver files on health, drug tests, etc (required that is, we will definitely plan on drug testing but need to know if we have to keep a file in the truck or legally)</p><p><br /></p><p>2. For the 150 air mile radius rule. I cannot remember if that is 150 TOTAL miles in a day or if the driver could run as many miles as they want as long as they stay within 150 air mile radius and within the 14-hour work day? If it only requires them to stay within 150 air mile radius but can run as many miles as they want within their 14-hour work day, is there a window to where they may could run longer than 150 air mile radius and not require logs/HOS? meaning he can only go outside this radius X amount of time a week/month etc?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all for your help.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dpaczowski, post: 10606623, member: 308459"]Good morning, The company I currently work for is beginning to get running with non-CDL straight trucks. I work for a brokerage and they're purchasing some straight trucks to do some local deliveries for the business we're currently brokering out to other companies and they want me to help run it. However, I am a bit confused with the HOS rules and driver license requirements as they're so convoluted and hard to follow. Can you all help with the info below? Not sure if this is the correct forum for this, if not, let me know where to post this. 1. For driver license requirements for drivers, will they need anything special? From my understanding a non-CDL truck requires only a standard class C drivers license in GA? Or, because he is driving for a living, will they need air brake endorsements or a ? Will there need to be any driver files on health, drug tests, etc (required that is, we will definitely plan on drug testing but need to know if we have to keep a file in the truck or legally) 2. For the 150 air mile radius rule. I cannot remember if that is 150 TOTAL miles in a day or if the driver could run as many miles as they want as long as they stay within 150 air mile radius and within the 14-hour work day? If it only requires them to stay within 150 air mile radius but can run as many miles as they want within their 14-hour work day, is there a window to where they may could run longer than 150 air mile radius and not require logs/HOS? meaning he can only go outside this radius X amount of time a week/month etc? Thank you all for your help.[/QUOTE]
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