Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.17-6-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 770-X-10-.17-6-.02 - Definitions

(1) As used in this rule, the following words and terms are construed to mean:

(a) On-duty Time - All time from the time a driver begins to work or is required to be in readiness to work until the time he is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work. The term "on-duty" time shall include:

1. All time at a carrier or shipper plant, terminal, facility, or other property, or on any public property, waiting to be dispatched, unless the driver has been relieved from duty by the motor carrier;

2. All time inspecting, servicing, or conditioning equipment or motor vehicles;

3. All driving time as defined in paragraph (b) of this section;

4. All time other than driving time in or upon any motor vehicle except time spent resting in a sleeper berth;

5. All time loading or unloading a vehicle, supervising or assisting in the loading or unloading, attending a vehicle being loaded or unloaded, remaining in readiness to operate the vehicle, or in giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or unloaded;

6. All time spent performing the driver requirements relating to accidents;

7. All time repairing, obtaining assistance, or remaining in attendance upon a disabled vehicle;

8. Performing any work in the capacity of, or in the employ or service of, a common, contract, exempt, or private motor carrier.

(b) Driving Time - The term "drive" and "driving time" shall include all time spent at the driving controls of a motor vehicle in operation. All stops made in any one village, town, or city, may be computed as one.

(c) Consecutive Days - The term "consecutive days" means a period beginning at 12:01 A.M. on any one day.

(d) Twenty-four Consecutive Hours - The term "twenty-four consecutive hours" means any such period starting at the time the driver reports for duty as defined in paragraph (1) of this section.

(e) Regularly Employed Driver - The term "regularly employed driver" means a driver who in any period of seven consecutive days is employed or used as a driver solely by a single motor carrier.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.17-6-.02

Effective January 1978. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-3-5, 37-3-7.