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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A driver is disqualified from driving for a contract carrier under this subchapter if the driver has committed two (2) or more serious traffic violations under § 27-16-401 within a three-year period.
(b)(1) A contract carrier shall not allow or require a driver to drive or remain on duty for more than:
(A) Ten (10) hours after eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty;
(B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or
(C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.
(2) After twenty-four (24) hours off-duty, a driver begins a new seven (7) consecutive day period, and on-duty time is reset to zero (0).
(3) A transport vehicle driver who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum driving time permitted under this section may drive and be permitted or required to drive a transport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle if the transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour period absent the emergency.
(c) A contract carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six (6) months accurate time records that show:
(1) The time the driver reports for duty each day;
(2) The total number of hours of on-duty time for each driver for each day;
(3) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and
(4) The total number of hours driven each day.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-16-504. Driver disqualification and limitations - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-23-public-utilities-and-regulated-industries/ar-code-sect-23-16-504/
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