Background

terminology week starts at 00 00 on monday and ends at 24 00 the following sunday driving time time spent behind the wheel (part of working time) daily driving time driving time between two consecutive daily resting periods weekly driving time driving time between two consecutive weekly resting periods working time total sum of the driving time, time to load and unload, administrative task availability time availability time is essentially waiting time and is not included in the working time (e g the driver has to wait while the maintenance of the truck is done by another person) resting time time when the driver is resting (can be daily or weekly resting time) break a required interruption of the driving time (e g eating) legal requirements general driving maximum weekly driving times 56 hours> calculation (3 x 9) + (2 x 10) maximum bi weekly driving times 90 hours> meaning in two consecutive weeks maximum daily driving times 9 hours> exception 2 x 10 hours in the same week | \| break | mandatory 45 minutes after 4h30 of driving can be split up in 15 + 30 minutes (in this order) | \| resting | daily resting time regular at least 11 hours of consecutive resting for every 24 hour period reduced maximum 3 times a week, the 11 hours of regular rest can be reduced to 9 hours split at least 3 hours and at least 9 hours of rest weekly resting time regular at least one weekly uninterrupted resting period of at least 45 hours must be taken after 6 consecutive days reduced the weekly rest period can be reduced to a minimum of 24 consecutive hours it must be compensated for by an equivalent rest period taken in one block before the end of the third week following the week in question | multiple driver crew rules for co drivers are different there is a difference between two single drivers and a multiple crew two single drivers both drivers follow single driver rules multiple crew a driver and co driver follow multiple crew rules multiple crew rules are applied when the driver and co driver have both rested for a minimum of 9 hours the presence of the co driver is optional during the first hour of driving if this is not the case, the driver and co driver will be considered as two single drivers and the corresponding rules will be applied in some cases, the driving times for a multiple crew differ from those for single drivers shift time single driver 24 hours multiple crew 30 hours daily resting time single driver see regular, reduced and split resting time above multiple crew the daily resting time is 9 hours reduced daily rest doesn’t exist break single driver the break must be taken when the truck is standing still multiple crew the co driver can take the break while the vehicle is moving example driver a and driver b alternate driving the total shift time is 30 hours instead of 24 hours examples (including chapter on weekly driving times) break there are different options to allocating breaks see some examples below of legal breaks the following break is illegal because the second break is less than 30 minutes daily driving time the maximum daily driving time is 9 hours it can be increased to 10 hours twice a week daily resting time reduced daily resting time split daily resting time weekly resting time reduced weekly resting time