Fleet safety: driver hours, drug and alcohol rules
ASP written lesson, 13 min read. ASP Domain 2: Safety Programs and Concepts
Written with AI help from the rules it covers, then fact-checked against them. Study aid, not site-specific safety advice. The official rule controls.
What you'll learn
- State the daily driving and duty-window limits for property-carrying drivers
- Apply the 30-minute break rule and the weekly on-duty limits
- Distinguish the 34-hour reset from the 10-hour daily rest
- Explain the 0.04 alcohol prohibition and the employer's duty when it has knowledge
- Describe pre-employment drug testing, its exception, and optional alcohol testing
- "State the daily driving and duty-window limits for property-carrying drivers"
- "Apply the 30-minute break rule and the weekly on-duty limits"
- "Distinguish the 34-hour reset from the 10-hour daily rest"
- "Explain the 0.04 alcohol prohibition and the employer's duty when it has knowledge"
- "Describe pre-employment drug testing, its exception, and optional alcohol testing"
- "State driver qualification and annual MVR review requirements"
- "Apply seat belt, texting and hand-held phone rules"
- "Describe systematic maintenance, DVIR retention and annual inspection"
What this lesson covers
This lesson covers the federal limits on how long a commercial driver may drive and be on duty, the alcohol and drug rules, driver qualification and annual record reviews, seat belt and phone rules, and vehicle inspection and maintenance. These are common exam questions and the core of a fleet safety program.
This lesson is included with a pass
Written lessons come with every ASP pass, along with the video lessons, the question bank, mocks and the tutor. $80 per exam for 6 months, or $143 for all three for 12 months.