Section 3400.1000  Purpose and Applicability

 

a)         This Part prescribes the hours of service requirements for drivers of commercial motor vehicles in Illinois.

 

b)         This Part does not apply to:

 

1)         Drivers of utility service vehicles or of covered farm vehicles.

 

2)         Farm to market agricultural transportation that is engaged in intrastate commerce.

 

3)         Grain hauling operations that are engaged in intrastate commerce within a 200 air mile radius of the normal work reporting location.

 

c)         See 92 Ill. Adm. Code 390 for definitions of terms or phrases used in this Part.

 

(Recodified from 92 Ill. Adm. Code 395 (Department of Transportation) pursuant to P.A. 104-0025, at 49 Ill. Reg. 12557)

 

Section 3400.1500  Enforcement

 

a)         All employees of the Illinois State Police that are trained and certified to conduct commercial vehicle inspections are authorized to declare a driver out of service, consistent with their level of certification, and to notify the motor carrier of that declaration.  Notification to the motor carrier is accomplished when the Illinois State Police presents the Driver/Vehicle Inspection (Examination) Report to the driver.

 

b)         Only the Illinois State Police shall enforce the rules and regulations issued under Chapter 18b of the Illinois Vehicle Code against drivers. The Department and the Illinois State Police shall enforce the rules and regulations issued under Chapter 18b against persons other than drivers. (Section 18b-109 of the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law (the Law))

 

(Recodified from 92 Ill. Adm. Code 395 (Department of Transportation) pursuant to P.A. 104-0025, at 49 Ill. Reg. 12557)

 

Section 3400.2000  Incorporation by Reference of 49 CFR 395

 

a)         "Hours of Service of Drivers" (49 CFR 395) is incorporated by reference as that part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) (49 CFR Subchapter B) was in effect on October 1, 2019, as amended by 85 FR 33396 (June 1, 2020), subject only to the exceptions in subsection (c).  No later amendments to or editions of 49 CFR 395 are incorporated.  Copies of 49 CFR 395 are available for inspection at 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois 62764 or by calling (217)785-1181.  The incorporated CFR may also be accessed via the U.S. Government Publishing Office's website at http://www.ecfr.gov.

 

b)         References to subchapters, parts, subparts, sections, or paragraphs shall be read to refer to the appropriate citation in 49 CFR.

 

c)         49 CFR 395.1(h) and 395.1(i) are not incorporated.

 

d)         A contract carrier shall limit the hours of service by a driver transporting employees in the course of their employment on a road or highway of this State in a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers to 12 hours of vehicle operation per day, 15 hours of on-duty service per day, and 70 hours of on-duty service in 7 consecutive days.  The contract carrier shall require a driver who has 12 hours of vehicle operation per day or 15 hours of on-duty service per day to have at least 8 consecutive hours off duty before operating a vehicle again. (Section 18b-106.1 of the Law)  If the driver drives over 12 hours per day or performs more than 15 hours of on-duty service per day, the driver must complete a log book for that day.

 

(Recodified from 92 Ill. Adm. Code 395 (Department of Transportation) pursuant to P.A. 104-0025, at 49 Ill. Reg. 12557)