C-24.2, r. 28 - Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers

Section 4 Disposition versions

2023-04-30

4. Sections 519.9, 519.10, 519.20, 519.21.2, 519.21.3, 519.25 and 519.26 of the Code and this Regulation do not apply to the driver or operator of

(1)  a heavy vehicle driven for personal purposes

(a)  for a whole day; or

(b)  for the first 75 km travelled during a day, if

i.  the vehicle has been unloaded and any trailers have been unhitched,

ii.  the distance travelled does not exceed 75 km in a day,

iii.  the driver has recorded the odometer reading in the record of duty status at the beginning and end of the personal use, and

iv.  the driver is not the subject of an out-of-service declaration under section 39;

(2)  an emergency vehicle;

(3)  a heavy vehicle used when required by an emergency service or in the cases of disaster within the meaning of the Civil Protection Act (chapter S-2.3);

(4)  special mobile equipment;

(5)  a farm tractor or farm machinery within the meaning of the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29) and a farm trailer owned by a farmer and having the characteristics provided for in section 2 of the Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles (chapter C-24.2, r. 32);

(6)  a bus or minibus used for urban transport by a public transit authority or under a contract with a public transport body, an intermunicipal transport commission, an intermunicipal board, a municipality or a group of municipalities;

(7)  a combination of road vehicles where the gross vehicle weight rating of each vehicle is less than 4,500 kg, except a combination that requires the display of safety marks in accordance with Division IV of the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation (chapter C-24.2, r. 43);

(8)  a road vehicle subject to the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 4,500 kg and that does not require the display of safety marks in accordance with Division IV of that Regulation, except minibuses and tow trucks;

(9)  a 2 or 3-axle truck being used for

(a)  transporting the primary products of a farm, forest or body of water, if the driver or operator of the truck is the producer of the products; or

(b)  a return trip after such transport, if the vehicle is empty or is transporting products used in the principal operation of a farm, forest or body of water.

Despite the foregoing, hours of service within the meaning of section 1 performed by a driver at the request of an operator of a vehicle mentioned in any of subparagraphs 2 to 9 of the first paragraph must be counted when a heavy vehicle subject to this Regulation is driven.

O.C. 367-2007, s. 4; O.C. 1051-2010, s. 1; O.C. 371-2016, s. 1; O.C. 77-2023, s. 3.

2016-11-20

4. Sections 519.9, 519.10, 519.20, 519.21.2, 519.21.3, 519.25 and 519.26 of the Code and this Regulation do not apply to the driver or operator of

(1)  a heavy vehicle driven for personal purposes

(a)  for a whole day; or

(b)  for the first 75 km travelled during a day, if

i.  the vehicle has been unloaded and any trailers have been unhitched,

ii.  the distance travelled does not exceed 75 km in a day,

iii.  the driver has recorded the odometer reading in the daily log at the beginning and end of the personal use, and

iv.  the driver is not the subject of an out-of-service declaration under section 39;

(2)  an emergency vehicle;

(3)  a heavy vehicle used when required by an emergency service or in the cases of disaster within the meaning of the Civil Protection Act (chapter S-2.3);

(4)  special mobile equipment;

(5)  a farm tractor or farm machinery within the meaning of the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29) and a farm trailer owned by a farmer and having the characteristics provided for in section 2 of the Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles (chapter C-24.2, r. 32);

(6)  a bus or minibus used for urban transport by a public transit authority or under a contract with a public transport body, an intermunicipal transport commission, an intermunicipal board, a municipality or a group of municipalities;

(7)  a combination of road vehicles where the gross vehicle weight rating of each vehicle is less than 4,500 kg, except a combination that requires the display of safety marks in accordance with Division IV of the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation (chapter C-24.2, r. 43);

(8)  a road vehicle subject to the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 4,500 kg and that does not require the display of safety marks in accordance with Division IV of that Regulation, except minibuses and tow trucks;

(9)  a 2 or 3-axle truck being used for

(a)  transporting the primary products of a farm, forest or body of water, if the driver or operator of the truck is the producer of the products; or

(b)  a return trip after such transport, if the vehicle is empty or is transporting products used in the principal operation of a farm, forest or body of water.

Despite the foregoing, hours of service within the meaning of section 1 performed by a driver at the request of an operator of a vehicle mentioned in any of subparagraphs 2 to 9 of the first paragraph must be counted when a heavy vehicle subject to this Regulation is driven.

O.C. 367-2007, s. 4; O.C. 1051-2010, s. 1; O.C. 371-2016, s. 1.

2012-09-01

4. Sections 519.9, 519.10, 519.20, 519.21.2, 519.21.3, 519.25 and 519.26 of the Code and this Regulation do not apply to the driver or operator of

(1)  a heavy vehicle driven for personal purposes

(a)  for a whole day; or

(b)  for the first 75 km travelled during a day, if

i.  the vehicle has been unloaded and any trailers have been unhitched,

ii.  the distance travelled does not exceed 75 km in a day,

iii.  the driver has recorded the odometer reading in the daily log at the beginning and end of the personal use, and

iv.  the driver is not the subject of an out-of-service declaration under section 39;

(2)  an emergency vehicle;

(3)  a heavy vehicle used when required by an emergency service or in the cases of disaster within the meaning of the Civil Protection Act (chapter S-2.3);

(4)  special mobile equipment;

(5)  a farm tractor or farm machinery within the meaning of the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29) and a farm trailer within the meaning of the Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles (chapter C-24.2, r. 32);

(6)  a bus or minibus used for urban transport by a public transit authority or under a contract with a public transport body, an intermunicipal transport commission, an intermunicipal board, a municipality or a group of municipalities;

(7)  a combination of road vehicles where the gross vehicle weight rating of each vehicle is less than 4,500 kg, except a combination that requires the display of safety marks in accordance with Division IV of the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation (chapter C-24.2, r. 43);

(8)  a road vehicle subject to the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 4,500 kg and that does not require the display of safety marks in accordance with Division IV of that Regulation, except minibuses and tow trucks;

(9)  a 2 or 3-axle truck being used for

(a)  transporting the primary products of a farm, forest or body of water, if the driver or operator of the truck is the producer of the products; or

(b)  a return trip after such transport, if the vehicle is empty or is transporting products used in the principal operation of a farm, forest or body of water.

Despite the foregoing, hours of service within the meaning of section 1 performed by a driver at the request of an operator of a vehicle mentioned in any of subparagraphs 2 to 9 of the first paragraph must be counted when a heavy vehicle subject to this Regulation is driven.

O.C. 367-2007, s. 4; O.C. 1051-2010, s. 1.