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HOS Violations

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Overview

All companies adhering to the Hours of Service (HOS) federal mandate operate under a federal level ruleset or a state level ruleset. Drivers and driver managers are responsible for making sure that each driver adheres to the clauses governing the ruleset. Clauses primarily revolve around hours of drive time permitted, hours of rest break needed for the driver, hours the driver can work, and so on. This is to protect drivers, ensure safety on the road and also consider their health benefits. If any clause under the rule set for driver operation is violated, the result is a HOS violation.

FMCSA mandates that fleets must keep their driver violations within a certain limit.

The HOS Violations insight provides driver managers access to the number of violations for the period chosen so they can take appropriate action to reduce the violations.

Filters

  1. Table Filters: Click each dropdown to filter by that detail. The chart will automatically update once you make a selection and click Apply on a filter.
    • Date Range: Specifies the date range for the report. Malfunctions which occurred within this date range will be displayed. Click to select from a number of preset date ranges, or select Custom to specify a particular date range up to 6 months. Defaults to Past 7 days.
    • Violation Type: Specifies the violations present during the date range. Click the box next to each desired entry to select multiple violations. The following violations may be present for US Hours of Service:
      • DR: No 30 Minute Rest Break in 8 Hours
      • DD: Exceeded 11 Hour Driving
      • DOD: Exceeded 14 Hour On Duty
      • 7D: Exceeded 60 Hours in 7 Days
      • 8D: Exceeded 70 Hours in 8 Days
    • Locations: Sorts driver results based on their assigned Location.
    • Ruleset: Specifies rulesets in which the violations occurred. Click the box next to each desired entry to select multiple violations.
    • Min Violations: Sorts driver results based on the number of recorded HOS violations per driver.
  2. Group By Driver: When in Table mode, click this switch to group violations based on driver assignment.
  3. Table/Chart: Click to toggle between Chart view and Table view. Table view can be further refined by clicking the Group By Driver toggle.
  4. Export (CSV): Click to generate a downloadable comma-separated value (CSV) file which can be opened in Excel or other spreadsheet software. The file contains only filtered violations.

The HOS Violations report offers three different views: Chart, Grouped By Driver, and Not Grouped By Driver.

Chart

Access the Chart view by toggling Table/Chart to Chart.

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This view displays total violations by type in a pie chart based on selected filters. Hovering over each pie slice displays the violation type and total count. Clicking a slice separates it from the rest of the pie as a visualization aid.

Table - Grouped By Driver

Access the Grouped By Driver view by toggling Table/Chart to Table and toggling Group By Driver to on.

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This view displays a list of drivers who have recorded at least one violation within the date range specified in Table Filters.

Click a driver's entry to expand the list and display that driver's individual violations.

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Table - Not Grouped By Driver

Access the Grouped By Driver view by toggling Table/Chart to Table and toggling Group By Driver to off.

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This view displays each individual violation along with the associated driver's information. Each entry contains all vital information for both the violation and driver, so you may need to use the horizontal scroll bar to view all information. 

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