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Hi there, Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about Canadian drivers running
into the US. 14 US states run along the Canadian border, including Alaska. So it is very easy
because most Canadians live within proximity of the 49th parallel, to end up in the United
States as a bus driver or truck driver. If you're running into the States as a Canadian
driver and are required to keep a log book, you need to keep a log book according to US
rules: driving time is less; off-duty requirement times are different. So therefore, you must
keep a log book according to America rules when running into the States. If you get pulled
over by authorities in the States, you get pulled into an American scale and they find
out you're running on Canadian rules, you're going to get a fine probably, you’re probably
gonna end up working the day for free . We’ll be right back to talk about that.
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Hi there, Rick, welcome back. I talked to you at the beginning, in the introduction
that Canadian drivers need to know American rules as well. The reason that Canadian drivers
need to know the rules for the United States of America—if you are transporting freight
into the United States and bringing freight back out, you have to run according to the
US rule, because the driving time in the US is less and the off-duty requirements
are different than they are in Canada. In Canada, you have to have an 8-hour consecutive
block, in the United States you have to have a 10-hour consecutive block. Canadian drivers
running into the States have to stay on America rules. You cannot drive into Canada switch
to Canadian rules and then go back into the States a couple of days later. If you go back
into the States and get pulled over by authorities are into a scale you are going to get a violation
for violating hours of service in the United States of America. So you have to stay on
America rules as you move in and out of that country. It is a different country, even though
we Canadians like to think differently. So know that you have to stay on American rules,
you have to follow hours of service regulations according to the United States of America.
You cannot flop flip and flop back and forth between the two countries — stay on rules
for the United States of America. So for Canadian drivers doing long haul, it's important that
you know the American rules and stay on those rules. As well, if you're pulling freight
into the US, you can only pull freight into the US, drop the freight, pick up freight
that is coming back into Canada. You cannot interstate in the US. You can’t pick a load
up and California take it to Nevada and drop it off. You have to come back to Canada. It’s
called interstating and its illegal, and you can be put in jail by US immigration and authorities.
So know that you need to take a load into the States and come back out as a Canadian
driver.
In conclusion, Canadian drivers operating
the States have to run on American rules - driving time is less, off–duty requirements are
different. You cannot move freight, people, or services between point ‘A’ and point
‘B’ in the United States of America. You take a load into the States, drop it in the
States and then pick up another load, or multiple loads, all those loads must be transported
back into Canada and dropped in Canada as their final destination. It’s called interstating,
and it’s illegal. Don't end up in an American prison! If you like what you saw here, the
complete course is over at my website. You can find the link here. All of the videos,
written down rules for log books, exercises to fill out, multiple-choice, true/false questions
concerning the exercises to reinforce everything you need to know about log books, there’s
a free calculator for figuring out your work cycle, and at the end you get a certificate
of completion. I’m Rick with Smart Drive Test, thanks very much for watching. If you
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