The 14 hr clock worked. You can now retroactively apply the new 14-hour window and 11-hour drive time to the end of the first qualifying break at 7AM. Dills’ Channel 19 blog covers a grab bag of on-highway hearsay, owner-operator news and driver views from the roadways the nation over.

This shit is just plain stupidity!!!

Continuing on, I drive the partial load a couple hours to Bardstown, Ky., arriving around 8:15 and staging to fill the load for the next 30 minutes on-duty, at which point they give me a time for when things will be done. This second break does count as part of the driver’s 14 on-duty hours. Drivers choosing to use split sleeper berth must take at least eight hours in the sleeper berth and may split the sleeper berth time into two periods provided neither is less than two hours: One shift must be between two and eight hours (2/8 hour period) and can be spent in the sleeper berth, off-duty, or personal conveyance (or a combination of the three). It’s tough to wake at 2 a.m. for most of us, so I manage to get cracking a little after 2:30 in often sunny but now quite dark Birmingham, where dock hands are hard at work as I rub the sleep out of my eyes to watch them make quick work of some skids. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. One shift must be between 2 and 8 hours, and can be spent in the sleeper berth or off duty (or a combination of the two). The split sleeper berth rule allows a driver to extend an on-duty shift by splitting the required 10 consecutive hours of off-duty time into two shifts.

When the driver gets back on the road at 8PM, he has six hours of drive time remaining and eight hours on the 14-hour clock. Rather, it simply moves forward the point at which the 14-hour driving window started. For those of you not so mystified: feel free to offer corrections and clarifications if I’ve missed anything. Drivers are allowed to extend the 11-hour maximum driving limit and 14-hour driving window by up to 2 hours when adverse driving conditions are encountered. Coming back on-duty, I recalculate my 14 and 11 limits again, including the two-hour nap against the newly available 14, which started at about 2:45 or thereabouts. Best player on the Korn Ferry Tour!

At that point, an 8-hour off-duty period would commence and, when combined with the 2-hour off-duty break, provide the 10 hours of equivalent off-duty time as required by FMCSA.

At this point, the driver takes an 8-hour break in the sleeper berth. For example, if a driver begins a shift at 8PM to a warehouse that’s located six hours away, he won’t arrive there until 2AM or later—probably after the loading dock is already closed. When I come back on-duty for all of this at about 2:45 a.m., I have to recalculate available drive and duty hours. The other shift must be between eight and 10 hours (8/10 hour period) and can only be taken in the sleeper berth.

Drivers must take a 30-minute break when they have driven for a period of 8 cumulative hours without at least a 30-minute interruption. As I remarked under a discussion on Facebook recently with owner-operator Phil Killerlain and several others, thinking about and communicating this particular topic makes my head hurt a bit. It’s 6 o’clock and they’re way backed up. Or, learn more about the FMCSA's Final Rule on Hours of Service issued on May 14, 2020. Mind ypu that nal is makiing up for the time he was waiting at the shipper. Drivers may split their required 10-hour off-duty period, as long as one off-duty period (whether in or out of the sleeper berth) is at least 2 hours long and the other involves at least 7 consecutive hours spent in the sleeper berth.

The driver still must abide by all other FMCSA regulations, including the 60-/70-hour workweek rule, the 34-hour restart rules, and the 8-day rule. Best player on the Korn Ferry Tour! Stay up-to-date with the latest commentary and insights on FreightTech and the impact to the markets by subscribing. Understand the FMCSA’s Final Rule on Hours of Service and how it will impact your fleet.

One shift must be between 2 and 8 hours, and can be spent in the sleeper berth or off duty (or a combination of the two). You may opt out at any time. are gone, then drive and eat at the same time.

This wonderful little fairy tale is making it’s rounds, and I think to myself, this guy starts fresh in the morning so how much meaningful sleep is he gonna do from 1pm to 9pm? Break Sleeper Berth Provision 2 3 5 June 3 hrs 7 hrs 11 hrs 3 hrs One off-duty period (whether in or out of the sleeper berth) is at least 2 hours long, a n d The other involves at least 7 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth Both periods added together must equal at … Andrew Tursky. I know this is meant with all good intention, however, people are not all the same, our work is not the same, our hours, our trucks, traffic, shift, driving region, none of it.

Daily rest requirements will still need to be met. Your email address will not be published. I had to complete my split sleeper, of two hours off duty, 1 hour from my final destination with 1 hour of beautiful daylight and sunshine left. The short answer, of course: That 8-hour requirement is there for those who would take advantage of the 8/2-hour split of the required 10-hour off-duty period, allowed for in the regs. break every 8 hrs., 30 minutes is a joke it takes 15 minutes to pull down and get parked and hit the head (take a whiz), then you grab food that you can hold because your 30 min. So last I checked, no one had a crystal ball!

It allows a driver to split the required 10 consecutive hour off-duty break into two shifts.

What is the purpose of the Split Sleeper Berth rule?

This allows drivers to adjust schedules for things like longer hauls or warehouse hours by “dropping-in” a rest break that pushes out a 14-hour driving period.

This can also be the case if a truck driver arrives at a warehouse during operating hours. It’s almost 10 o’clock, so I have about 7 duty hours possible, a theoretical 8 or so of drive time (moot by now given the erosion of available duty hours). Then, where is he gonna find parking at 3am? 8 hrs. Last week, in an Arrive Logistics and Reliance Partners webinar in conjunction with FreightWaves, transportation safety expert and vice president of risk services for Reliance John Seidl detailed the 8/2 split sleeper berth provision and how it can be utilized to provide more flexibility for drivers. May drive a maximum of 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty.