8-2 split explained in an easy to understand format

Yes you can! Load the PDF in the link above. Go to Page 22, Example 14 and read the note under "Explanation 11 - Hour Limit". That is as clear as it gets.

 

... or on page 11 of the Interstate Truck Driver's Guide to Hours of Service document:

"It does not matter which rest period you take first."

 

Is that an actual book/guide??? I have not seen a guide called;
"The Interstate Truck Drivers Guide to HOS Document"... Not calling you a liar,,just want more info..

 

Very awesome thread all,,,thanks VERY Fricken much...

SNI will NOT, I repeat, NOT! let you use the split burth rule... USX teaches it and tells you it is OK to use it... the guy that explained it in orientation, did a bang up job, pictures and everything...LOL I just didn't write a #### thing down,,to interested in what he was saying...

 

Straight from the FMCSA website:

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/hos/fmcsa-guide-to-hos.pdf

Or got to http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm and look for the HOS reference materials section.

 

got them and saved,,,cha ching!
thanks

 

I figure the better I am at understanding the rules, the better I will be at what I love to do...

 

The key to your success, if you drive for a decent company, is knowledge. Understand the regulations that govern you. Ask a lot of questions, read everything you can get your hands on (and don't listen to that guy in the drivers lounge)

 

I agree Meltom...

 

While it's true that it does not matter what rest period you take first, the 2 hour period will count against your 14 hour clock. Taking the 2 hour break first will not stop the clock. The only way to stop the clock during a 8-2 split is to log 8 consecutive hours of sleeper birth.