I'll take psanderson's explanation and interpretation since he spent years as a DOT Officer.
Hours of service questions and answers
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by LogsRus, Oct 26, 2008.
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wow timtruck you would argue the world is round
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Regarding the bolded portion of your post;
A driver who operates a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle equipped with a sleeper berth, as defined in Sec. Sec. 395.2 and 393.76 of this subchapter, (A) Must, before driving, accumulate (1) At least 10 consecutive hours off duty; (2) At least 10 consecutive hours of sleeper-berth time; (3) A combination of consecutive sleeper-berth and off-duty time amounting to at least 10 hours; or (4) The equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty(stolen straight from psanderson's post.
(A) The term "equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty'' means a period of (1) At least 8 but less than 10 consecutive hours in a sleeper berth, and (2) A separate period of at least 2 but less than 10 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth or off duty, or any combination thereof.
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The way you've written it sounds like even though the driver has taken the eight hour portion, they must still take another 10 hours off-duty before being able to drive again.pinballwizard and Half a Load Thank this. -
I wish I would of copied and pasted my e-mail to you
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Your 14 hour would end # 8:00 pm the following day because your 8 hour SLEEPER break did extend the 14 hour clock by 8 hours.
Your driving time from 10:00 pm to 8:00 pm should not total MORE than 11 hours. Now any time after your 8 hour break and before 8:00 pm you take a 2 hour break that will reset your 11 & 14 hour from the end of the 8 hour break.
So once you get your 2 hour break you go to the END of the 8 hour break and count over 14 hours, that's when your new 14 hour period ENDS. The driving time from the end of your 8 hour break and your new 14 hour period must not total more than 11 hours of driving.
The 8 does not work without the 2 and vice versu unless you take a consecutive 10 hour break.
Wow hope I worded that correctly. I think I did
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Word it how you want but the 8 hour break will extend the 14 hour period and at the end of that extension you must take a minimum of 2 hr or a 10 hr.
The 2 will not start your 11 & 14 over, the 10 will restart your 11 & 14 hour period.
If you are referring to the above in lime green they are correct statements, maybe you are not seeing the "or" because a 10 will always reset. So you always have the option of the 10. If you don't take the 2 minimum you MUST take the 10.
I don't need quoted the regs trust me.
Save the space of them quotes and just tell me where it made you feel I said it wrong/or it "reads" wrong so I know to correct it.
But I don't see where I was wrong
No not being conceided just don't see it still today (oh I am tired again today, doctor doctor
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wow find a different color than that green it is an eye killer
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