Logging Off Duty Instead of Sleeper Berth

That's for the trailer. Truck is 26,000.

The Federal government requires a Class-A CDL to drive any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more. This includes a towed vehicle heavier than 10,000 pounds.

 

So that says you can just be off duty for 10 hours, which means you're not required to rest in the sleeper. That's different than logging off duty while in the sleeper. Why the actual #### do you think there's a sleeper duty status if it's not supposed to be used?

No, scratch that, don't bother even responding, I'm done arguing such obvious idiocy! Y'all have fun! <unwatch thread>

 

My plumbing box van and towing truck are commercial, no cdl .

 

hey im learning but a bit hesitant to ask a question .

 

Don't be. They can only roast you if you let them.

 

So ill ask it , inside the shipper they're haveing the 2nd shift cornhole championship they say it'll be 3or 4hrs till load or unload whatever. Im sitting at the dock and want to lye down on the bunk and watch The Pacific episodes 5&6 .
#1 can i do that
#2 if i can am i off duty or SB ?

 

In the trades for 30+ years , i got rino hyde

 

What happened to 8 of 10 hr break must be in sleeper? I thought that was part of the rule change when it went from 10 to ll driving and 8 to 10 break. Along with 14 hr. rule. Before the change, I always was told a straight 8 hr. off duty was acceptable. As far as I know the only charges that have been been made since the new 14 hr. rule, regards team drivers and off duty time allowed in passenger seat. Did I miss something? Always heard without sleeper time, a motel receipt is needed. I wonder what the LTL day cab road drivers or car haulers that stay in motels do to show rest periods on logs to DOT. Whether or not they need proof of a motel stay.

 

The part that says “And uses the sleeper berth to obtain the required rest” immediately before it says “10 hours of off duty” should clue you in. Not “if you sleep on top of your trailer” or on a hammock underneath it” or in a tent in the woods” or any of the other fantasy scenarios presented here. But somehow it does not.

I’ll be the bigger man and say you dont know how to correctly fill out your log book and you dont know how to read.

Way back on page 1 of this thread (intended to help new driver log correctly) we had a driver saying he never logs “off duty” he always uses “sleeper berth” instead. That is intentional falsification of logs. Period.

 

I normally ask my questions in threads that are already going, instead of posting a new topic. It helps cut out the chaff.

Yeah, I was genuinely interested in this topic. My firat time ever touching a log sheet was just over 3 years ago, and I've just been wingin it since.

And 8 or 9 inspections later, my continuous off duty status has never been mentioned by DOT, though I did geta violation for not adding up my hours .

The hilarity here is you can tell a few posters are seriously upset. I've seen grade school kids act more mature.