Split Sleeper Confusion with Company Regulations

Like you I'd heard of some companies not allowing PC but hadn't heard the same about split sleeper.

I don't know how you could even do reefer without being able to split...I had a number of times where it was the only way to legally deliver on time.

 

Let's ask it this way. What in the regulations / law requires companies to allow split sleeper?

Companies can have any policy they want, as long as it doesn't violate law. A company wants to make a policy all drivers can only drive 6 hours per day? Perfectly legal.
Same with the sleeper berth restriction. Company doesn't allow sleeper is fine. Hopefully for your sake they have other policies to address times when a split is useful.

 

ZVAR. THATS FALSE. COMPANIES POLICY CANNOT SKIRT FEDERAL LAW. AS LONG AS A DRIVER IS IN COMPLIANCE NO COMPANY CAN STOP A DRIVER FROM USING THE SPLIT SLEEPER. POLICY DONT TRUMP FEDERAL LAW

 

You're wrong. Companies can have policies more strict than federal guidelines.

 

Interesting because Qualcomm and other ELD companies give administrators the option to turn off Split Berth so there is that.

 

Don't think I could do my job without a split sleeper. That is one of the most useful tools out there when it comes to logbooks. Actually how a guy goes trucking without it, the company is taking money right out of your pocket.

 

We have had to turn it off on some drivers who kept going into violation using it, which is amazing because the computer does the math for you, but they would still find a way to mess it up. Most of them involved not understanding how much time they got back on the split and ending up running out of time well short of any safe parking, or what part of the split they were on and blowing appointments by hours.

Last guy thought because 8/2 and 7/3 were options he could do a 6/4 split.

 

If you're losing money because you can't split log that's your company mismanaging your truck and/or their customers wasting your time costing you money. We don't have split sleeper where I'm at and it has zero effect on the paycheck. Don't need it. I did need it pretty often back when I was running freight though.