Splitting the Clock on Teams?

Nope. They abolished split sleeper back about 2005 or so with the current HOS.

As a team we run out our full 10 hours then it's the spouse's turn to do her 10. We had the option then in that HOS era to split sleeper or rhythm method until the 70 hour workweek was up.

 

No. You had better not be caught driving on someone else's clock or vice versa. That's a MAJOR violation of HOS and if you are being asked to run your team as you described, then RUN from at "opportunity" to screw up your trucking career.

The RIGHT way to split the clock is each of you gets a 12 hour shift. That gives each of you a solid 12 hours in the sleeper berth. You can drive your 11 hours and that leaves an hour to work in your fueling, mandatory 30 minute break, or quick stops to take a piss.

The best thing to do is agree on which shift each of you want to do, then STICK to that schedule, even during your days off. You DON'T want to start getting "jet lagged" by constantly changing your sleep schedule.

My brother and I drove quite a bit of team. We took our shift changes at midnight or noon. I started my shift at midnight and he started his shift at noon.

Once again, do NOT run team splitting the schedule as you described.

 

In 2001 yes. Your HOS says 11 hours then sleeper until your codriver is finished his 11.

They would put you OOS for 5-6-6-5.

As a team as stated by Lepton1 Spouse handled the morning as I handled the night. Once in a while she is requires to run at night. No ifs buts or maybes, HOS flips a human sleep from night to day and back. Besides you never really sleep. That truck is part of your soul as as long she is rolling well, you rest but never sleep.

Our esteemed Government has managed to take away where at all possible any ability of YOU as captain of the ship to make decisions on how to drive and sleep that truck. And so... you are stuck. You have a 11 hour day to run. 14 max. Then your codriver has his 11 and 14 max. You have nothing. Except laying in the bunk to sleep which for many of us as we get older is not needed.

 

As I read it from this post, the truck owner and/or team mate are asking you to run a 6/5/6/5 split schedule? If so it sounds like one of two things:

1. They are clueless regarding how HOS works.

2. They know how HOS works, but don't want to run legally.

 

And that would be a whole another problem.

There are anti corection laws dating to 2012 that should protect you from running illegally for anyone. I don't care if it is the Pope. Its still illegal. That will change the conversation quite a bit.

 

Think the bigger issue is company wants them to run on other drivers logs. Big no no