So am I wrong here?

OP is still asleep.

Might be time for a CPAP.

 

Well the op needs to learn how to track his activities and sleep, it is all on him.

My questions first would be what were you doing before the load and when was the last time he sleep, when did you start your clock and a few other questions to get the actual picture.

There is no excuse that he could not run the load, park near the receiver and got some sleep. The load was ready at 6, say leaving at 6:30, he had a 350 mile run which was more than 6 hours and he could have made it there by the time he posted his post here, leaving him four hours of on duty time to catch some sleep before unloading, maybe even be there early to get unloaded.

It gets me that a lot of drivers are nine to fivers and can't handle the 24 hour work cycle, this should be part of their cd training before they even get a cdl permit,

 

The OP didn’t say what he had available for hours. Assuming he had the hours, he should have been there by 22:00. If he didn’t have the hours, he should have stayed in sleeper berth until he finished a 10, then rolled.

 

My father always called being able to sleep most anywhere or anytime as having "diesel in the blood". This ability is just something learned after years of driving. Even though it's been 8 years since I last drove I can still do it. However!! It's important though to try to avoid things that can disrupt sleep. Try to avoid coffee and sodas. Put that smartphone in quiet mode. I know this sounds crazy, but I always got quiet and in my mind started building furniture. I have actually gone to sleep operating a lathe making legs for a kitchen table. Power naps are OK, but the real restful sleep comes from REM sleep.

Bottom line though!! If you can't drive at night and see no way to develop the ability to adjust sleep periods you might want to re-examine doing OTR trucking! That's not me being mean. It is just what it is.