My Mercer Experience 8-31-15

Might be your emmisions system killing it. Some do real good while others are horrible

 

go to off duty line, surely you aren't showing all that time on duty?
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Right but you won't kill your 70. In case you need it. But it does suck not being able to extend your day, especially when your not tired

 

That's why you either take your break there or nearby, or you do a split sleeper.

 

Ummm not quite, but that would be more beneficial on a personal level. If you are in the sleeper for at least 8 hours, it pauses your 14 until you come out. Once you're out of sleeper, you can take the 2 hour break when/if you want or not take it. Until you take the 2 hour break you only have as much time on your 14 as you had when you went into the sleeper. Once you take a 2 hour break off duty or in the sleeper, it resets your 14 from the end of the 8 hour sleeper.

So if you burn 4 hours on your 14, then you have 10 left. If you sit at a customer for 6 that leaves you 4 hours to drive, but if you go ahead and sit another 2 (8 total and continuous) and mark it all as sleeper, then you still have 10 hours on your 14 and roughly 7 on your 11. You drive for 4 more, you now have 6 hours on your 14 and 3 on your 11. You take a 2 hr break, catch a nap, get a lot lizard, whatever, as long as its at least 2 hours, it resets the 14 from the end of the 8. So now you have a fresh 14, minus your drive and break time, giving you 8 hours on your 14 (14 - 4drive - 2 break = 8 left) and 7 hours on your 11.

It's a little confusing until you get used to it, then it's not too bad.

 

And I told you long ago to get it straight. You don't have to have a hood , you just want one. If you would have to have drove cabovers for many years, a snub nose gmc brigadier has a hood, just sayin