8/2 spilt

Easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

I've never heard a word about a proper DOT log entry only a violation of DOT not SNI policy.

Or maybe I've never done an 8/2 and I'm drunk.

 

In my 4 years at Schneider I've done an 8/2 about 10 times and never heard a peep...

Roll on...

 

It's a legal system of HOS, do it every now and then at where I drive. What the hell is wrong with Schneider? I've been DOT checked at random on elogs, never been a problem, unless your doing an obvious abuse of it.

 

Wanna bet? There is a staff in the office that does nothing but check logs. Then that log goes into storage 6 months. A potential grenade on a company once they accept a log.

I have a hard time accepting that a company can tell the driver where to run the pencil on the logbook hours. You run it however you want it and let the chips fall where they may. If you are caught either by the Law or DOT with a violation on a log, you are allowed one oppertunity to correct it before fines start to be written.

The company can go jump skittles if they think they can TELL you how to run your working day.

 

Company can't tell you violate FMCSA regs but can institute more restrictive policies. SNI could tell us to drive no more than 8 hours a day, or n o more than 3 hours at a time, etc. It's not a log violation is violating company policy. Just like hard brake events aren't illegal they do violate company policy. Too many violations and you can be terminated for cause.

Will regulatory catch split logging? Probably no. Will your dbl? Possibility, but not likely. I look at it like I look at wearing safety boots. There is a policy, it's not easily enforced so no one makes a big deal out of it - until some one puts an eye out. Then the questions come fast and hard. Workman's Como denied, termination etc.

SNI looks at split logging as a poor risk under most circumstances. When I did it by the time I made delivery my tuckus was TIRED, so I took a full ten after making delivery. No one says you have to run after finishing the 2 hours off but guys will. Most times it won't result in a significant revenue difference for SNI or the driver. If we're being dispatched properly and logging effectively then the 70 is the limiting factor when it comes to driver revenue, IMO. Not much reward but a high amount of risk makes the decision from corporate easy.

 

or until they put up banners saying "no boots, no service" and still see @Waggledaddy buddys wearing flip flops

 

They had to spend the safety and education budget on something and Tom DiSalvi said they couldn't just buy an ice cream cake with GOALs written royal icing.

 

It would be just like a company, poke your eye out and they deny workers comp because you weren't wearing sni approved work boots sorry about your eye but DENIED.

 

Did it once to make OTD due to circumstances beyond my control.

Got a priority message to call in. Called in and was informed I was in violation and was shut down for 10....load had to be relayed. I was charged $400.

That was the day I decided it was time to move on.

 

I use 8/2 split all the time. Yesterday was at customer 4 hours getting loaded. About 1300 was done and only 4 more hours left on my 70. Why leave then and get caught with no parking at some truckstop up the road when all I have to do is chill in the sleeper 4 more hours and roll through midnite picking up 7 more hours on recap and make a productive move with it.

Of course i stopped with 52 minutes left on my 70 so have to wait til 2308 to start my clock again.

But yeah, I use the 2/8 all tthe time