Every time your log books prevented you from getting the sleep you need post here and explain

The difference is I am the carrier. I can't just have another driver repower it. I pickup and delivery everything myself. I guess I will get really good at driving tired. Seeing as I am too dumb to do it the safe way, guess I've been doing it all wrong.

 

l believe you can stop and take a nap anytime your tired..How does the 14 hr clock prevent that? ..In fact my must stop and take a nap,because driving ill or fatiged is against the ruled

 

Here is a nice safe webpage that shows a amusing video (I like the desk hopping...)

And a simple chart about what it does to your body.

The information is here.

This is what just one can of Red Bull does to your body

 

Go eat.

Bob tail to a bowling alley. Or something nice it's only evening. I once went into the Baltimore Lyric House for a symphony. I was not too welcome there, but they figured a trucker must really be cultured to take in a bit of beethoven in jeans. =)

You have a couple hours to kill find something enjoyable to do. It goes without saying. Ive done quite a bit of karting. Twin engines are a favorite, they are monsters. Even near the sea they used small V hull boats for that type of racing.

Enjoy your evening. You will have been unwound and ready to go to work when it's time.

 

If you are sleepy, then from my experience being sleepy out there with a 18 wheeler it's worse than being a simple drunk. You might wake up in the drunk tank next morning wondering what in the world? Then be told you are facing 30 to life because you took out 4 kids.

My suggestion to you is relatively simple born of hard earned expereince.

If you are sleepy and tired or somewhere in between. Get a rest. If it turns into a nap? Great. IF it turns into a proper overnight sleep? Awesome.

Just keep an eye on your ETA trip appt time.

There is a medical condition called Narcolepsy you do not ever want to be formally diagnosed with this inability to stay awake in the day time like most everyone else. If you want some amusing videos such as tree cutters + Narcolepsy.. you tube has them. It's not funny behind the wheel at 70 mph.

 

A trick I use when it is night and you have a long drive ahead and you are in the zone of I am a bit tired but not tired enough to sleep. Do not look at any clocks. You are just driving along and it is dark. If you focus on "dang it is 3 am" you will think yourself into sleep mode. Don't count the mile posts, just go along and don't let yourself do a countdown of how far you have to go.

 

Sometimes if I'm under the gun and must use all my hours to get where I'm going but feel like it would be so nice to lie down, I will do so and shut my eyes, no alarm. Many times I went into deep REM sleep then woke up and got back in the saddle feeling good. Look at ELD, it says 18 minutes Sleeper. So didn't really lose any time against on time delivery but did manage to get a micro burst of good sleep. Napoleon I believe came up with this strategy for his troops.

 

I wont take naps because I need to be sleepy for my 10 hours. If I take a nap before my 10 hours, I am going to be awake in my truck during my 10 hours and that right there is enough to make me sleepy before I even begin my day.

The people that made these rules should be locked in a closet for 10 hours every day when they aren't ready to sleep and see how rested they feel. That is pretty much what this is.

I am 3 weeks into over the road and I've found the logs harder than I thought they would be to deal with. Parking is second hardest but that is related to hos. I've had to go without showers due to parking issues and when I don't have a shower that is more fatiguing to me than anything else.