Hours of service questions and answers

^^^^ I think I figured out my mistake here. This little logging utility was right after all but I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

So, if I log like so:



Can I begin my next 14hr block at 11:15?

 

Actually... no. The 8-hour break of the split must be done on line 2 in the sleeper. As logged, you'd have to stay off duty until 0200 the next day when your 14-hour clock would resume. If the 8-hour break was on line 2, then yes, it would be legal to start it at 1115. Keep in mind that in this example the 2-hour break is far enough back that you'd have to take another 2-hour break at 0115 to remain legal.

 

I had a question about this. I have been doing it for a week or too and it has been helping me a lot with this slow freight. My question is can you keep split breaking day after day as without ever taking a 10hr? I had a couple days I logged like this: came off a fresh 10 and drove 4, took 2 getting loaded. Drove 5 more and took my 8. then I drove 5.5 and took my 2 getting loaded again and drove 3. Then I took my 8 getting loaded and I don't remember past that. As long as it kept working out I could just keep running like that forever right?

 

THANKS LOGS!!!! That's from a little logging program I've been fiddling with.

I think I get it now however, I guess if I split on day one I'll have to keep on splitting until I take another full 10hr break. And that would actually make things less productive I reckon... it only seems worth doing if I know that the day after I'll only have a few hours of driving.

Thanks for the help

 

See below.

Be safe.

 

On day two at 12:00 PM (noon) you have 16 hours on-duty (2 hours SB + 5.5 driving + .25 on-duty + 8.25 driving.) The two hours then move the 14 hour clock up to 3:30 AM on day two.

IOW, the eight hours does not count toward the 14; however, the 2 hour break does.

Be safe.

 

^^^^ So was it right?

Would it be a good rule of thumb to just say that I can't have more than 13.75 hours of driving time within any 24 window?

Nope. Just taking this little logging program for a test spin and thought it could have been wrong. It's been spot on so far, it's just helping me explore and understand this issue more. I was still scratching my head at that point. I'm learning to trust technology but not depend on it fully

 

It is safe to say you cannot have more than 11 hours of driving time without a 10 hour break or an appropriate 8 Sleeper Berth + 2 hour break for a split break.

Be safe.