I received a 14 hour violation, but there’s only one problem.........

He had one period of at least 8 hours in the sleeper then another of at least 2 hours. He can take however many little breaks in between. On that very day his 14 hour clock started when his first at least 8 hour sleeper berth period ended.

10 30 PM is the end of the 14 hour shift if given that graph alone.

 

Your in a league of your own with the entire trucking deal, therefore you dont count. Atleast in my book.

 

I dont see how that could be reversed though... That's like getting a violation for a head light out and then you call DataQ after you've already replaced the bulb? IDK

 

Do you only need one headlight, legally? I don't see how that analogy is the same.

 

A headlight, marker light, taillight... Any light period...

 

Unlike the common misconception, only the required lights have to work. If all the required ones were working like skellr stated , the citation was wrong.

 

Obviously not. I had required lighting for the marker lights. Head lights had a different requirement.

What if there were 5 marker lights and one was out. I would still have required lighting. What a LEO interprets is a whole nother rats nest. It wouldn't be shocking to fail an inspection for having 1 of 5 lights out. That doesn't mean its right/legal.

Take it or fight it.

 

Never mind I, I think he did have drive time available because of the 14 hour rule not running out till 14:15. But I can see how the cop may have made the mistake. Also The 8 hour portion or the 2 hour portion only entitles you to drive till the unused 11 hours or the 14 run out.

 

Not true. There is no requirement for the next break following the 8 in the sleeper to be 2 hours. It is only a requirement that there be a separate period of at least 2 hours (within the alloted time); eg., driver stops for a pee break and a smoke, takes him 25 minutes, perfectly fine.

Nor is there a requirement that the two rest periods are only 8 and 2. The rules state at least 8 and 2, but less than 10 (10 or more and it is obviously no longer a split-sleeper).

§395.1 Scope of rules in this part.
(g)Sleeper berths
(1)(D)(ii) Specific requirements. The following rules apply in determining compliance with paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section:

(A) The term “equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty” means a period of
(1) At least 8 but less than 10 consecutive hours in a sleeper berth, and
(2) A separate period of at least 2 but less than 10 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth or off duty, or any combination thereof.​