8-2 split explained in an easy to understand format

If you in the sleeper 8 hours just wait 2 more hours and reset everything... Except the 70.

 

I use it often when I can't park at the customer the night before I deliver but still have drive time left. I'll park nearby. Go into the sleeper for 8 hours. Head over to the consignee and get my final two hours in. If I get there an hour or so early I can usually pretty easily get my two hours off duty in and have plenty of time to drive when I leave.

 

You don’t want to roll if the 8/2 rule goes into effect. If you’re on your 10-hr break, make sure it really does complete! Every morning, right before the start of your day, check your summary tab. The top 3 bars should be full: 8, 11, and 14. If they are, then roll! It is more beneficial to take 10-hr breaks than to be using 8-hr splits. Only use the 8/2 rule if you really need it for on-time delivery.

 

8-hr splits actually hurt productivity. I highly doubt you can drive more miles using 8-hr splits versus the standard 10-hr breaks. 8-hr splits should only be used when the load requires it for on-time delivery.

 

There are some loads where a 10 hour break will make you late so you want to do an 8 hours sleeper break. The clocks are paused by the 8 hours sleeper break and stay paused up until the 9:59 in the sleeper.

There was one load where a 10 would make me late so I did 9 hours in the sleeper as 8 would have gotten me there too soon. Arrived perfectly and did the 2 while being unloaded.

 

I watch my ELD, it tells me how many hours I have available.I will do my stops then find a place to park and stop for 8 hours.The ELD calculates and displays how many hours I have left to work and drive if it's enough to get me home I will go,if not then I will wait the extra two hours.

 

I've never used the split but this is exactly the scenario I want to do it.

I'm just not clear on how to long I have to meet the requirement of the additional off duty hrs after my sleep berth time. Does it have to be within 14 hrs of when I started my sleeper berth? I'm asking anyone