8-2 split explained in an easy to understand format

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  1. TravR1

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    If you in the sleeper 8 hours just wait 2 more hours and reset everything... Except the 70.
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    If I need to make up some time I can save some time doing 8-splits. Especially handy on longer runs. Don't have to take any 30 min breaks, plenty of time to rest on the 8 and I can use to 2 to shower or whatever. I know some don't like using it but there are times when it makes more sense than doing a ten hr break.
     
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    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.
     
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    How can saving 30 min a day hurt productivity?
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    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
     
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    The 8 to less than 10 extends the 14 by that much. So you have all of the remainder of the 14 left after you resume it after the sleeper berth.

    However much on duty and however much drive time that is, and you don't have to use it all up, but taking 2 or more hrs on lines 1 and 2 will complete the break, and drive and on duty time after that is figured from the end of the previous break, basically, you get a 14 hour window with 11 hours drive after the long one that will include the short break of 2 hours or more.

    Driving times in adjacent periods have to add up to 11 hours or less.
     
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