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8/2 split question

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by RedRover, Nov 24, 2016.

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  1. Nov 24, 2016 #1
    RedRover

    RedRover Road Train Member

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    Here is the situation... I have to bobtail 56 miles to a shipper, but then wait for an hour before I can pick up my preloaded trailer and take off on a 1070 mile round trip with 5 stops. I'm running team with my mentor. We have a full clock for the both of us in which to make this run, so it should be no problem getting back in 22 hours. My question is thus... If I pull up at the shipper, send my arrival call, log sleeper and let my mentor drive the first leg of the trip, climb out fresh off of an 8 hours in the sleeper and go on duty, did my 14 keep running?

    My understanding is that the 8 hours of sleeper will stop the clock, and I will come back with my clock still in tact, but that I will need to take a full 2 hours off duty somewhere in there. Please advise in simplest terms possible.

    I don't want to burn 3 hours of my clock bobtail in traffic, then sitting on duty being paid minimum wage, or worse, off duty and being paid nothing at all. Don't really care about the 70 right now as my mentor doesn't like to run and I won't hit 70 before he is trying to do a reset anyway.
     
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  3. Nov 24, 2016 #2
    Driver91

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    No if you take 8 hours sleeper you will get back the time you had left when you went in the sleeper. Driving and on duty.
     
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  4. Nov 24, 2016 #3
    Driver91

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    You never have to take the other 2 hrs if you don't want to. You can run your driving clock out and take a 10 if you want.
     
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  5. Nov 24, 2016 #4
    tlalokay

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    The 2 hours of an 8/2 split must be in the sleeper only, not a combo sleeper/off-duty or any off-duty. Learned that one the hard way...
     
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  7. Nov 24, 2016 #5
    Quackers

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    This stuff confuses the crap outta me but I'll get there eventually lol
     
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  8. Nov 25, 2016 #6
    ChaoSS

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    No. The eight must be, the two does not have to be sleeper.
     
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  9. Nov 25, 2016 #7
    FwL

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    Any period of 8 or more hours but less than 10 hours in the sleeper does not count against your 14 hour clock.

    This is true regardless of doing an 8/2 split.
     
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  10. Nov 25, 2016 #8
    Broke Down 69

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    This is the sort of question your trainer should be explaining. That's what he/she is supposed to be there for. If you can't get basic HOS answers from them and they don't want to run then you are being poorly served and should immediately request a new trainer.
     
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  11. Nov 25, 2016 #9
    ncmickey

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    Wrong. The two hr break can be sleeper or off duty.
    The 8 hr MUST be in sleeper

    The 8 hr sleeper pauses your 14. The 2 hr does not. It keeps ticking...
     
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  12. Nov 25, 2016 #10
    Ristow

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    keep in mind you can do the 8 hr thing only once. you cant do it twice. cant drive 2 hours,take a 8 in the bunk. drive 2 more hours,take an 8 in the bunk......
     
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