8/2 split question

Your example is alittle confusing. And not accurate
You can take as many 8/2 splits in a row as you want, up to your 70 hr limit.

Example.
Coming off a 10 hr break
Drive 5 hrs
Take 8hr sleeper
Drive 6 hrs
Take 2 hr off duty
Drive 5 hrs
Take 8 hr sleeper
Drive 6
Take 2 hr off duty

 

3 hours into your 3rd drive time of 5 hours you have 14 hours drive time in a 24 hour period.

you also have 22 hrs drive time in 40 hours total.

check my math but i believe you are in violation in the above example.

 

You may be right with the times above. I was trying to use round numbers to lessen the confusion.
But you can do more than one split break in a row.
One nice thing about electronic logs is it figures it all out for you and gives you the available drive times. Makes the math much easier.

 

yah,i aint no authority on it either. the sad part is neither is a lotta dot officers. i do believe you need a consecutive 10 after a split break work day. looked on fmcsa,its about clear as mud too.

they use the word consecutive as they describe a split break. obviously those two contradict each other. maybe it is legal to do multiple split break provisions. but any officer can say it wasn't consecutive,and whip out the ticket book.

there are those...like myself..that believe the regulation process in this country is intentionally set up as to be used against common man in any circumstance arbitrarily.

 

You can 8/2 splits from here to Infinity. The 24 hour clock has absolutely no bearing on it.

To simplify it when you look at your 8 hour break subtract what's to the left of it from 14, and or 11, and that will determine what you have left befor your 2.

As long as the two sides on left and right of your 8 or your 2 do not exceed 11 hours for 14 hours you will be able to roll. And yes the 2 does need to be Sleeper Berth.

 

His example is fine, because he ends with another two-hour break, which brings the example to 22 hours drive time in a 42 hours before he drives again.

 

14 hours drive time in a 24-hour period is legal.

 

after his first 2 hour break.,he has 11 hours drive time in 22 hours.

if got pulled over and log checked in the 3rd drive session he would in violation of driving more than 11 hours in a 24.

11 hour rule,correct?

 

true,if you drive 11,take 10 in the bunk,you surely can drive 3 more, for 14 in a 24.

 

No, not correct. There is no 24 hour rule that has to do with anything and Truckin.

As long as the two sides of his eight hour or two hour break do not exceed 11 hours he is legal the next break he has to take his eight hours and that example

Essentially, for every 11 hours driven one has to have a minimum of 10 hours break, that can be done in two shifts of 8 hours Sleeper Berth and 2 hours off duty or Sleeper Berth, or 1 straight 10 hour break. However if one takes a straight 10-hour break they will need to have another 30 minute break to legally drive the 11 hours.