8 hour sleeper berth rule

While I agree that most Americans are out of shape fat #####, the BMI index is extremely flawed.

 

I'll agree with this statement because the scale doesn't account for bone density or muscle mass. That said, it would take a LOT of muscle and a lead skeleton to make 170lbs at 5'3....

 

Can anyone explain the 8/2 rule please? I told my driver about it and he has tried it several times and he is not getting his correct times, as if he never had 2 hours in sleeper birth. We have Keep Trucking ELD and after 3 weeks it finally began working correctly so I am not sure if we are doing something wrong or not. Sadly, anytime I had a question like that they stated they couldn't help me call DOT.

 

Yeah we hear you. your a woman and everything is harder because a man made it. The world sucks everyday because you compare yourself to a man.
When you go to the beach do you complain about getting wet or geting sand in your shoes?

 

Split Sleeper Simplified

• 8 hours (must be in the sleeper) pauses your 14
• 2 hours (does not have to be in sleeper) does not pause your 14
• the two break periods (8 and 2) can be taken in any order
• the two work periods on either side of either break, added together, cannot exceed your 11/14/70
• When using the split-break you enter into a cycle of

work | rest1 | work | rest2 | work | rest1 | work | rest2 | work, etc.,
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until you return to a "normal" schedule by way of a 10-hour continuous rest or 34-hour reset.​

 

ahhh... ok this makes sense now. Thank you so much for breaking that down for me, my brother (driver) swears I am crazy and sometimes google is NOT your friend when you need it. lol

 

I’m an out of shape fat ###, but I still walk around piss puddles. I may be fat, but I ain’t stupid.

two gallons is a lot of pee, you sure it wasn’t an exaggeration?

 

The ELD is more than likely correct, If he takes a 2 hours break, then in a hour he logs a 30 minute off duty, then in a few hours he tries to do his 8 it will not count, You cannot have any off duty times between the 8 hour and the 2 hour or your ELD will not count it. If your going to use the split it enters you into a cycle until you do a 10 hour to reset your drive time.
You always have to remember if you drive 6 hours then do a say 2 hours sleeper, in 5 more hours you have to take your 8 hours, after that you can only drive 6 hours again, and so on until you take a 10 hour off duty/sleeper.

 

Unless I'm missing something, there is nothing in §395.1(g)(1)(i)or(ii) that negates using the (split) sleeper berth provision if any off-duty time except the conforming 2 hour period is taken. Only that such an off-duty period of less than 2 hours does not count towards the 10 consecutive hours equivalent ((g)(1)(i)(A)(4)). I don't doubt that some ELD choke if a driver does that, but I believe that to be a programming error.

 

Wow I am a female trucker and what are you complaining about you had to have some kind of idea what you were getting into. If not quit #####ing!!! So sick of the bs that makes the rest of us look like idiots!!!!