i've experienced microsleep: PLEASE PULL OVER WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPY

200 mg caffeine pill and set your alarm for a 20 minute nap

take the pill right before the nap, it'll be kicking in when you wake up

 

The caffeine pills I’ve looked at specifically mention short-term use on the bottle. I’d stick with good old-fashioned coffee. Humans have been drinking it for a very long time, and a mountain of studies generally say it’s pretty safe (within about 400 mg) and can be good for your health.

 

We all been there . we all been pushing , only 100 miles to go, we sleep when we hit the dock... Then when u go to sleep and wake up , cant remeber where the f ur at or how the heck ya got there ... Yes get some sleep, its the most important thing to keep the rubber on the road

 

A deadly phenomenon, to say the least. I've had it a few times.
A nagging condition, just as dangerous that I get is when it's time to go to the sleeper, I'm so used to keeping awake that I dose off and suddenly come awake. When that happens, I tell all concerned that I have to stand down. Either go home for a few days or if I'm still on the road I have to take some time off.

 

The very reason I will quit before I deal with an eld. I have always pulled over and napped when I WANTED to, now that may be 1 hour after I take off in the morning. or 15 hours, or any time in between.
In fact I stopped and took a 2 hour nap on the way home today.

 

I haven't needed to do this in years, and the 34 hour restarts eliminates the need .
Back years ago in my outlaw days when I ran hard and sometimes for 2 to 3 months at a time without a day off. I would just disappear for a 24 to 48 hour period at some point.

 

This is the real issue of being stuffed in a box with government regulations. We are not robots with on and off switches.

I am not tired and do not sleep because they mandate me too.

I was never ever tired with a paper log. I got more work done and was much a safer operator than i am now (better rested).

I never used a push or nudge to cover more miles and make more money. I simply drove when i was awake and alert or napped if needed and started late if needed.

It was a much higher quality of life and safer.

Under mandates, i have sat wide awake when i could be knocking down miles and also (carefully worded coding) driven when frankly i would rather have knocked off early.

Personally i wish they gave me 16 hours and 750 miles per 24 hours to do whatever the hell i wanted and when i wanted as far as work is concerned. Yes, and i start the period when i say. Not the clock or the calendar. Geez its almost like i want to be the adult in charge off my life.

Frankly if the govt wants to mandate anything they can mandate driver wages up where they belong. Trust me, if you everybody was banking 1970's money, $150-200k annually, you wouldnt be doing anything stupid to jeopardize your job and you would be taking time off to go spend the loot. there wouldnt be a shortage of qualified, responsible drivers to fill seats either... but its not about that... bad driver, thinking outloud again.

 

Sounds like you guys need to get good toothpick to chew on.