Maximizing my time, logging off duty while loading/unloading?

It does not pause the 14.

 

Once you go on duty to start the day, the 14 starts and doesn't stop. Unless you use a split sleeper break which can be very confusing and I wouldn't recommend screwing around with ss until you really understand how it works

 

Wouldn't you wanna go off duty anyway? So if something happens and your there for more than 10 hours your 14 would reset.

 

Generally that's how I do it. When you're paid cpm you need hours available to make miles, not sitting getting loaded/unloaded.

 

Yes it will pause the 14. That’s the whole point of the split sleeper.

 

I've never understood why everyone thinks splits are so hard. Your 11/14 applies to your last two shifts, and the splits have to add to 10, with 7 to 8 hours of sleeper time on the long split and at least a 2 hour break on the short split.

To the OP: yes going off duty can pause your clock, provided it's longer than 2 hours and you take the appropriate sleeper time at the end of the day.

 

Legally you can not log off duty at a shipper or receiver unless you are free to leave, which most times you are not. You can log sleeper berth however.

 

The trick I've learned is that if I am waiting on the next thing to happen, I can go off duty.
Typical pick up or delivery. Arrive, switch from D to ON. Go get checked in. They'll call me when they have a dock. Get back out to truck, switch to OFF. I'm waiting for a call.. They call with a dock. I drive over (automatically puts me in D) get situated in dock. Go back to OFF. I'm waiting to get loaded or unloaded. They finish and call me to come get paperwork, or they bring it out to me. I go back to ON while I'm dealing with the paperwork, closing my doors, sliding my tandems, sending my messages, etc. Omce I leave, automatically puts me in D.
Magic question, Am I waiting? Could I get out of my truck if I wanted to? If the answer is Yes, I can switch to Off Duty.
As for your clocks. It won't automatically pause your 14. Time spent as OFF or ON will count toward your 30 minute break for your 8 hour clock. As long as you do not go to D, you can switch between ON, Sleeper Berth or OFF as much as you want. Once you accumulate a total of 30 minutes continuous, your 8 hour clock will reset. Your 11 hour isn't effected because you aren't driving. Lastly, it is possible to use the sleeper berth split provisions to pause your 14. Many threads on how the Sleeper Berth Split works. Go read one of them for the minutiae of how it works. But, in a nutshell. 3 rules. 1. One part has to be aleast 2 hours of Off duty and/or sleeper berth. 2. Other part has to be at least 7 hours continuous in sleeper berth. 3. Both parts have to equal to at least 10 hours and order taken doesn't matter.

 

Depends on how much I like my employer. Lol