Not sure what to do... tired/sick told to run anyway

hahAha. Just get out and walk around get some fresh air. You'll feel better.
Luckily my company will never try that with me. They are really strict about safety. One message and they wouldn't even question why

Glad your getting some rest. Get well soon

 

You are right it did say that my bad

 

Ok..am I correct here...
I can take an 8 hr break to pick up some hours.. but after load delivered or whatever... I then need to take full 10 hr break? I did 2 hr hr + 10 hr breaks in o e week... totally killed my paycheck, so no more.

 

The "split sleeper" rules are hard for anyone to understand (almost like the Government set it that way), and should be completely avoided. The way it is set up now benefits NOBODY...not even Teams any more.
I am surprised that any company out there would ask any driver to operate under split sleeper conditions. It is too easy to screw up, and the violation goes on everyone's record that is associated with that truck.

Ban the "Split Sleeper" use from your life! Refuse to run under it. Tell your company you are confused about how that particular law is run, and you don't want to blemish your record or theirs. Freight can be moved just fine under regular logbook operations.

 

Always put your health and safety above any load or dispatcher.

 

Glad to hear you're getting treatment at last...Hope you feel better soon...


For future reference.....Like others have said, when dealing with important issues, ALWAYS use the QC to CYA...But even moreso...Make sure when it comes to them over-pressuring you, or trying to nudge you to push the boundaries legally, make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that you use the magic words- "I'm sorry, but I can't do what you are asking safely and/or legally and I am not willing to risk my or anyone else's lives by doing so...."
Once you let them know that you cannot do it safely and are worried about "life and limb", safety will have your back, period.

If they won't/don't, then don't walk..... RUN- as far and as fast from this outfit as you possibly can!!!!!!

 

IMO they should dis-allow split sleeper altogether if they were really interested in making the roads safer. Most drivers don't even know how to use it properly and it's hard to enforce. Monkeying around with your sleep schedule like that isn't healthy.

 

I think I understand the logic of the 8-2 split, most adults only need about 7 hours sleep. From that I figure that they had the thought of: give time to use amenities at one location and then get to another and use their amenities. Laundromat to a hotel, for instance.

Its speculation, and the last time I heard the government say anything it started with, "We'refrom the government. We are here to scre...ow! Help!" Funny, his partner elbowed him before he finished...wonder what he was going to say originally?

 

Most companies actually discourage the 8/2 sleeper split as they knowledge drivers don't understand it and will violate. Heck most of them don't understand it either. Personally I have a pretty good understanding of it and use it occasionally but that's really only because I have elogs and it's computes it automatically