rest

That's why I like the new HOS . No more taking a 10 hour break , working an hour or two , then being told to go in the sleeper 5 or 6 hours then run all night . If I start at 6 a.m. , 8 p.m. is a good time to quit , not take a 6 hour break then run until 2 a.m. .

 

This was two weeks ago.

 

Well , psanderson , you like to nitpick about terms like DOT or "they" . So explain where you come up with "rest" or "sleep" in connection with OFF DUTY . The only mention of "rest" in part 395 refers to rest in a sleeper berth . A driver can go gamble in a casino for 10 hours or wild sex with his wife for 10 hours then legally get back behind the wheel and start driving .
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...p?rule_toc=764&section=395.8&section_toc=1942

 

Speaking of the 10 hour break....
I was listening to the Loading Dock on sirius 147 a couple of weeks ago. Mark had a new guy who replaced trooper Dial discussing the 10 hour rule. He said that if finds a driver logging 10 hours in the bunk, he'll consider it a "log violation". This yahoo said anymore than 8 hours in the bunk is "Just sick".
Apparently he's never been up in Vail or on the 80 w/o Cheyenne in the winter.

 

He is probably one of those guys that think a driver can't legally log 6 or more hours of straight driving.

It is a moot point. If you are in the bunk or off duty, it clearly shows the rest period. If you are going to require the driver to log different status to get up and go to the bathroom then basically you are saying he has to be working and on duty to do the logbook.

 

That's why I carry a copy of the regs.
Most LEO's are knowledgeable but there's a few out there on a freakin' power trip.

 

What if you have a bladder of steel????
After years of drinking massive amounts of coffee and driving, I can go at least 6 before stopping if not more. It all depends on the conditions too.

 

Yeah , they had you because you had a 12 hour wait . Still , it's against regulations to drive when fatigue . Do what you have to do and let them deal with it . My carrier has never taken any action against a driver that was late because he felt he was too tired to continue and stopped to sleep . We have some drivers that can sleep anytime anywhere . But some drivers just can't sleep during the day so they don't expect them to run all night .

 

I had that happen a few times when I ran solo. Boring movie, heavy reading put me to sleep for about 5 more hours out of the 10 I sat and waited. The next shift of driving was fine for the first 6 hours or so. Then it was a bit of a struggle but I managed. Just hate those situations.

 

End result of mine was legal as far as the log book was concerned.

Got up on Thursday 6 am. Got to yard at noon on Friday. Drove personal vehicle home, got to bed at midnight.

You have to love the log book. No way I would have took the load, but we are forced dispatch and the logbook said it could be done.