Sleeper Berth Split Break I NEED HELP PLS!!!!

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by Roby, Apr 14, 2011.

  1. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    I should clarify that it's not very efficient use of your time to take nothing but 8 hour breaks. I maximize my time by utilizing a two hour break at either the shipper or receiver while unloading. A typical day for me might be:

    Sleep 8

    Drive 5

    Sleep 2

    Drive 6

    Sleep 8

    Drive 5 etc...

    I unload and pickup once a day. I typically sit 250 miles from the receiver and start my day very early in the am. If the receiver takes more than an hour to unload, I stay long enough to make it two hours... Drive a short distance to load where I'll then have 4 to five hours left to drive. Sleep in the early afternoon so I get prime parking in the truckstop... Up at O'dark thirty and do it again.

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  3. Roby

    Roby Bobtail Member

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    that makes much more sense, this is the first time I split my break because of the confusion my dm's had yesterday it almost messed me up for my pick up today. but thank you for explaining it to me :)

    Roby
     
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  4. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    one thing though make sure you show a ten hour break at some point, to me it seems like thats what the DOT looks for. i only think the split sleeper should be used on a situational basis. i look at the split sleeper asma total luxury
     
  5. lostNfound

    lostNfound Road Train Member

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    There is no restriction on the use of the split-break provision. If there were, it would be in the regulations.
     
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  6. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    I split just about every day and I've never had the DOT say anything about it. I use DDL though and half the time when they ask about the log book, I tell 'em it's on the computer and that's as far as it goes.
     
  7. ChickFactor

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    Thanks for the software link!
     
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