Split break question

I wish we could split the sleeper berth into different time slots. It would be more helpful to be able to split it in 5 hour segments for me. But we work with what we have been delegated. It would be refreshing if the feds actually had people making these rules who have driven a truck for a few years. I am anxious to see how they change the new hos rules. I suppose they need to justify their existence somehow.

 

You can split it 8 and 2 or 2 and 8. But if you take a 2, your 14 hour clock is still running. If you take an 8 first, your 14 is stopped until you start working again. Split breaks are confusing and from what I've been told, and from personal experience, it's a very common cause of log violations. Many companies would prefer it if you just didn't use it at all. Less headaches and less violations.

 

the onley time ive used it 8hr side is to stop my 14

 

Split break can be a great thing. For some reason it's really hard to get a grasp on but once you figure it out it's actually very simple. Sometimes I'll take a long lunch, 2 hours, and then at the end of the day I only need 8 in the sleeper before I can start rolling.

The only problem with that is then I have to take a 2 hour lunch the next day. Usually when I do this it's when I know I will be back in Canada before I have to take the 2 again With the difference in the two countries rules I can then forget about the 2.

 

When I ran Canada I always like running under your rules. I had to be careful when I crossed back across the southern border.

 

I think most drivers that seldom split break get in trouble and create a violation because they don't think to stop driving early. Most examples of "will this work?" usually have the driver using up all available driving hours and then trying to take a short break and then drive some more. In the old days, before the 14 hour rule, this was always the case. "I drove 10 hours, slept 4 hours, and drove X hours and the cop says I'm in violation." Yep, once you drove all available hours you are due all available rest, not a portion of that rest and more driving.