Ok so I hear many drivers say if I am going to take 8 hours I might as well take 10; right?
Ok so why is it then drives will shut down for 8-9 hours then take off but log they shut down for 10?
If this doesn't get to you, I am not sure what will!
If you can't sit still 10 hours, but you can sit still 8 hours (OLD RULE'S)
then you NEED TO LEARN HOW TO SPLIT BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I figured it out today(ok so I am 2 years behind, l.o.l.) You take a 2 hour break say about after driving 5 hours. This break is to eat and relax (if the waitress doesn't take forever) for 2 hours! Ok so when your 14 hour is up you take an 8 hour break (instead of 10) then you are on the road again;RIGHT?
It is almost like the 8 hour break, but DOT basically is forcing you to stop during your 11 hour period for a 2 hour break!
LEARN SPLIT BREAKING IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel you would be safer split breaking, because you would be taking a small break during your 11 hours of driving to freshen up & relax. Personal opinion there, but what do you think?
Again this message is only to get you to see why you should learn how to split break, you need to learn it if you feel you can't sit still (legally) for 10 hours!
I say this because many drivers that log illegal are really legal if they had logged split breaking and knew it!
HMMM SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT!
Now for those who want to shut down for 10 all the time; that is great to!
Split Breaking (all drivers read this please!)
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by LogsRus, Feb 13, 2007.
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Sounds like you understand splitting and yeah the problem of being held up 5-6 hours really stinks, BUT if you can pull out and pull on the street to get the remaining of the break that would work, BUT that does not always happen so therefore you would have to consider that your 2, but it still helps in pushing out the 14 hour rule after your 8 hour break.
You don't have to sleep on the 2 hour break, you can stay off duty for the whole 2 hour break, but I mentioned eat and relax to settle the food.
I will say construction is worse than trucking (I think). My bf did construction and I HATED IT FOR THE MOST PART! He is working for 12.00 an hour and it is less money in the summer, but I know what money I can count on! Before you go to construction, think about a 12.00 hr job first! He was drywall worker and yeah winter we starved! Thanksgiving one year , we didn't have it!!!!!!! He is a worker and will work his butt off if there was work! But I relate trucking and Construction as the same (only because of down time, if you are down a week, you can't make it up in the trucking world).
In situations you are held up at shippers you could then start to split break and make sure you look at all options to stay there if at all possible!
I am here if you need help; I think you know that though!
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Truck driving or operating heavy machinery is what I would do, for far more than 12 dollars an hour, I hauled tanker loads and made good money at $11 with all the overtime, however that work was very sporadic, and quite frankly, I don't make that much now unless I have all of the loads scheduled to run without cancellations; sitting at home watching this forum or what is on the tube isn't at all lucrative, and factory work which involves standing on concrete floors for 8 or more hours is impossible as is sitting on a hard seat, I am tolerant of driving and that is about it. Union pay-scale on federal highway projects is amazing, the other thing I am considering is hauling hot asphalt cement in tankers as a company driver again going local. I did that before as an OTR driver. Thanks for the help, BTW I appreciate it.
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