Told by DOT that I'm supposed to be on-duty at dock EVEN IN SLEEPER
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by JC1971, Sep 15, 2024.
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The lesson keep your mouth shut, the only reason a cop talks to you is to get you to say something they can write you for. Give them what you are legally required, License, Med if ask for, elogs if ask for , BOL's if ask for. Do not volunteer anything.classic_150, JolliRoger and TheLoadOut Thank this. -
Logging straight sleeper over and over is falsified no matter where you're at. -
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You can do the 5 hour break if you want because it is more than 2 hours but you still need another 7 hour sleeper break at that point to get a full split break.
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49 CFR 395.1(g)(1)(ii)
(ii) Sleeper berth. A driver may accumulate the equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off-duty by taking not more than two periods of either sleeper berth time or a combination of off-duty time and sleeper berth time if:
(A) Neither rest period is shorter than 2 consecutive hours;
(B) One rest period is at least 7 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth;
(C) The total of the two periods is at least 10 hours; and
(D) Driving time in the period immediately before and after each rest period, when added together:
(1) Does not exceed 11 hours under § 395.3(a)(3); and
(2) Does not violate the 14-hour duty-period limit under § 395.3(a)(2). -
Take it up with CHP, I really don't care been logging it that way for years and never ever had a problem.
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So no. I'm not wrong. And I'll listen to the actual conversation of a cop over some dude on the internet.
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People run their mouth and tell those cops too much, that's none of their business. If they ask, what were you doing? Just say, you were in the sleeper then they came and told you to move. Or just shut the gell up, stare at the sun and say nothing.
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Make your logs realistic and your mouth won't need to stay shut.
In other words. Don't give them a reason to ask questions.
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