question concerning sleeper berth time
#1
03-24-2007, 05:30 PM
question concerning sleeper berth time
if i stop at a location and show two hours in a sleeper berth; does that not count against my 14 hrs of consecutive duty?
#2
03-24-2007, 05:31 PM
Re: question concerning sleeper berth time
Originally Posted by sgtmightymouse
if i stop at a location and show two hours in a sleeper berth; does that not count against my 14 hrs of consecutive duty?
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03-24-2007, 06:40 PM
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The only 2 ways to stop the 14 hour clock now is 10 hours of off duty and/or sleeper berth or going into the sleeper for 8 consecutive hours.
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03-27-2007, 02:51 PM
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To clarify.... If you take the 8 hour consecutive sleeper berth break... it will stop your clock, but the 2 hour sleeper berth/off duty break will not. So the 2 hour break will count against your 14 hours.
Rule of thumb is this: Do not split log. It is too easy to make a serious mistake regarding your 14 hour rule.....which can lead to steep fines. And, if you can manage an 8 hour sleeper berth break, you should be able to do a 10 hour break and then restart your 11/14 clock fresh.
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#5
03-29-2007, 11:54 AM
In some respects I wish they would do away with the split off duty as you can mess it up and end up going over hours if your not carefull
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03-29-2007, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tdriver1959
In some respects I wish they would do away with the split off duty as you can mess it up and end up going over hours if your not carefull
Before the latest change I used to do 5's or 5,6,5,4 all the time and was better rested than taking a full 10 hour. :roll: :roll: That was me, and it was nice to have the option of taking a long nap or splitting my breaks as I seen fit to do to benefit me.
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#7
03-30-2007, 12:13 AM
Originally Posted by Uturn2001
Originally Posted by tdriver1959
In some respects I wish they would do away with the split off duty as you can mess it up and end up going over hours if your not carefull
Before the latest change I used to do 5's or 5,6,5,4 all the time and was better rested than taking a full 10 hour. :roll: :roll: That was me, and it was nice to have the option of taking a long nap or splitting my breaks as I seen fit to do to benefit me. One other thing I did was take a power nap. Maybe only lay down for 30 minutes to a hour. Worked great for me. Now I'm retired so It doesn't mean anything one way or the other to me. kc0iv |
