Dot 8-2 Split for your 10hr break. Looking for advice!

723808

{"text":"As a solo driver, when you shut down to do your 10hr break can you go into sleeper birth for 8hrs get up and do your inspection and than start driving, than within your 8hr break go into sleeper birth for 2 hours, and than finishing driving your 11hr drive time for the day.  The question is am I in dot violation for splitting your 10hr break into 8-2 split as described, and if I am why?","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}

553636

{"replyTo":"","text":"When you hit 8 hr mark in SB, you get the exact clock you had when you started the SB... it wont fully reset your clock. It's a very complicated task that's best avoided unless you find yourself in the exact condition to use it.","replyToPid":0}

700529

{"replyTo":"","text":"Simple. The 8hr sleeper only pauses your 14 hour window. If you had driven 8hrs in 10hrs consecutive time after the 8hrs sleep you would have 3hrs drive time and 4hours in your 14. Plus, you need 2 hours off-duty/sleeper before you begin your 10 hour break.\n\nI recommend as a solo driver you avoid the sleeper rule.","replyToPid":0}

723808

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700529 发表于 2019-08-02 15:51:00 Simple. The 8hr sleeper only pauses your 14 hour window. If you had driven 8hrs in 10hrs consecutive time after the 8hrs sleep you would have 3hrs drive time and 4hours in your 14. Plus, you need 2 hours off-duty/sleeper before you begin your 10 hour break.\n\nI recommend as a solo driver you avoid the sleeper rule.

","text":"Thanks for clearing up the brain fogg lol","replyToPid":165984}

610123

{"replyTo":"","text":"I use it all the time, especially when kept forever at a shipper or receiver. Best for days when you had to start your 14hr but didn't drive much.","replyToPid":0}

723808

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452168 发表于 2019-08-02 13:34:24 The only thing the split does is postpone your 14, you never get any extra hours and all time is calculated from the end of the first break. They've made it almost worthless. I miss the days when it could actually stop the clock with the 5/5.

","text":"Me too, more like 24/7 lol","replyToPid":165863}

756483

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749167 发表于 2019-08-02 01:37:24 Welcome to new school trucking I guess.its wierd sometimes I can’t sleep more than 2 hours in my 10 hours break and, guess what? I had to get back driving.humans need to get a go to sleep switch installed with this new school trucking program.

","text":"That is what everyone expects, I can run all night but once you get experience enough you can,  Negotiate with your Boss, I told my boss I don't mind getting up early to start my shift but I will not run all night if it was a problem it wasn't the job for me, Said no problem of course it's a smaller carrier but I get paid great and as soon as I return to the yard I also have new Equipment paid odometer miles, Layover, detention, and extra pickups, They treat me right So I'm happy with this carrier,  It wasn't easy but I found a honest boss.","replyToPid":165292}

723808

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657069 发表于 2019-08-02 01:58:30 doing a split really screws with your 70 clock on the qualcomm. and you can only get back what u didnt use of your 11 hrs I believe

","text":"Tks Dora for reply.  I use the keep trucking app but it doesnt reset and I want to keep my record clean so I'll probably just wait ten hours and just be late.  I already told my dispatcher I'm not driving illegal for anyone.  Good night hope mobile went great.  Love it down here great loads heading north lol","replyToPid":165344}

749167

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"Welcome to new school trucking I guess.its wierd sometimes I can’t sleep more than 2 hours in my 10 hours break and, guess what? I had to get back driving.humans need to get a go to sleep switch installed with this new school trucking program."}

679939

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610123 发表于 2019-08-02 12:25:07 make sure you dataq that if they ticketed you. Perfectly legal. 🤣 Never ceases to amaze me how the DOT dont even understand the rules.

","text":"And you dare not tell them they don't know","replyToPid":165792}

723808

{"replyTo":"","text":"Arakos I believe you are right.  You can only drive what time you had left over from your previous 14 hours that's why teams can easily use the 8-2rule because they dont use all there 14hrs  up switching off every 8 or 10 hours..  i just wish this rule was more define.  tks","replyToPid":0}

723808

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553636 发表于 2019-08-02 01:35:36 When you hit 8 hr mark in SB, you get the exact clock you had when you started the SB... it wont fully reset your clock. It's a very complicated task that's best avoided unless you find yourself in the exact condition to use it.

","text":"You're right xdig but the question is the clock wrong, because a solo driver by dot guidelines can do a 8-2:split like the teams do.  it is confusing and I've never used it with the company I'm leased to.  But lately I've been needing to do some early delivery where a 8-2 split would come in handy","replyToPid":165286}

553636

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"10/4, in my OPINION, if it's an option on the ELD it must be legal"}

723808

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657069 发表于 2019-08-02 02:17:18 good night hun..yep I'm on my way back to Des Moines..last load for XPO

","text":"Be careful.  Sometimes I just neex a break to clear my head.  Not sleeping good is very hard on a person.","replyToPid":165410}

679939

{"replyTo":"","text":"Three weeks ago, I got a ticket in Texas for log violation, according to the officer, my 8 hour split break was the issue. I tried to explain the split break to the officer but she was not willing to understand me. My ELD provider had to send some written explanation to the judge in Orange county TX","replyToPid":0}

542330

{"replyTo":"","text":"The 8 and 2 split is only useful if you didn’t use much drive time during that 14 hour period. I have done it a couple of times. \n\nWhen you reach 8 hour mark in sleeper you’ll see you gained whatever driving time you didn’t use. If you wait 2 more hours you get your full 11. ","replyToPid":0}