How can drivers legally use the sleeper birth to sleeper berth to obtain the required 10 hours of rest to reset their drive time?
How can drivers legally use the sleeper birth to sleeper berth to obtain the required 10 hours of rest to reset their drive time? Any off-duty period of 2 hours or more may be paired with a sleeper berth period that is 7 hours or more, provided the two periods total at least 10 hours when added together. As these periods meet all the requirements, this would be a compliant pairing.
What happens after 8 hours in sleeper berth?
According to FMCSA regulations, drivers are required to take a 30-minute break if more than 8 hours have passed since their last off duty period or sleeper berth period. This break can be taken in segments, as long as it adds up to a total of at least 30 minutes.
How does the new split sleeper berth rule work?
For those not familiar, the split sleeper berth rule allows commercial drivers to split their mandatory 10-hour rest breaks into two non-consecutive segments and still reset their substantive time limits. The shorter of the two segments must be at least two hours long.
What is the 3 hour sleeper berth rule?
Up to 3 hours in the passenger seat of a moving commercial motor vehicle, immediately before or after 7-consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, can be logged as off-duty time for a 10-consecutive hour break.
Can I log off duty while in sleeper berth?
Off-duty time is when the driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work. According to FMCSA hours of service, a driver who is in the sleeper berth and logs off duty can found in noncompliance for either an inaccurate log or a form and manner violation.