HELP I DON"T UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THIS!!!!

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Roadkill (aka:Guy DeCou)'s Comment
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Cant you just drive through maybe have a few small breaks in between instead of splitting your sleeper births?

I see what you're saying now..Yes, there isn't anything that says you HAVE to split your sleeper berth time. But if you know how it works and you're familiar with it, it may come in handy when you need to drive and don't have enough hours..take for example, you get to a shipper or receiver and get told it's going to take 9 hours to unload you. Instead of burning those 9 hours on duty,but not being able to do anything but sit, you clock them as SB time and you get to push your 14 hour clock back 9 hours..course, if you're in SB for 9 hours then you might as well clock another hour and reset your ENTIRE clock, but that is a discussion for another topic..it's a tricky little rule and like I said, it takes some time to really figure it out, and I am by NO MEANS an expert, because I haven't even started CDL school yet, I just happen to have gone through the High Road training course twice and I am on my third pass through it just to make sure I have everything locked into my brain. HOS are one of those areas that you can NEVER study too much..

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

Shipper:

The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.

Sleeper Berth:

The portion of the tractor behind the seats which acts as the "living space" for the driver. It generally contains a bed (or bunk beds), cabinets, lights, temperature control knobs, and 12 volt plugs for power.

TWIC:

Transportation Worker Identification Credential

Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.

Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Pebbles (Juelma N)'s Comment
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Lmao. Ookay!! The crazy thing is I was fearless in school. Wasnt scared of anything, but this has got (pardon my language) My panties in a wad. Lol confused.gifrofl-1.gifwtf.gif

Roadkill (aka:Guy DeCou)'s Comment
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Lmao. Ookay!! The crazy thing is I was fearless in school. Wasnt scared of anything, but this is got patdon my language My pantys in a wad. Lol confused.gifrofl-1.gifwtf.gif

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Pebbles (Juelma N)'s Comment
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Bwwaahaaaa rofl-1.gifrofl-2.gifrofl-3.gif

JIM M.'s Comment
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Can sombody tell me how to figure this out, the correct answer is 14 hour clock: 5 hrs and 11 hour clock: 4 hours. For the life of me I do not understand how,

How many on duty hours are remaining after the following has been logged (use a scratch sheet of paper if you need to): On duty/not driving: 3 hours Driving: 4 hours Sleeper berth: 8 hours Driving: 7 hours Off duty: 2 hours

14 hour clock: 5 hours 11 hour clock: 4 hours

There is no time remaining on the drivers 11 or 14 hour clocks

14 hour clock: 7 hours 11 hour clock: 6 hours

Both the 11 and 14 hour limits have reset so all hours are now available

IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME YOU HAVE NO TIME LEFT ON EITHER 11 OR 14 HOUR CLOCK AND STILL NEED 2 MORE HOURS IN SLEEPER TO BE LEGAL TO DRIVE AGAIN. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG. HOS ARE ALSO GONNA DEPEND ON YOUR RECAP TOO I WOULD THINK...

Sleeper Berth:

The portion of the tractor behind the seats which acts as the "living space" for the driver. It generally contains a bed (or bunk beds), cabinets, lights, temperature control knobs, and 12 volt plugs for power.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

OWI:

Operating While Intoxicated

Special K, aka Kathy's Comment
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Yes Guy it was in the high road training and the correct answer was given as the 14 hour clock had 5 hours left and the 11 hour clock had 4. I thougt no time left, but I have no idea, I got halted and so after that I just put the correct answer. I read it over and over. I have to finish that section on logbooks, I gave it a break, hit it again later in the week. I plan on going through the whole series again before I go to Central Refigerated.

Logbook:

A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.

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