New Sleeper Split Study

Fixing the 14-hour rule: FMCSA moving closer to flexible sleeper-split pilot program

From the article:

Kimberly Honn, Washington State University principal researcher at the Sleep and Performance Research Center, also a partner on the new study, spelled out that the berth-rules exemption that would be provided to drivers participating in the study would enable 3/7-, 4/6- and 5/5-hour splits of the 10-hour required off-duty period.

A goal of 200-plus driver participants has been set with 50 coming from larger carriers, 50 from medium-size carriers, 50 from small fleets, and at least 25 independent owner-operators and 25 teams all told.

Here is a link to the new website FMCSA has created for this study: Sleeper berth study website You can apply on the website to be a part of the study.

Or, they could just look north and review the Canadian information and adopt our rules. Split sleeper here is any two periods adding up to 10 hours so long as the least of which is not less than 2 hours. Simple, flexible and it works great.

Or, they could just look north and review the Canadian information and adopt our rules. Split sleeper here is any two periods adding up to 10 hours so long as the least of which is not less than 2 hours. Simple, flexible and it works great.

That is a great idea. In fact, it's exactly the rules we had for like 70 years before someone decided they would get more votes if they cracked down on truckers and changed the rules.