Hazardous Material Question

If a placarded truck must be awake and not in the sleeper berth , how would a solo driver ever get sleep? I'm confused.

If a placarded truck's driver must be awake and not in the sleeper berth , how would a solo driver ever get sleep? I'm confused.

Fixed language of the question

The paragraph in the manual before the one you quoted from says "Someone must always watch the vehicle when parked on a public roadway or shoulder.". And the paragraph you quoted has the title "Attending a Parked Vehicle". So I think the answer is that it only applies when you're parked on a public roadway, which you are only supposed to do "when necessary to do your work", whatever that means. Loading or unloading, I guess.

Exactly it does not pertain to parked at a truck stop for the night. In July I hauled explosives (fireworks) with zero problems or issues.

The paragraph in the manual before the one you quoted from says "Someone must always watch the vehicle when parked on a public roadway or shoulder.". And the paragraph you quoted has the title "Attending a Parked Vehicle". So I think the answer is that it only applies when you're parked on a public roadway, which you are only supposed to do "when necessary to do your work", whatever that means. Loading or unloading, I guess.

Ah, OK. That screen shot was in the test portion, so it was by itself. I'll have to go back and read that chapter again.

I suspect you have hit the nail on the head, since it didn't seem odd when I first read the entire material. I was falling asleep when I started a couple of days ago, so I was going through the tests again.

I got an education on how being sleepy affects the brain as well. I was rolling along, 100% on almost every test, then as I was getting tired and sleepy, My score dropped to 85%, then 70%, and then 25%. I decided it was time to stop and sleep. Went back and retook the tests and was back to 100%. I dropped to 75%, and decided it was time to sleep again.

The split sleeper berth is still somewhat of a mystery to me, but I'll eventually get it.

Thanks again for the High Road materials, it is an awesome resource. I know I've said that before, but it bears repeating.

Exactly it does not pertain to parked at a truck stop for the night. In July I hauled explosives (fireworks) with zero problems or issues.

Thanks for the clarification, and enduring stupid questions from the newbie, guys. :)

No such thing as stupid questions. You helped yourself and others will get help from it some day also.

OMG... I sooo have to do an 8/2 split article. ill be off soon and will go into great detail about it.

it souns so.much more confusing than it is

OMG... I sooo have to do an 8/2 split article. ill be off soon and will go into great detail about it.

it souns so.much more confusing than it is

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Thanks.