Trip-plan My Load For Me

OK, Daniel, you do 8 hours in SB. Your working hours are "frozen" until 8 hours of SB are done. (Double checking here) and your 14 hours is frozen too?

But I understand the "split" had to happen to close the deal. Which means doing pretty much anything but driving for 2 hours after the 8 SB hours. Is that in another "uninterrupted" block?

Your working hours are still ticking. But just as soon as you hit that 8th consecutive hour you'll get hours back.

I don't really know what you mean by frozen.

When you get those hours back you can use them. In this case we had 5 hours of driving time coming back and I used it all up.

Now there is a second part of a Split Sleeper Berth and that's the 2 hours of Off-Duty.

I didn't need to use it though because then I would be forcing myself to night drive. However, let's say I would use it.

I parked at 2330 and I would spend 2 hours on Off-Duty. I would get my hours back at 0130 and I would get back 6 hours driving.

Why would I get back 6 hours?

We used 5 hours so subtract 5 from 11 = 6.

You see, you get back what you used after your shift minus 11. So if I did 8 hours and I drove for 3 hours, after 2 hours of Off-Duty I would get back 8 hours. I didn't want to start driving at 0130 and night drive so I didn't use the full Split Sleeper Berth - just the first part.

Another example on a full SSB.

I drive for 7 hours and do 8 hours of SB. I'll get back 4 hours of driving time.

After 8 hours of SB I'll use 3 (I have 4) out of my 11 hours of driving. I'll go to OD for 2 hours and I'll get back 8 hours.

"Frozen" being the clock stops ticking, as when your drive time stops when you are on or off duty (and not driving).

If Swift's Qualcomm timer understands this, maybe I'll try it some day. Thanks, Daniel.

"Frozen" being the clock stops ticking, as when your drive time stops when you are on or off duty (and not driving).

If Swift's Qualcomm timer understands this, maybe I'll try it some day. Thanks, Daniel.

It should. We are both using E-Logs. Experiment with it when you have a load with way too much time on it.

You "freeze" your hours on your 14 hour clock - you keep what you used from your 11 hour clock, but have the additional hours .

Your 14 hour clock starts and runs, once you start up off your 10 hour break.

So if you wake up - pre-trip for 15 minutes and drive for 6 hours - you used 6:15 on your 14 and 6 on your 11. Take 8 hours on Line 2 - and your 14 hour clock stays at the 6:15 it was at when you stopped. So after 8 hours "split sleeper", you would have 5 hours left on your 11 drive clock and 7:45 left on your 14.

Personally - routing aside - I would still have stayed the extra 2 hours and gotten my full 10/14 back.

Rick

You "freeze" your hours on your 14 hour clock - you keep what you used from your 11 hour clock, but have the additional hours .

Your 14 hour clock starts and runs, once you start up off your 10 hour break.

So if you wake up - pre-trip for 15 minutes and drive for 6 hours - you used 6:15 on your 14 and 6 on your 11. Take 8 hours on Line 2 - and your 14 hour clock stays at the 6:15 it was at when you stopped. So after 8 hours "split sleeper", you would have 5 hours left on your 11 drive clock and 7:45 left on your 14.

Personally - routing aside - I would still have stayed the extra 2 hours and gotten my full 10/14 back.

Rick

But if I did that then how will people find out about the Split Sleeper Berth?

I'm aging very fast, ill be an old man before I know it. Nights are becoming difficult for me!

This old man drives the night shift about 50% of the time.

This old man drives the night shift about 50% of the time.

You drive nights because there's less cops and less chance of you getting pulled over for driving like a wacko.

You "freeze" your hours on your 14 hour clock - you keep what you used from your 11 hour clock, but have the additional hours .

Your 14 hour clock starts and runs, once you start up off your 10 hour break.

So if you wake up - pre-trip for 15 minutes and drive for 6 hours - you used 6:15 on your 14 and 6 on your 11. Take 8 hours on Line 2 - and your 14 hour clock stays at the 6:15 it was at when you stopped. So after 8 hours "split sleeper", you would have 5 hours left on your 11 drive clock and 7:45 left on your 14.

Personally - routing aside - I would still have stayed the extra 2 hours and gotten my full 10/14 back.

Rick

But if I did that then how will people find out about the Split Sleeper Berth?

I'm aging very fast, ill be an old man before I know it. Nights are becoming difficult for me!

Yeah - yer just SOOOOO OLD.

LOL...

Rick

Here's another installment of my trip planning educational threads - and this ones a good one!

What I'm about to give you is a real world load that I just did. It's a tough one and any error in trip planning would cause a late delivery and service failure. But the good thing is, it's just practice... For now.

So get your practice in right now! if you have any questions about the trip planning or the load always ask. Above all, I want participation - let's solve it together. It's okay if your struggling with this, that's the entire reason for my making this post. But give it a shot! I promise you'll learn a thing or two on trip planning if you participate.

Load Info:

Pickup: Santa Maria, CA Appointment time: 3/23 0800-2100.

Destination: Corinne, UT Appointment time: 3/25 @ 0530

Your current location is Sacramento, Ca. Which leaves you with a 325 mile deadhead to get to the shipper and 900 loaded miles. You get your hours back at 3/23 @ 0400.

I'm telling you actual locations because terrain and location have a whole lot of gameplay in our trip plan for this load. Also, the shipper does not have a contact number so let's throw that out of the equation.

I want to know:

1. What route should I take to the shipper?

2. From the shipper, what route should I take to get to the destination?

3. Can I make this load on time? Yes or No and why?

Once someone gets it right, I'm going to introduce a twist to the day.

Good luck! Comments or advice allowed from experienced drivers, just don't give the answer.

I know the receiver, it's my mentor's home base. So,

1. I-5 S, CA101 S to shipper (324-325 miles). Don't take I-680 S then CA101 S, the morning traffic in San Jose will kill you; 2. I-15 N to receiver. I-80 E too mountainous; 3. Yes, with 24th and 25th alone, you have almost 30hrs, let alone the 23rd from 0800, more than enough time to conquer.