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You may also use the sleeper berth in a different way to get the ?equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty.? To do this, you must spend at least 8 consecutive hours (but less than 10 consecutive hours) in the sleeper berth. This rest period will not count as part of the 14 hours.

7/3 Split Sleeper Example: Using 3 hours (short) & 7 hours (long) In the situation above, the driver will have counted 5 hours driving, and 7 hours on-duty reduced towards their shift by the end of the day.

There are a few key aspects of Split-Sleeper berth periods that you have to know: Split-Sleeper berth periods can be split into 8/2 and 7/3. Short Breaks can be in Off-Duty of Sleeper Berth. Split-Sleeper berth periods do NOT count towards shift limits.

Ing to the changes made in the hours-of-service rules, a driver must stay in the sleeper berth for seven consecutive hours, and then spend another three consecutive hours off duty (sleeping, eating, etc.) to fulfill the requirements of the sleeper berth.

The 7/3 sleeper berth split: In a 7/3 split, you start with 7 consecutive hours off in sleeper berth status and then complete your required break by taking your next 3 hours later in the day. Similar to the 2/8 split, you can take a 3/7 sleeper berth as well.

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.

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.