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chapter 7 — hours of service requirements

Single drivers using a sleeper berth may split up their required off-duty time
into two periods if:
• neither period is less than two hours, and
• the total off-duty time is at least 10 hours.

A logbook for a single driver using a sleeper berth is shown below.

3 + 7 = 10 hours (Sleeper Berth)
8 Hours Off Duty

Off duty > 10
Driving < 13

No driving
after 14
hours
On duty
Driving < 13 hours
th
No driving after 14 hours On Duty No driving after 16 hour ‘Daily’
since last sleeper period Rules

Team drivers using a sleeper berth can split their required off-duty time up
into two periods if:

• neither period is less than four hours
• the two periods total at least eight hours, and
• the total off-duty time is at least 10 hours.
A logbook for a team driver using a sleeper berth is shown below.

4 + 4 = 8 hours (Sleeper Berth)
8 Hours Off Duty

2
8

12
2

Driving < 13 hours
th
No driving after 14 hours On Duty No driving after 16 hour
since last sleeper period

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