1212On what day and time does a 14 hour rule violation occur?
Day 1

Day 2

1212Day 1

Day 2

There is an 11 hour rule violation from 5:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. on Day 2.
- 11 Hour Limit: After 10 hours off duty, the driver had 11 hours of driving time available at 10:00 a.m. on Day 1. By 2:00 a.m. on Day 2, the driver had 3 hours remaining, and exceeded the limit, by 2 hours, starting at 5:00 a.m. Then, because the driver accumulated at least 10 hours of rest using a combination of at least 8 consecutive hours in a sleeper berth and another break of at least 2 consecutive hours (in this case, 8), he or she was eligible for the split sleeper berth provision. This moves the calculation point to the end of the first of the two periods of rest, or 2:00 a.m. on Day 2. Between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., the driver had 5 hours of driving, so at 3:00 p.m. on Day 2 there were 6 hours remaining, which the driver used by 9:00 p.m. Because the driver then took at least 2 consecutive hours off duty, he or she accumulated another 10 hours of rest in two separate, qualifying periods totaling 10 hours. This moves the calculation point again, to 3:00 p.m. on Day 2, and at 11:00 p.m. on Day 2 the driver has 5 hours of driving time remaining.
- 30 Minute Break: On Day 1, the driver required a 30 minute break at 6:00 p.m. in order to continue driving. But since the driver went into the sleeper berth and stayed there for 8 hours, the requirement was no longer needed. On Day 2, the driver never stayed on duty long enough to require a 30 minute break.
- 14 Hour Limit: Calculation of the 14 hour limit begins at 10:00 a.m. on Day 1. The driver accumulates 8 hours of driving time by 6:00 p.m. before entering the sleeper berth. Because any sleeper berth period of at least 8 (but less than 10) consecutive hours is excluded from the 14 hour calculation, the driver accumulated just 13 hours by 7:00 a.m. on Day 2. The driver then met the requirements for the split sleeper berth provision, so the calculation point moves to the end of the first qualifying break, or 2:00 a.m. on Day 2. Starting from there, the driver accumulated 11 hours by 9:00 p.m. on Day 2. The driver again met the requirements for the split sleeper berth provision by getting 2 hours of rest, so the calculation point moves to 3:00 p.m. and the driver remains in compliance.