Is Off Duty Allowed At Customer?

Most time I get to a customer the night before and am off or sleeper until in ready to leave. I hit on for my paper work pick up then roll.

If I have to drive in I go in sleeper and some take 4 hours or more. In that case I wait and do the 8 in sleeper to extend my clock otherwise the 14 hr clock eats my drive time. Plus.. in the event I can make a 10 hr and roll asap that works as well.

I did have a situation recently where I got to the customer at 4am.... after driving 10 hrs. My 14 got killed there. They made me wait in a room until my 0700 Appt time.. so no sleep. When they unloaded again I waited in a room.... for another five hours. I had to drive off duty to truck stop. When my FM looked at the time available... he gave me a new load right away... but I had not slept in almost 20 hours. I've come to the conclusion that if I'm really really tired to make sure I can hit on duty as late in my clock as possible to unsure I truly get a break.

I do exactly the same thing...it works so well!! That sleeper split provision is a real life saver!