When we first started driving full-time as a team, we were able to long five on duty and five off-duty or sleeper berth. We did not have a set schedule, and we never know who would drive when we accepted a load. Then the rules changed, and we could no longer do a five on and five off.
Now we had to decide on driving shifts. We went with our sleep patterns, and while Bob has always been a night owl, I have been a morning person. After many discussions, we decided that Bob would drive till three in the morning and I would drive till three in the afternoon. That is twelve hours each of on-duty time. The times are not set in stone, but they are very close to the times we drive.
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Now we had to decide on driving shifts. We went with our sleep patterns, and while Bob has always been a night owl, I have been a morning person. After many discussions, we decided that Bob would drive till three in the morning and I would drive till three in the afternoon. That is twelve hours each of on-duty time. The times are not set in stone, but they are very close to the times we drive.
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