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[โ€“] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry im in the UK and was going off the uk and eu laws.

30 minutes every 8 hours must be tough. Do you do back to back periods of 8 hours?

I was just thinking that if its 8 hours then a break but your shift is done, then the break is just the end of your shift.

[โ€“] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

All of our driving has to be completed in 14 hours (11 hours driving total). When I drove over the road (not home every night) I usually tried to aim for a leg stretch every 4 hours. I'd usually walk around the rig and check things out for leg stretchers. For the 30 min break I would find a rest area or a truck stop and have a proper meal and I usually took longer than 30 for that break unless the place was boring. When i would take breaks were usually determined by location along the route.