Property-carrying split-sleeper conditions

Short answer

Under 49 CFR 395.1(g)(1), two qualifying rest periods can provide the equivalent of 10 hours off duty: neither is shorter than 2 consecutive hours, one includes at least 7 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, and together they total at least 10 hours. A 7+2 pairing is insufficient; 7+3 and 8+2 can meet the duration conditions.

The paired calculation

Driving immediately before and after each rest period, added together, must remain within the 11-hour driving and 14-hour duty-period limits. Recalculate those limits from the end of the first qualifying period; neither qualifying period counts in the 14-hour calculation when the pair is used together. This does not reset the rolling 60/70-hour cycle.

What to check

The vehicle must have a qualifying sleeper berth. Check the complete sequence of driving, on-duty and rest periods before deciding how much time remains. This is the property-carrying rule; passenger and Alaska provisions are different.