your 14th hour.
This was discussed here before, but today...when I woke up at the Maryland scale there by the cashbox at Perryville, MD....(you can park there at night or during the day to take your 10 hour break and there are restrooms available at the inspection building....but sorry no "continental breakfast" is served.
)....anyway, I saw a couple of the DOT Officers and asked them about this:
What is legal for a driver to do if he is at a shipper or receiver and they have delayed him/her until their 14th hour runs out...and tells the driver that they have to leave?
Their answer was: Leave the property and go to the first legal place where you can park. I pointed out that I not long ago ran into this very situation, and though my 14th our was up, under the provisions of the FMCSR's making allowance for logging "ALL stops within the same city on line 4".... I moved the truck to the first legal place to park, and took my 10 hour break. They said they would not have a problem with what I did.
Additionally I broached the possibility of asking the local police for an escort. They said that would work as well...but said the biggest difficulty there would be getting the PD to shake an officer loose to do it.
The officers both told me that they had been DOT Officers long enough that they understood the problems that we sometimes encounter, and under the described circumstances
WOULD NOT CITE THE DRIVER FOR MOVING THE TRUCK!! They both said that in situations like that, because the FMCSR's do not specifically address this kind of situation, "common sense" would have to prevail. They also mentioned that it might be a good idea to flag "seeking safe haven" on the log sheet.
I hope this helps!!
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