No Restroom wth???? Has it happened to you?

Woman started the whole thing as they wanted privacy! I need walls! They'll gossip and watch each other go, but see a man do it, Oh gross!

I think the French have open unisex bathrooms and it's no big deal, just whip er out .

I'm a country boy. Any tree is a good place. I have diabetes and when you have to go, you have to go. You don't have the luxury of holding it anymore.

I think OSHA has laws stating all businesses and places of work must have bathrooms. Problem is many of our customers exempt us as we aren't employees.

 

i deliver to a place that wont let you use their restrooms (millenium steel princeton in) and they will ban you if you are caught using the outdoors. total b.s. but what can you do? think i will try to get that guys hardhat to poop in if i need to. lol

 

Good Grief !!!!! You have way to much time on your hands or spend to much time camped out in the "J". I would love to see you take a picture like that and post it on your trailer, the web, or anywhere else !!! I can hear the lawyers going Cha Ching !!! And this time I would agree with them. Admittedly it is a disgusting and ignorant behavior but until some swears you in as the "pee patrol" I would stick to -----------Keeping it between the lines !

Storm

 

I've run across more places lately that either have the restrooms closed in the middle of the day for "cleaning" when they're busy as hell or don't have them at all. Truck stops, I mean, with no bathroom at all.

 

The osha rule for toilet is below. Read and see if you can make any since of it.

Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2009]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1910.141]

[Page 453-456]

TITLE 29--LABOR

CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR

PART 1910_OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--Table of Contents

Subpart J_General Environmental Controls

Sec. 1910.141 Sanitation.

Authority: Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order
No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55
FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), or 5-2007 (72 FR
31159), as applicable.
Sections 1910.141, 1910.142, 1910.145, 1910.146, and 1910.147 also
issued under 29 CFR part 1911.


(a) General--(1) Scope. This section applies to permanent places of
employment.
(2) Definitions applicable to this section.
Nonwater carriage toilet facility, means a toilet facility not
connected to a sewer.
Number of employees means, unless otherwise specified, the maximum
number of employees present at any one time on a regular shift.
Personal service room, means a room used for activities not directly
connected with the production or service function performed by the
establishment. Such activities include, but are not limited to, first-
aid, medical services, dressing, showering, toilet use, washing, and
eating.
Potable water means water which meets the quality standards
prescribed in the U.S. Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards,
published in 42 CFR part 72, or water which is approved for drinking
purposes by the

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State or local authority having jurisdiction.
Toilet facility, means a fixture maintained within a toilet room for
the purpose of defecation or urination, or both.
Toilet room, means a room maintained within or on the premises of
any place of employment, containing toilet facilities for use by
employees.
Toxic material means a material in concentration or amount which
exceeds the applicable limit established by a standard, such as
Sec. Sec. 1910.1000 and 1910.1001 or, in the absence of an applicable
standard, which is of such toxicity so as to constitute a recognized
hazard that is causing or is likely to cause death or serious physical
harm.
Urinal means a toilet facility maintained within a toilet room for
the sole purpose of urination.
Water closet means a toilet facility maintained within a toilet room
for the purpose of both defecation and urination and which is flushed
with water.
Wet process means any process or operation in a workroom which
normally results in surfaces upon which employees may walk or stand
becoming wet.
(3) Housekeeping. (i) All places of employment shall be kept clean
to the extent that the nature of the work allows.
(ii) The floor of every workroom shall be maintained, so far as
practicable, in a dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage
shall be maintained and false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry
standing places shall be provided, where practicable, or appropriate
waterproof footgear shall be provided.
(iii) To facilitate cleaning, every floor, working place, and
passageway shall be kept free from protruding nails, splinters, loose
boards, and unnecessary holes and openings.
(4) Waste disposal. (i) Any receptacle used for putrescible solid or
liquid waste or refuse shall be so constructed that it does not leak and
may be thoroughly cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition. Such a
receptacle shall be equipped with a solid tight-fitting cover, unless it
can be maintained in a sanitary condition without a cover. This
requirement does not prohibit the use of receptacles which are designed
to permit the maintenance of a sanitary condition without regard to the
aforementioned requirements.
(ii) All sweepings, solid or liquid wastes, refuse, and garbage
shall be removed in such a manner as to avoid creating a menace to
health and as often as necessary or appropriate to maintain the place of
employment in a sanitary condition.
(5) Vermin control. Every enclosed workplace shall be so
constructed, equipped, and maintained, so far as reasonably practicable,
as to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, and other
vermin. A continuing and effective extermination program shall be
instituted where their presence is detected.
(b) Water supply--(1) Potable water. (i) Potable water shall be
provided in all places of employment, for drinking, washing of the
person, cooking, washing of foods, washing of cooking or eating
utensils, washing of food preparation or processing premises, and
personal service rooms.
(ii) [Reserved]
(iii) Portable drinking water dispensers shall be designed,
constructed, and serviced so that sanitary conditions are maintained,
shall be capable of being closed, and shall be equipped with a tap.
(iv) [Reserved]
(v) Open containers such as barrels, pails, or tanks for drinking
water from which the water must be dipped or poured, whether or not they
are fitted with a cover, are prohibited.
(vi) A common drinking cup and other common utensils are prohibited.
(2) Nonpotable water. (i) Outlets for nonpotable water, such as
water for industrial or firefighting purposes, shall be posted or
otherwise marked in a manner that will indicate clearly that the water
is unsafe and is not to be used for drinking, washing of the person,
cooking, washing of food, washing of cooking or eating utensils, washing
of food preparation or processing premises, or personal service rooms,
or for washing clothes.
(ii) Construction of nonpotable water systems or systems carrying
any other nonpotable substance shall be such as to prevent backflow or
backsiphonage into a potable water system.

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(iii) Nonpotable water shall not be used for washing any portion of
the person, cooking or eating utensils, or clothing. Nonpotable water
may be used for cleaning work premises, other than food processing and
preparation premises and personal service rooms: Provided, That this
nonpotable water does not contain concentrations of chemicals, fecal
coliform, or other substances which could create insanitary conditions
or be harmful to employees.
(c) Toilet facilities--(1) General. (i) Except as otherwise
indicated in this paragraph (c)(1)(i), toilet facilities, in toilet
rooms separate for each sex, shall be provided in all places of
employment in accordance with table J-1 of this section. The number of
facilities to be provided for each sex shall be based on the number of
employees of that sex for whom the facilities are furnished. Where
toilet rooms will be occupied by no more than one person at a time, can
be locked from the inside, and contain at least one water closet,
separate toilet rooms for each sex need not be provided. Where such
single-occupancy rooms have more than one toilet facility, only one such
facility in each toilet room shall be counted for the purpose of table
J-1.

Table J-1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minimum
number of
Number of employees water
closets
\1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 to 15..................................................... 1
16 to 35.................................................... 2
36 to 55.................................................... 3
56 to 80.................................................... 4
81 to 110................................................... 5.
111 to 150.................................................. 6
Over 150.................................................... (\2\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Where toilet facilities will not be used by women, urinals may be
provided instead of water closets, except that the number of water
closets in such cases shall not be reduced to less than \2/3\ of the
minimum specified.
\2\ 1 additional fixture for each additional 40 employees.

(ii) The requirements of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section do not
apply to mobile crews or to normally unattended work locations so long
as employees working at these locations have transportation immediately
available to nearby toilet facilities which meet the other requirements
of this subparagraph.
(iii) The sewage disposal method shall not endanger the health of
employees.
(2) Construction of toilet rooms. (i) Each water closet shall occupy
a separate compartment with a door and walls or partitions between
fixtures sufficiently high to assure privacy.
(ii) [Reserved]
(d) Washing facilities--(1) General. Washing facilities shall be
maintained in a sanitary condition.
(2) Lavatories. (i) Lavatories shall be made available in all places
of employment. The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to
mobile crews or to normally unattended work locations if employees
working at these locations have transportation readily available to
nearby washing facilities which meet the other requirements of this
paragraph.
(ii) Each lavatory shall be provided with hot and cold running
water, or tepid running water.
(iii) Hand soap or similar cleansing agents shall be provided.
(iv) Individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper,
warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth
toweling, convenient to the lavatories, shall be provided.
(3) Showers. (i) Whenever showers are required by a particular
standard, the showers shall be provided in accordance with paragraphs
(d)(3) (ii) through (v) of this section.
(ii) One shower shall be provided for each 10 employees of each sex,
or numerical fraction thereof, who are required to shower during the
same shift.
(iii) Body soap or other appropriate cleansing agents convenient to
the showers shall be provided as specified in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of
this section.
(iv) Showers shall be provided with hot and cold water feeding a
common discharge line.
(v) Employees who use showers shall be provided with individual
clean towels.
(e) Change rooms. Whenever employees are required by a particular
standard to wear protective clothing because of the possibility of
contamination with toxic materials, change rooms equipped with storage
facilities for

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street clothes and separate storage facilities for the protective
clothing shall be provided.
(f) Clothes drying facilities. Where working clothes are provided by
the employer and become wet or are washed between shifts, provision
shall be made to insure that such clothing is dry before reuse.
(g) Consumption of food and beverages on the premises--(1)
Application. This paragraph shall apply only where employees are
permitted to consume food or beverages, or both, on the premises.
(2) Eating and drinking areas. No employee shall be allowed to
consume food or beverages in a toilet room nor in any area exposed to a
toxic material.
(3) Waste disposal containers. Receptacles constructed of smooth,
corrosion resistant, easily cleanable, or disposable materials, shall be
provided and used for the disposal of waste food. The number, size, and
location of such receptacles shall encourage their use and not result in
overfilling. They shall be emptied not less frequently than once each
working day, unless unused, and shall be maintained in a clean and
sanitary condition. Receptacles shall be provided with a solid tight-
fitting cover unless sanitary conditions can be maintained without use
of a cover.
(4) Sanitary storage. No food or beverages shall be stored in toilet
rooms or in an area exposed to a toxic material.
(h) Food handling. All employee food service facilities and
operations shall be carried out in accordance with sound hygienic
principles. In all places of employment where all or part of the food
service is provided, the food dispensed shall be wholesome, free from
spoilage, and shall be processed, prepared, handled, and stored in such
a manner as to be protected against contamination.

[39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as amended at 40 FR 18446, April 28, 1975;
40 FR 23073, May 28, 1975; 43 FR 49748, Oct. 24, 1978; 63 FR 33466, June
18, 1998]

 

Easy. It pertains to an employer and the employees of that business. What does it have to do with the truck driver who is not an employee of their business?

 

Not a God-###### thing, unfortunately... that's why God created piss jugs and Walmart crap-sacks... 10?

 

When you are at a shipper and currently being unloaded truck must remain with trailer and trailer is being unloaded or worked on. Then i would walk inside shipper or receiver and ask if you may use a restroom if they deny the use of a restroom and you are getting sick from holding it. Do one of two things one call 911 and have an ambulance show up which will cause the warehouse manager and his boss to show up to see why you called them. The medical crew will then probably force the business to let you use the restroom which will be documented for a lawyer/law suit with the business. The second is you have to go you have to go and drop your pants and let it rip right on there floor were they walk the most and you should call 911 since you will be in alot of pain from your intestines bursting.
Holding pee or poo is not healthy and will cause problems when you get up in the years. We as drivers need to refuse to go to these places but we need a paycheck also. I personally am sick and tired of trucking period i would rather live on social security disability than put up with all this bs. Good luck and keep complaining on this website and kiss ### when at customer site. Because that is what all you puss@ drivers do complain and kiss ###. Have fun.

 

Calling 911 for a non emergency?

You are joking I hope. There are laws about this.

 

I have had my wife riding with me for about a week now. Seems like most places are much more accomodating for her, even when "closed" for the night.

I also picked up a urine bottle with a female adapter at Gander Mountain, which she has only had to use once while camped out at a shipper. This is fine for #1 but not #2 of course.