Is there a "BUFFER" to get to the next truck stop when the driving as no more hours ?

No such thing as a safe space in trucking.

 

I'll be... You're right. I was always taught the 14 was excluded (which the fmcsa guidance even says), but the code itself says you get an extra 2 hours for all 395.3a limits.

395.3a limits:
14 hour rule
11 hour rule
8 hour rule

...but not the 70-hour rule because that falls under 395.3b

 

I'm not crazy. The 2010 rules excluded the 14 hour rule. The 2015 rules do not.

2010 rules:


2015 rules:

 

Says "maximum time".....not "maximum driving time......" so I read it to say you can go 2 hrs. beyond the 14 hr. limit, is that right?

 

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Ok that's a much clearer clarification than the "Guidance" even. Thanks!

 

The guidance has not been updated since the rule changed in 2015. See post 83

 

Where’s the Safe Heaven clause?

 

397.5

It has nothing to do with hours of service. Safe havens are locations where certain classes of hazmat cargo can be left unattended.