Real Question

I think one thing you could do, would be, to drive to the other end of the building and park your truck.
If they come out and knock on your door tell them to call the police. Then explain the situation to the officer. if he still tells you to move you have a partner, so to speak. if something goes wrong.

 

This happened to me. I parked on the customer's property and they sent their little barney fife security guard to knock on my door. I told him to call the cops if he is serious otherwise leave me alone. 3 squad cars showed up, they looked at me like I was crazy for not moving the truck down the road.

If it ever happens to me again I think I would call the police myself and ask for an escort to a safe place to park it.

 

I wonder if you did call, if, you could request a DOT or Truck Enforcement officer?

 

i drop a load at Coca cola and i was out of hours, i told them about it and they said they want me to leave their property i said i can't drive because im out of hours, 10 minutes later city cop showed up and say hey my job is to make you leave and i told him if he want to log in on my qualcomm and drive he said if im a joker and he call back up and a supervisor showed up it was a nice supervisor he ask me to leave i said get in, log in and drive, They told me they were not going to leave until i left, i call my company i talk to safety and 45 minutes later Connecticut state police showed up and ask them to let me rest because it's a federal regulation and i mess with coca cola i took my 34 hrs reset there lol

 

Maybe that's the answer then? State Police instead of Local?

Taking your 34....now that's funny....lol!!!

Be Safe!

 

I have actually seen drivers taking a break in the empty trailer section at a Walmart.
Another driver I met said he ran out of hours at a Walmart. He refused to leave and they let him stay for a break.
You could leave while you still have hours to drive or maybe drop your trailer and come back after a break if customer will allow it.
I have been to customers warehouses where they ask if you have enough hours to leave when empty/loaded . They want you to have a few hours available so you can get off their property.
Imo try to avoid getting into the situation.
If I run out of hours and then have to leave, I leave and go as far as necessary to park the truck. Nobody needs to get the cops involved.
I could not find a place to park one night and drove 2.5 hours over .
My company didn't say much about it because I was always legal otherwise .

 

Federal law supersedes state or local laws. Another way around it is to ask the shipper or receiver if you can drop the trailer then bob tail out and use the personal conveyance law which drivers are allowed to do. Local cops can't do squat and the state cops know more about the DOT laws. If it came down to push and shove the US Marshalls would have the finaly say.

 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=395.8&guidence=Y

Question 26 seems to answer the question.If you can leave your trailer do so, and, log it off duty.

395.8

No way I would drive over 14 hours. Like others have said you will get thrown to the wolves, if, something should happen.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/hos/Interstate-Truck-Driver-Guide-to-HOS_508.pdf

This link also refences the adverse driving conditions rule which would not apply here anyway but some drivers try to use this exception even though it does not apply. It also gives an example of logging off duty in tractor only for personal conveyance.

 

If it was a receiver and your trailer was empty according to FMCSR you can go off duty and use personal conveyance . Some carriers don't allow using PC with an empty trailer but that is their ignorant rule .