The Coercion law

It's true. They were cited for it TWICE in less than a MONTH.

 

The rule also applies to TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS(which Marten is) as well as shippers and receivers.

 

It's clear that no one understands this new law or the limits of it. Would be nice if DOT or a lawyer could chime in and set it straight. I'm tired of sitting somewhere until my hours run out and then some rude security guard demanding I leave after I'm unloaded 6 hours later. Makes me want to commit homicide.

 

it's simple he cannot make you break federal law.

 

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-11-30/pdf/2015-30237.pdf
Yeah, pretty plain ...I guess.

It's all about an entity requiring a driver to violate the law in order to meet a deadline, with economic repercussions for failure to do so. Says nothing about after a load is delivered, or for that matter anything about after loading and being kicked off property. That isn't related to being unable to meet an appointment due to regulations and losing income because of it.

It is all good if you are a company driver and not a company owner and driver. So, in a case of company owner/driver, sure it helps me if I can't deliver on time due to a violation of no fault of my own. So shipper or agent cannot deny me loads because of that incident. Now if as some seem to claim that this law applies, I am told to get off of property it is now a carrier issue. I guess I have a couple options A) Turn myself in for coercing myself to drive. B) Pay a tow company to move the truck. C) Just move and deal with it.

In the end yay! for paper logs.