Just some of the stupid things I see

"Nearest safe haven" would probably be a better choice. That would let you get to the rest area 11 miles down the road, but not the truckstop at say 18 miles.

 

Give it time, this too shall pass.

 

Ex lax might help!

 

Stick your fingers down your throat, and upchuck!

 

.....ick...

 

Under the current rule:

From a receiver and you're OK...you're "unladen" (unless it was just one of many receivers on a multi-stop load meaning you still have freight in/on the wagon).

From a shipper, you're S-O-L...you're loaded.

 

I understand that. I was pining wistfully for a modification.

 

Question 26: If a driver is permitted to use a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) for personal reasons, how must the driving time be recorded?

Guidance: When a driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work, time spent traveling from a driver’s home to his/her terminal (normal work reporting location), or from a driver’s terminal to his/her home, may be considered off-duty time. Similarly, time spent traveling short distances from a driver’s en route lodgings (such as en route terminals or motels) to restaurants in the vicinity of such lodgings may be considered off-duty time. The type of conveyance used from the terminal to the driver’s home, from the driver’s home to the terminal, or to restaurants in the vicinity of en route lodgings would not alter the situation unless the vehicle is laden. A driver may not operate a laden CMV as a personal conveyance. The driver who uses a motor carrier’s Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) for transportation home, and is subsequently called by the employing carrier and is then dispatched from home, would be on-duty from the time the driver leaves home.


How can a truck be unladen with a trailer hooked to it? It is under a load even though it is a empty trailer it is still attached to the the truck, so there for ladened.

 

If its EMPTY its unladen.