More questions.

First, Can the company tell you that you have to go park at a receiver (or on a road nearby the receiver) when the load will be late and when they know there will be no services like a restroom nearby? And there is no legal parking? I was recently in a situation that had I parked at the yard and gone it I would have only been 30- 45 minutes late but due to them insisting I go there I ended up being 2 hours late because I would not move the truck until I finished my 8 hours. As it was I had to park illegally just to shut down because there was nowhere legal to park that I could find and despite them insisting I keep looking I could not find the other driver that was supposedly nearby in legal parking. After searching for over an hour I had to give up or require a 10 hour break due to lack of hours.

Second, I have questions that I want to ask DOT but I don't want to pull into a scale and risk an inspection due to my questions. Does DOT have like a website that I can email or post questions for DOT officers so I can get clarification on some things that I'm getting conflicting answers about? I found a phone number once but can't find it again.

Third, if you have a fluid leak is that a DOT violation? There wouldn't be fluid on the ground in a 10 hour period but after 24 hours there would be a noticable spot. The longer the truck sat the larger the spot. I also noticed that the radiator fluid was getting lower and lower over a few days but they just kept saying "we'll get it repaired here"... then sent me back out with the "you are the only driver there" "there is nobody else" and a promise to get it fixed at this place... only to do it again. I also had the APU squealing so badly people were asking if I was killing someone it sounded so terrible. I felt bad for the people around me.

Thanks
TGB