what should I do?

Well, they can and will write a ticket if it's within the last seven days. They won't put you oos. And it's not the end of the world.

 

Yep. I just waited in line at a pilot behind one who was trying to get the girl behind the counter to tell him which way he needed to slide it to fix overweight drives.

Took me less than 30 seconds to explain the concept of 'sliding towards the problem'

He acted like I'd just let him in on some well guarded trucking secret.

 

They could, if they really wanna be a dick about it, but the chances of it happening, slim... But then again...

 

Or that he/she just joined the forum today, seemingly just to ask this question.

Lol just messing with ya OP. We really are a helpful and polite bunch here I swear

 

Regardless of what some members on this forum have said, you CANNOT use Personal Conveyance for forward movement of a commercial vehicle.
Where ever you start Personal Conveyance is where you have to end it.
PC can only be used in most cases to go to a store, dinner, laundry etc. You must end where you started.
However, that being said, DOT does allow the rare occasion of up to two hours beyond your HOS to move the truck to a safe haven.
That does not mean a truck stop 60 miles away. DOT describes a save haven as anywhere that you can safely remove yourself from the flow of traffic so as not to cause any harm.
That could be a rest area, a shopping center, a side street that allows trucks to park.
Your safe haven should be as soon as possible, but you cannot make a habit of continually running yourself out of hours.

 

::sigh::
Well batting .500 there reverand.
While you are correct on the PC issues (mostly), you are wrong about safe haven.
In regards to HOS, there is no such thing as a safe haven.
The only thing close is the adverse driving rule, which will extend the 14 for unforeseen events before the trip started (closed freeway from a wreck mostly) It has to be unforeseen, so hitting Atlanta during rush hour or driving through a blizzard does not count.
As for the op, he should have trip planned better. I honestly cannot see an excuse for him to be on the side of the road with minutes to spare.
Since he did poor at trip planning, yes move the truck to a truck stop/rest area/truck parking. Take the violation hit, learn from it and move on with life.

 

Please show me that regulation. I'll wait right here.

 

It's right there next to the regulation that says the 8hr break is just a suggestion

 

The adverse condition rule does not extend your 14 hour clock. It only extends your 11 hour drive clock by two hours but you cannot drive past the 14 hour mark.

 

Well, its on the internet so it must be true.