Also, the "Safe Haven" rule only applies to certain hazmat loads.
Yes, if a customer delays you beyond your 14, you can go to the "nearest reasonable" location to park. But that's a separate thing from the safe haven rule.
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
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Yes, you can use PC to go home as long as home isn't a "normal work location". And yes you can use PC even while loaded. The details of when and where you use it are what decides whether it's legal or not.
You can't leave a terminal , pick up and deliver, and then return back to the terminal on PC. The terminal would be considered a normal work location, and returning would be a continuance of the trip.
Likewise you can't go from home to a shipper , deliver the load and return back home on PC, as that would also be a continuance of the trip.
You can however stop at a truck stop midway through a trip, PC home and back to the same truck stop, and finish the trip. Home would not be a normal work location in this scenario, thus it would not be a continuance of the trip.
You can also complete a trip, PC home and back to the same place where you completed the trip, and start a new dispatch from there.
As long as the PC does nothing to either advance the load or continue the trip, it's ok.
Personal conveyance
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.