When the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board passed a law limiting parking to two hours at rest areas more than 20 years ago, Martin Krebs said the intent was not to force tired truckers back out on the road, but to discourage people from sleeping inside the facilities.
And although the time limit is still on the books, Krebs, who is the special facilities financial manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation, said the “unwritten guidance” his agency has given to the Virginia State Police, who patrol the rest areas, is to “be as lenient as possible in enforcing the time limit.”
“We’re all about safety here, not about forcing tired truckers back on the road where they could potentially cause a problem or an accident on down the line,” Krebs told Land Line Magazine on Friday, Feb. 13. “Our direction to the VSP is that if they come across someone who is sleeping and not parked illegally on the shoulder or a ramp, to let them sleep because they are there for a reason: They are tired.”
The two-hour parking limit issue resurfaced recently after an OOIDA member called Land Line after he was ticketed for parking at a rest area in Virginia. When he explained to the state trooper that he was out of hours and would be in violation of federal hours-of-service regulations if he moved his truck, he was told to move on or face possibly having his truck towed and arrested.
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And although the time limit is still on the books, Krebs, who is the special facilities financial manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation, said the “unwritten guidance” his agency has given to the Virginia State Police, who patrol the rest areas, is to “be as lenient as possible in enforcing the time limit.”
“We’re all about safety here, not about forcing tired truckers back on the road where they could potentially cause a problem or an accident on down the line,” Krebs told Land Line Magazine on Friday, Feb. 13. “Our direction to the VSP is that if they come across someone who is sleeping and not parked illegally on the shoulder or a ramp, to let them sleep because they are there for a reason: They are tired.”
The two-hour parking limit issue resurfaced recently after an OOIDA member called Land Line after he was ticketed for parking at a rest area in Virginia. When he explained to the state trooper that he was out of hours and would be in violation of federal hours-of-service regulations if he moved his truck, he was told to move on or face possibly having his truck towed and arrested.
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