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Home Time Parking Requirements

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U.S. Xpress requires that drivers comply with parking requirements during home time or any time the vehicle is left unattended.

What You Need to Know About Parking During Home Time

Subject to your Fleet Manager’s approval, if you have an active status, you are allowed to drive company equipment to/from your principle residence and/or designated home time location unless prohibited by local zoning regulations.

You are required to send Macro 39.

If you are off duty for more than 96 hours without permission, you will be required to secure the equipment at a designated service center and remove all of your personal effects. The tractor will be subject to reassignment.

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Macro 39

Macro 39 lets dispatch know that you have arrived at a

location and that the equipment is unattended. Examples

include while on home time, stopped at a truck stop eating,

showering, etc…If you are going to be out and away from

your truck for any length of time, you are to send in Macro 39.

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What is Macro 39?

1. Once you arrive at the approved location you must send a Macro 39 (Unattended Equipment) to notify Dispatch that you have arrived at the U.S. Xpress approved location. Failure to do so will result in Dispatch contacting you to go back to the approved location to send a Macro 39.

2. The tractor and trailer are to remain connected while parked at the approved location.

3. Lock the tractor and take the keys with you. Do not leave any keys with the equipment.

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Home Time Parking Best Practices

4. If available, back the trailer against a fixed object, such as a utility pole, wall, etc., to prevent the trailer doors from being opened.

5. Once parked, set the trailer brakes, then tug forward with the tractor to put tension on the 5th wheel. Next, set the tractor brakes; this will create enough tension on the 5th wheel to make it difficult to release the kingpin from outside the tractor.

6. Do not discuss the contents of the trailer or the location of the equipment with anyone.

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Home Time Parking Best Practices

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NOTE Home times cannot be taken if you are under dispatch of a high value or high target load. NO exceptions.

Home Time Parking Best Practices

Be Safety S.M.A.R.T.

Following the previous home time parking requirements will help keep you, the equipment, and the cargo from becoming the next crime victim.

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Questions about home time parking requirements or Macro 39? Please call the Safety Department at 1-800-601-5500.