adjective General Slang

Outlawed

· adjective · trucker

Out of legal driving hours under HOS rules.

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When a trucker has run out their federally mandated Hours-of-Service clock and any further driving would be illegal. You're not a criminal — you're just one mile past the limit and now legally parked until your reset.

“I'd push on to Memphis but I'll be outlawed in about forty minutes — gotta find a spot tonight.”
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Outlawed In A Sentence

I'd push on to Memphis but I'll be outlawed in about forty minutes — gotta find a spot tonight.

Origin & Usage

American trucker slang tied to the US DOT Hours-of-Service regulations, refined repeatedly since the 1930s and digitised via ELDs in the 2010s.

Variants out of hours
Tags #trucker#cb-radio#regulation#hos

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