16 Hour rule

Are you talking about adverse driving condition or the short haul 16 hour exemption? What are the requirements you say she met? It sounds to me like she does not meet any exemption. SHe had a long run and wanted to get home. Once she hit the 14 hour, she can no longer drive legally. It doesn't sound like she is a short haul exemption driver nor does it sound like an adverse driving condition.

 

My guess (and that is all it is since I am not psychic) is that she has been told you can not combine the adverse condition's rule(allowing 13 hours driving) and the short haul 16 hour rule(allowing a once a week extension two hour on duty exemption) for local driver's.

 

I'd like to hear more specifics on this case. I can use the 16 hour rule, but am afraid I'd screw it up. I've never needed to do it so far anyway, but just in case.

 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/hos/hos-faqs.asp#_Toc111021227


Scroll down to the E section

 

I hear an amazing number longhaul drivers say "i'l just involke the 16 hr rule" and not understand it is for drivers that drive short haual daycabs only, and begin and end their day at the same location (functionaly).
As a long-haul drivet with a sleeper, you can add a bit of time to your clock using the safe haubour rule to find s safe parking spot,or adverse conditions to add to yur 11....but the 14 is tough to jusrify breaking...no single rule allows you to majicly add a few hours to your day under the CURRENT RULES.
i think if you go that far over, and get caught, you are just SOL.

 

Thanks TAZZ, I bookmarked that link.