Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

It's kinda complicated, but there are two different rules. So follow the bouncing ball on this one.

Once a week you are allowed a two hour extension on your 14 if you start and end each shift at the same terminal. This is mostly for P&D, food service, beer, and the other local yokles.

Second rule is you are permitted to drive an additional two hours during inclement weather past your 11. Lots of asterisks to this rule. You can't knowingly head into a snow storm and expect an extra two hours to complete your turn. It's extremely subjective when DoT runs your logs. They may say that you made an error by heading into inclement weather that was forcasted. So be careful on that.

I snipped these from Title 49 part 395:

Pertaining to the 16 hour exemption:

(o) Property-carrying driver. A property-carrying driver is exempt from the requirements of §395.3(a)(2) if:

(o)(1) The driver has returned to the driver's normal work reporting location and the carrier released the driver from duty at that location for the previous five duty tours the driver has worked;

(o)(2) The driver has returned to the normal work reporting location and the carrier releases the driver from duty within 16 hours after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty; and

(o)(3) The driver has not taken this exemption within the previous 6 consecutive days, except when the driver has begun a new 7- or 8-consecutive day period with the beginning of any off-duty period of 34 or more consecutive hours as allowed by §395.3(c).

Pertaining to adverse driving.

(b) Driving conditions—(1) Adverse driving conditions. Except as provided in paragraph (h)(2) of this section, a driver who encounters adverse driving conditions, as defined in §395.2, and cannot, because of those conditions, safely complete the run within the maximum driving time permitted by §§395.3(a) or 395.5(a) may drive and be permitted or required to drive a commercial motor vehicle for not more than 2 additional hours beyond the maximum time allowed under §§395.3(a) or 395.5(a) to complete that run or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the commercial motor vehicle and security for the commercial motor vehicle and its cargo

Personal note:

I heard you can not extend your drive time and then use your two hour extension at the same time. So... You can't drive 13 hours and then work another 3.

You can drive 13 hours but then you are done at 14. OR you can drive 11 and work up to 16.

If that makes any sense.