11 Hours plus 2 hours.

A driver can extend by 2 hours only for adverse driving conditions.

Straight from the FMSCA website, 395.2

They really can't say anything because under normal circumstances you could do it. If it's a regular city rush hour, that can be foreseen and no you can't extend. If it's a wreck, that is not foreseen, yes you can.

Just make sure you put it in remarks, why?

That's my take. Let some others post.

That's another grey area of the rules.

If you are on paper logs, your duty status doesn't change until you get back. Pull the magic pen out.

 

If they're like most companies you'll still get nailed for the violation. You'll hear a trip planning speech and some safety talk. Be open to it, it goes easier that way. If you traffic near your home is typically busy and you drove into it anyways it throws the adverse conditions thing out the window. Don't make a habit of using it and you should be fine.

 

Paper or ELOGS?

If your worried about 15 mins I can only assume your on ELOGS, Just don't make it a habit and make sure you let your safety dept know why you were over and you should be fine!

 

If the unexpected conditions can be verified,

that always helps explain the situation.

However, alot of companies don't allow the 2 hour exception, due to

misunderstandings and abuse.

 

Ah, you're from Lancaster. I grew up in Lititz. Small world.

 

I have noticed that with a short time over the 11, as long as you didn't violate the 14, most times not much is said. I have gone over 11 a couple of times in the last 7 months on EOBR, but I didn't go over the 14 and nothing was said. Each time was less than 15 minutes. Never heard a word about it, though I am sure it popped up on someone's radar at the carrier. They never said, and I never asked, but they must have an allowance factor built into their policy. For something like going over 15 min, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

 

why not take a "break" while waiting for the traffic to "clear"




American Trucker

 

If it was just an accident waiting to get cleared up, this would have been what I would've done. Unless you would've gotten pushed too far and ran up against your 14.

As for unforeseen, that's up to your carrier. Your logs dept will make the call to punish you or not for violating their HOS policy. Some carriers don't care about the 'unforseen' conditions. My company sure as hell doesn't.

Don't do it too often, and your carrier probably won't concern themselves.