Wow what do you do in this situation?

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Que paso?

 

I hate those windy days, don't you?

 

Actually it extends the 14 to 16 but the drive clock stays at 11 hours.

 

Actually you want to be sure the shoulder is clear for emergency vehicles. It would suck to be the guy that was holding up the wrecker from clearing the road because you had the shoulder blocked and he could not get past you. Or the ambulance, or the fire truck. You get the idea.

 

How does that even make sense.? One more time. Show me the reg where it states it extends your 14. You can't because it doesn't exist.

 

Do what I did. Turn the truck around and drive back to the nearest Entrance and Exit that way. Go around the county and Enter the highway again!

 

This is the answer the OP needs:

§ 395.1: Scope of rules in this part.


(a) General. (1) The rules in this part apply to all motor carriers and drivers, except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (r) of this section.

(2) The exceptions from Federal requirements contained in paragraphs (l) and (m) of this section do not preempt State laws and regulations governing the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles.

(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.

(2) Emergency conditions. In case of any emergency, a driver may complete his/her run without being in violation of the provisions of the regulations in this part, if such run reasonably could have been completed absent the emergency.

 

16 Hour Exemption
395.1(o) A property-carrying driver is exempt from 395.3(a)(2), the 14-hour rule, when:
• The driver returns and is released from his normal work reporting location for the previous 5
duty tours;
• The driver returns to his normal work reporting location and is released within 16 hours; and
• The driver has not used this exemption within the previous 7 consecutive days, except that
the 16-hour provision may be used after any period of being off duty for 34 or more
consecutive hours.

I stand corrected on the adverse conditions though. It does extend the driving limit by 2 hours but not the 14 hour window.

If unexpected adverse driving conditions slow you down, you may drive up to 2 extra hours to complete what could have been driven in normal conditions. This means you could drive for up to 13 hours, which is 2 hours more than allowed under normal conditions. Adverse driving conditions mean things that you did not know about when you started your run, like snow, fog, or a shut-down of traffic due to a crash. Adverse driving conditions do not include situations that you should have known about, such as congested traffic during typical “rush hour” periods.

“Even though you may drive 2 extra hours under this exception, you must not drive after the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty.