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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 1613325">There are actually two rules that give you a "16 Hour Clock" , I cut and pasted one of them , now I will cut and paste both of them.:2.  16-Hour Exception<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 16-hour exception is designed to be used for 1-day work schedules, where the driver begins and ends at the same terminal</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Drive time may not exceed 11 hours</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The driver may not use both the 16 hour exception and the Adverse <a href="http://freight.about.com/od/Resources/tp/OneWayPricing.htm" target="_blank">Driving</a> Conditions exception together</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you layover on any day the 16-hour exception is no longer available to use, including on the day you layover</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Once you have used the 16-hour exception, you may not use it again until you have had a 34-hour reset</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may not drive past the 16th hour coming on-duty</li> </ul>3.  Adverse Driving Conditions Exception<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If a driver cannot safely complete the run within the maximum driving time of 11-hours, that driver may drive up to an additional two hours in order to reach a place offering safety for the driver and cargo. However, the driver may not drive after the 14th hour since coming on duty.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If weather conditions will not safely allow you to pull off (i.e. at a hotel, truck stop, etc.) and stop for 10 hours off-duty, then you may extend your drive time up to two hours</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This exception does not mean that you can work longer because of bad weather. If you can safely stop and layover within your 11 hour drive time you must do so (provided you cannot make it back to your home terminal within 14 hours, or under the 16-hour exception, if available.</li> </ul>So we have two rules, you can use the 16 hour exception with no details of the delay needed to do so. You don't need to not have had prior knowledge that you couldn't make the trip within your 14 hour clock.   We have had feeder drivers make an extra rail run (a 10 mile round trip) leaving in their 13 1/2 hour and coming back past their 14th hour, using the 16 hour exception. I have used the 16th hour exception on occasions, when I got stuck waiting for a load. It's no big deal, legally. But there are no more ways to extend your time on the road after that. If you are working into your 15th hour and you hit some delay that is going to push you past your 16th hour.  That's it, no more driving. You need to call a supervisor and find out whether they will send out someone to drive you in or put you up in hotel, etc.</blockquote>

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