| Audience | Internal Support |
| Applies To | Driver App |
Introduction
This regulation allows a Driver who always starts and ends the day from the same location to get two extra hours once per week or after having taken a cycle reset. These Drivers aren’t limited to any distance radius, but they cannot use both this and the “100 air mile” or 150 air mile” timecard exemptions. These Drivers are required to keep logs.
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16-Hour Short Haul Exemption Overview
Regulation
49 CFR 395.1(o) Property-carrying driver. A property-carrying driver is exempt from the requirements of §395.3(a)(2) if:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
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