May a driver having more than one work reporting location use the 395.1(o), 16-hour exception?
As stated in 395.1(o) and current 395.1 Interpretation Question 15, a driver having more than one work reporting location could use the 395.1(o) 16-hour exception; however, its availability would be limited by the requirement of 395.1(o)(1) that the “carrier released the driver from duty at that location for the previous five duty tours the driver has worked…” A driver alternating between two normal work locations on a weekly basis would not be able to utilize the exception unless he worked six days per week, and then the exception could only be used on the sixth day.
