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.
