FMCSA extends emergency hours-of-service waiver until July 14

[Mike]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its emergency declaration yet again.

The declaration, which provides relief from hours-of-service regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, has been extended until July 14. It had been set to expire June 14.

The FMCSA extension provides relief for commercial motor vehicle drivers transporting:

• Livestock and livestock feed.
• Medical supplies and equipment related to the testing, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.
• Supplies and equipment necessary for community safety, sanitation and prevention of community transmission of COVID-19, such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, soap and disinfectants.

This extension removes some of the categories that previously qualified.

FMCSA extends emergency hours-of-service waiver until July 14

FMCSA extended its emergency declaration that provides relief from hours-of-service regulations until July 14. The waiver was initially granted in March.

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[Mike]

Notice that there has been a change in what is covered under the exemption.

You can expect DOT to start spot checking now probably to see if you are falsely running under the exemption.