A relatively small addition to the pandemic-related Hours of Service waiver has been added by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 8 days before the exemption is set to expire.
The change announced Friday by the FMCSA adds the transport of propane, natural gas and heating oil to the list of goods whose transport can proceed without concern for the Hours of Service regulation. That general exemption to the HOS of the regulation that is found in section 49 CFR § 395.3 of the federal...