hours-of-service exemption

FMCSA moves to ensure capacity in wake of COVID-19 variants

Federal regulators have extended an exemption from hours-of-service rules for drivers hauling pandemic-related freight, citing the need to provide capacity in the wake of a potential rise in COVID-19 infections.

“Although the number of COVID-19 cases began to decline in the U.S. following widespread introduction of vaccinations, persistent issues arising out of COVID-19 continue to affect the U.S., including impacts on supply chains and the need to ensure capacity to respond to variants and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-moves-to-ensure-capacity-in-wake-of-covid-19-variants

Senate confirms new FMCSA head

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Meera Joshi as the seventh administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

FMCSA, formerly part of the Federal Highway Administration, was established as an agency within the Department of Transportation on Jan. 1, 2000, with its primary mission to prevent truck-related deaths and injuries.

Joshi, who has led the FMCSA as deputy administrator since January, will be sworn in later this month as the trucking industry struggles to keep up with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-senate-confirms-joshi-to-lead-fmcsa

3 more states waive targeted hours-of-service rules for 30 days

Three additional states have implemented 30-day waivers of the federal hours-of-service rules, citing tight supplies of drivers as a reason.

The steps by Minnesota, Wyoming and Iowa to declare a state of emergency as the basis for the waiver follow a recent decision by South Dakota to also implement a 30-day HOS waiver, with that state citing driver availability as well.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed the order Wednesday supported by much of the state’s agricultural industry. 

Federal law allows...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3-more-states-waive-targeted-hours-of-service-rules-for-30-days

US, Canadian pilots unions clash over Cargojet and fatigue rules

Pilots flying a plane, cockpit view from behind looking out.

A union representing Canadian cargo pilots slammed a U.S. counterpart for criticism of employer Cargojet (TSX: CJT) over alleged efforts to undermine stricter duty-time regulations aimed at reducing fatigue, saying the remarks constitute interference in ongoing bargaining and a self-serving attempt to peel away its members.

The Air Line Pilots Association on Friday sent letters to the management of Cargojet and Unifor, Canada’s large private sector union, challenging them to stop what it claimed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-canadian-pilots-unions-clash-over-cargojet-and-fatigue-rules

Hours-of-service waiver issued in wake of pipeline cyberattack

Federal regulators issued on Sunday an emergency work-rule exemption for truck drivers and motor carriers as a result of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.

The shutdown that occurred on Friday and was caused by a cybersecurity ransomware attack warrants a Regional Emergency Declaration and an exemption from Parts 390 through 399 of federal motor carrier safety regulations, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Those regulations include hours-of-service rules.

“This...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/news-alert-hours-of-service-waiver-issued-in-wake-of-pipeline-cyberattack

Fireworks haulers seek multiyear ELD waiver

Fireworks display companies have warned regulators that Fourth of July celebrations are at stake due to federal work-rule and electronic logging device (ELD) restrictions.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is asking for comments on applications from the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA), which is requesting that expired waivers from the restrictions be renewed. APA said most of its 60 members are small, family-owned companies that rely on short-term seasonal drivers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fireworks-haulers-seek-multiyear-eld-waiver

FMCSA declares waiver for fuel haulers in wake of storm

The winter storm causing havoc and continuing to spread across major parts of the country has prompted a waiver from regulators exempting drivers from hours-of-service (HOS) rules to speed deliveries of fuel and other emergency supplies to affected areas.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Midwestern, Southern and Western Service Centers issued late Wednesday a regional emergency declaration that exempts drivers and carriers from Parts 390 through 399 of federal...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/fmcsa-declares-waiver-for-fuel-haulers-in-wake-of-storm

FMCSA extends national HOS waiver through May 31

Federal regulators issued a fourth extension of a rare 50-state exemption of hours-of-service (HOS) rules due to ongoing health risks caused by COVID-19.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced late Friday it was extending the HOS waiver — which was set to expire Feb. 28 — through May 31.

The national exemption to the HOS rules for truckers and carriers hauling COVID-19 relief was first issued on March 12, 2020, in response to the national emergency declared by President...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/fmcsa-extends-national-hos-waiver-through-may-31

DOT asserts regulatory hurdles cleared for COVID-19 distribution

Regulatory measures needed for the immediate mass shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through Operation Warp Speed are now in place, according to the Trump administration.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) “has laid the groundwork for the safe transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine and is proud to support this historic endeavor,” DOT Secretary Elaine Chao announced Tuesday.

DOT’s modal agencies and Operation Warp Speed – which is overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services and the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/dot-asserts-regulatory-hurdles-cleared-for-covid-19-distribution

FMCSA issues 5-state HOS waiver ahead of Hurricane Delta

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is temporarily lifting certain hours-of-service (HOS) restrictions for five Southern states as Hurricane Delta heads toward a Gulf Coast landfall Friday.

In an emergency order issued late Wednesday by the agency’s Southern and Western Service Centers, the high-end Category 2 storm, which is moving fairly quickly across the Gulf, warranted an exemption from parts 390 through 399 of federal HOS rules. The temporary exemption is the fifth...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-issues-5-state-hos-waiver-ahead-of-hurricane-delta

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