FMCSA COVID-19 HOS Emergency Declaration Expires
The Federal Hours-of-Service (HOS) exemptions related to COVID-19 originally issued in March of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic expired at midnight Oct. 15.
10-17-2022
FMCSA Extends Hours-of-Service Waiver for Gasoline, Diesel Haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended its waiver for Hours-of-Service (HOS) restrictions for haulers of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethyl alcohol, and heating fuel including propane, natural gas, and heating oil until August 31, 2022. The May 27 announcement also explicitly added diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the list of covered fuels.
05-31-2022
FMCSA Waives HOS Restrictions for Gasoline, Diesel Haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has waived Hours of Service restrictions for haulers of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethyl alcohol, and heating fuel including propane, natural gas, and heating oil.
05-16-2022
FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency; Includes 黑料社区Request to Include HOS Waiver for Fuel Haulers
黑料社区on Aug. 30 urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA) to include fuel haulers in its COVID-19 emergency declaration to minimize the effect that the pandemic has on fuel supply and mitigate the driver shortage. This would provide much-needed hours of service (HOS) flexibility that would mitigate supply disruptions and lower the prices at the pump.
08-31-2021
Senate Commerce Committee Advances Safety Title of Highway Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously advanced its 鈥淪urface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021鈥� in May.
06-17-2021
黑料社区Meets With FMCSA Regarding HOS Waiver
黑料社区on May 5 met with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to discuss NATSO’s recent letter, along with the other retail fuel trade groups, advocating for a waiver to hours of […]
05-06-2021
FMCSA Extends National HOS Waiver
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) late February 12 extended the Hours-of-Service waiver through May 31. The HOS waiver had been set to expire on Feb. 28. The agency said that it expects this to be the fourth and final extension of the waiver. The national exemption to the HOS rules for truck drivers and carriers hauling COVID-19 relief was first issued on March 12, 2020, in response to the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump.
02-15-2021
Hurricane Watch: FMCSA Issues Amended Emergency Declaration for Hurricane Sally
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an amended regional declaration of emergency for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.
09-17-2020
Hurricane Watch: Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall in Louisiana
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on August 24 granted a regional emergency declaration in response to Hurricane Laura and Tropical Storm Marco for Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The waiver is in effect through September 23, 2020.
08-25-2020
FMCSA鈥檚 Acting Administrator Jim Mullen Steps Down
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Acting Administrator Jim Mullen will leave his position at the end of August after a 10-month stint that included guiding the agency鈥檚 efforts during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
08-18-2020
House Transportation Committee Examines Effects of COVID-19 on Transportation Employees
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led by Chairman Pete DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (D-OR), held a hearing June 9 to examine the effects of COVID-19 on transportation workers. The hearing sought to examine the main challenges transportation workers are facing as a result of the pandemic, and discuss what measures Congress should take in response.
06-10-2020