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FMCSA Extends, Modifies HOS Emergency Declaration
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FMCSA has extended and modified its emergency declaration for motor carriers that are providing direct assistance in support of coronavirus-related relief efforts.
June 9, 2020Canada Issues HOS Exemption for Coronavirus Relief
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Canadian government officials approved an exemption to allow hours-of-service relief to truck drivers who are engaged in coronavirus-related relief assistance efforts.
March 25, 2020Fireworks Companies Seek HOS Exemption From FMCSA
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Two pyrotechnics companies have asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to grant them exemption from certain hours-of-service rules.
October 24, 2019FMCSA Receives HOS Exemption Requests From Fireworks Groups
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has received separate exemption requests from Extreme Logistics and the American Pyrotechnics Association regarding certain hours-of-service rules.
April 19, 2019FMCSA Receives Three HOS Exemption Requests
A Dean's Dairy truck on I-65 in Indiana. Dairy and baked goods haulers have applied for exemption from HOS regulations for deliveries during natural disasters. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Several industry groups are petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for exemptions from certain hours-of-service rules.
December 18, 2018FMCSA Receives Petition, Grants Exemption Related to HOS Rules
A firefighter surveys the devastation in Paradise, Calif. The National Mobile Shower and Catering Association, which represents members who are providing support to the firefighters battling Camp Fire, seeks HOS relief. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it has received an exemption request from hours-of-service rules from one trade association and has granted reprieve from those rules to another.
November 26, 2018FMCSA Extends Public Comment Period on HOS Concerns
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the period of comment for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding hours of service for drivers hauling property.
September 19, 2018Pavement Trade Association Files HOS Exemption Request
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The American Concrete Pavement Association has requested exemption from certain hours-of-service regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
September 6, 2018Waste Management Seeks HOS Exemption From FMCSA
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Waste Management Holdings Inc. has submitted a request to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking for a five-year exemption from certain hours-of-service rules.
July 17, 2018FMCSA Denies Owner-Operators’ Request for ELD Exemption
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has confirmed that it denied the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s request for an exemption from the electronic logging device rule.
July 5, 2018