FMCSA restores 30-day HOS relief for truckers during emergencies
FMCSA has restored the automatic HOS exemption period for truckers providing direct assistance during regional emergencies to 30 days. The post FMCSA restores 30-day HOS relief for truckers during emergencies appeared first on FreightWaves .
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has returned to a 30-day automatic hours-of-service (HOS) exemption for commercial truck drivers engaged in direct emergency response efforts, reversing a 2023 reduction to 14 days. The change, effective immediately, aims to alleviate administrative burdens for drivers who must maintain HOS compliance during extended disaster recovery operations.
The exemption applies only to vehicles directly aiding in the declared emergency, not to entire trucking operations in the affected region. FMCSA expects the return to the longer exemption period to reduce extension requests by about 25 annually, saving carriers and taxpayers approximately $1,429 per year.
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