FMCSA waives HOS regs for carriers that haul emergency supplies to the states affected by a hurricane Dorian
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Ten southeastern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are included in an emergency declaration issued by trucking regulators as Hurricane Dorian approaches the east coast of Florida.- according to the article from the freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher
“This Emergency Declaration addresses anticipated emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of supplies, equipment, fuel, and persons and provides necessary relief,” according to a bulletin issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on August 29.- Gallagher also wrote in his article.
Affected states included in the order are -Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Also included in the order are U.S. territories Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The order will exempt trucking companies and owner-operators from the agency’s hours-of-service (HOS) regulations to give available freight capacity more flexibility to provide supplies, equipment, and fuel in response to the storm.
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Source and credits: freightwaves.com / John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent and iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski