The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended its Regional Emergency Declaration giving haulers hours-of-service relief when providing winter storm relief in 40 states.
The waiver was first issued on Jan. 23 and has now been extended and is effective until Feb. 20.
The declaration waives Part 395.3 — maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles — of the hours-of-service regulations for Motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance to emergency relief efforts in the affected states. Relief applies regardless of trip origin, as long as the operation supports emergency relief in the affected states.
Here is a full list of states extended: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA,
TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING.