After President Trump declared a national emergency to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Department of Transportation has exempted certain truck drivers from HOS rules. This kind of regulatory relief has happened on the state level before, states pausing drive time limits inside the state during natural disasters, and Connecticut and Ohio have done so again for this current health crisis. But the federal government has never done so in the 82-year history of the legislation…
Month: April 2020
Despite the FMCSA waiver program that stipulates that drivers who’s certification card expires between March 1, 2020 and June 30,2020, there will still be a need for DOT medical exams during that period. There will also be a significant need for recertification exams many of which are still required.