FMCSA recently extended — through December 31 — thewaiver on hours-of-service (HOS) requirementsfor trucks transporting livestock and feed.
豁免是基于国家紧急declared for COVID-19. It specifically does not cover drivers carrying mixed loads with only a “nominal quantity” of a waiver-qualifying item.
In related news, FMCSA launched itsEducational Tool for Hours of Service (ETHOS), an online tool for carriers and drivers to help them better understand the agency’s revised hours-of-service (HOS) regulations.
Once a user keys in dutystatus information, ETHOS identifies potential violations to the HOS rules for transporting non-passenger cargo, including the following: 11-hour driving limit; 14-hour driving window; 30-minute rest break; and sleeper berth provision.
The website notes ETHOS does not cover the 60/70-hour limit regulations, which have not changed under the new rules.
Information provided byUSDA Grain Transportation Report.
