The hours of service waiver issued for propane haulers in the South, East and Midwest has been extended to March 1, pushed back from their previous end date of Feb. 11.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the exemptions to propane haulers after the National Propane Gas Association requested them, due to propane shortages around the country caused by higher demand due to colder than average temperatures and some other factors.
The country’s propane supply is “more than adequate,” NPGA said in a letter to FMCSA last month, writing that troubles in transportation and distribution are to blame for getting propane to consumers.
Four waivers from FMCSA allow propane haulers exemptions from hours rules in nearly two-thirds of U.S. states: Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Oklahoma, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
The waivers last until 11:59 p.m. March 1.
Drivers operating under the exemption must have a copy of the waivers with them:
Click here to download the waiver for the Eastern region.
Click here to download the waiver for the South.
Click here to download the waiver for the Midwest.
Click here to download the waiver for the Dakotas.