Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, June 13, 2023:
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on June 10 issued an emergency declaration related to low inventories and outages of certain fuels, waiving hours of service regulations for certain fuel haulers.
The declaration waives Parts 390-399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for truck drivers transporting gasoline, jet fuel, propane, ethyl alcohol and natural gas into or within South Dakota.
“Although hours of service have been temporarily suspended for commercial deliveries, companies may not require or allow fatigued drivers to make deliveries,” the order says. “All other road safety and vehicle compliance regulations still apply.”
The waiver is effective through the end of the emergency, or until July 9, whichever is sooner. A similar waiver for fuel haulers in Nebraska was extended last week through Sept. 4.
[Related: Canada waives hours regs for Nova Scotia wildfire relief haulers]
Drivers who frequent I-80 in California’s Bay Area need to plan for four separate weekend closures of the eastbound and westbound lanes of the interstate between Hercules and Crockett later this summer.
