FMCSA Part 381 Exemptions in Effect
Filing Organization | Category | Sub-Category | Applies To | Exemption | Date Appvl Published Fed Reg | Effective Date | Expiration Date | Docket Number FMCSA- | * |
Ace Pyro / Illuminations Fireworks | HOS | 14 hr | Drivers of Illumination Fireworks, LLC and ACE Pyro, LLC | No 14 hr rule during fireworks shows. Effective for the periods of June 28-July, 2016 through 2020. | 7/5/16 | 6/28/16 | 7/8/20 | 2014-0111 | Yes |
American Pyrotechnics | HOS | 14 hr | See application appendix | 14 hr exception during July 4 fireworks. Click here for application appendix. | 6/29/15 | 6/28/16 | 7/8/20 | 2007-28043 | No |
American Concrete Pumping Association | HOS | 30 min and 14 hour | Drivers transporting ready-mixed concrete | The first exemption from the HOS 30-minute break provision will allow drivers transporting ready-mixed concrete and related materials to use 30 minutes or more of on-duty “waiting time” to satisfy the requirement for the 30-minute rest break, provided they do not perform any other work during the break. The second exemption will allow drivers to use the short-haul RODS exception but with a 14-hour duty period instead of the usual 12 hours. | 2/6/2019 | 2/6/2019 | 2/6/2024 | 2018-0237 | Yes |
American Concrete Pumping Association | HOS | 14 hr | All concrete pumping drivers | 12 hr. rule extended to 14 hrs. | 11/1/18 | 11/1/18 | 10/31/23 | 2018-0175 | No |
American Concrete Pumping Association | HOS | 30 min | All concrete pumping drivers | Exempt from the requirement for a 30-minute rest break in Section 395.3(a)(3)(ii), in that they may count “waiting” periods when they are performing no work activity as the required 30-minute break. | 10/9/19 | 10/9/19 | 10/9/24 | 2016-0342 | Yes |
ArcelorMittal | HOS/VEH | HOS/VEH | ArcelorMittal’s CDL drivers and coil carriers that do not meet the “heavy hauler trailer” definition | Work up to 16 hours per day and return to work with a minimum of 8 consecutive hours off duty, when transporting steel coils between ArcelorMittal’s production and shipping locations on public roads. Coil carriers to use coil carriers that do not meet the “heavy hauler trailer” definition, height of rear side marker lights restrictions, tire loading restrictions, and the coil securement requirements. | 9/23/16 | 9/23/16 | 9/23/21 | 2016-0050 | No |
ATA | HOS | 30 min | Motor carriers transporting security-sensitive hazardous materials (HM) requiring a security plan | Exempt from the 30 minute break provision. | 8/21/15 | 8/21/15 | 8/21/20 FAST Act | 2015-0012 | Yes |
ATA – Agricutural and Food Transporters Conference | Cargo Securement | 393.102, 393.106, 393.110, and 393.114 | Motor carriers transporting boxes, bins, or tubs of agricultural commodities, or hay, straw, and cotton bales | Allows alternative means of securement see https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FMCSA-2017-0319-0004 for securement methods] | 4/23/19 | 4/23/19 | 4/23/24 | 2017-0319 | No |
ATA – Automobile Carriers Conference | Warning Flags | 393.87 | Motor carriers operating stinger steered automobile transporter equipment | No warning flags necessary | 2/15/19 | 2/15/19 | 2/15/24 | 2018-0090 | No |
Castignoli Enterprises | Sleeper Berth | 393.76 | Castignoli Enterprises | Sleeper berth in Ford F350 that does not meet certain sleeper berth requriements | 10/19/18 | 10/19/18 | 10/19/23 | 2018-0142 | No |
CR England | CDL | Other | CLP holders, as team driver | CLP holder w/o front seat CDL holder | 6/12/17 | 6/13/17 | 6/12/22 | 2014-0406 | No |
Daimler | CDL | Foreign Driver | 1 driver | ZEILINGER: CDL Exemption | 6/6/17 | 6/6/17 | 6/6/22 | 2012-0032 | Yes |
Daimler | CDL | Foreign Driver | 1 driver | ZEUNER: CDL exemption | 5/23/17 | 5/23/17 | 5/23/22 | 2012-0032 | Yes |
Daimler | CDL | Foreign Driver | 1 driver | BOEHM | 7/25/16 | 7/25/16 | 7/25/21 | 2012-0032 | Yes |
Daimler | CDL | Foreign Driver | 1 driver | BAUMANN | 7/12/16 | 6/30/16 | 6/29/21 | 2012-0032 | Yes |
Daimler | CDL | Foreign Driver | 1 driver | HELBING CDL Exemption | 8/17/17 | 7/22/17 | 7/22/22 | 2012-032 | Yes |
Daimler | CDL | Foreign Driver | 1 driver | ENNERST CDL renewal | 8/17/17 | 7/22/17 | 7/22/22 | 2012-0032 | Yes |
Daimler Trucks North America | Visibility | 393.60(e) | Daimler CMVs | Device mounted lower in windshield | 1/31/18 | 2/1/18 | 1/31/23 | 2017-0176 | No |
Daimler Trucks North American | CDL | 383 | Daimler CDL driver | Veber CDL requirement | 9/10/18 | 9/10/18 | 9/11/23 | 2012-0032 | Yes |
DOE | HOS | 30 min | DOE special category shipments | "Attending" 30 min break on duty | 6/22/15 | 6/30/15 | 6/30/20 FAST Act | 2012-0370 | No |
Farruggio's Express | HOS | RODS | Farruggio drivers ony | Short haul: Go past 12 hr limit w/o RODS | 8/10/16 | 8/10/16 | 8/10/21 | 2015-0460 | Yes |
Flatbed Carrier Safety Group | Cargo Securement | 393.120 | All motor carriers | Securement of metal coils loaded with eyes crosswise grouped in rows | 4/21/17 | 4/13/17 | 4/13/22 | 2010-0177 | No |
Ford Motor Company | Exhaust Location | 393.83 | Motor carriers operating Ford’s Transit-based CMVs | Exhaust system location that does not meet current requirements | 11/16/17 | 8/15/17 | 8/15/22 | 2015-0111 | No |
Groendyke Transport, Inc. | Lighting | 393.25(e) | Groendyke trailers | Permits use of an amber brake-activated pulsating lamp in addition to the required steady-burning brake lamps. | 4/26/19 | 4/26/19 | 4/26/24 | 2018-0023 | No |
Hino Motors | Visibility | 393.60(e) | Hino CMVs | Device mounted lower in windshield | 8/3/17 | 8/3/17 | 8/3/22 | 2015-0239 | No |
International Institute of Towing and Recovery (IITR) | Cargo Securement | 393.112/393.128 | All motor carriers | Use combination of fixed and adjustable tiedowns to secure light vehicles | 5/15/17 | 5/15/17 | 5/15/22 | 2016-0111 | No |
Isuzu | CDL | 383 | Isuzu drivers | 12 driver to hold U.S. commercial driver’s license | 10/19/18 | 11/19/18 | 2/21/24 | 2006-25290 | Yes |
Kimble Recycling & Disposal Inc | HOS | Short haul 12 hr limit | All KRD CMV drivers | 12 hr. rule extended to 14 hrs. | 11/21/19 | 11/21/19 | 11/21/24 | 2019-0106 | No |
McKee Foods | HOS | Sleeper | Team drivers using sleeper | Sleeper berth modified rule | 3/27/15 | 3/27/15 | 3/27/20 FAST Act | 2014-0071 | No |
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) | HOS | ELD | CMV drivers | When transporting to or from a theatrical or television motion picture production site. | 1/19/18 | 1/19/208 | 1/19/2023 | 2017-0298 | Yes |
National Asphalt Paving NAPA | HOS | 30 Minute rest break/ short haul 12 hrs | Drivers on asphalt paving projects | No 30 minute rest break. Short haul up to 14 hrs | 1/26/18 | 1/26/18 | 1/25/23 | 2017-0197 | Yes |
National Mobile Shower | HOS | Other | All NMSCA CMV drivers | Various HOS exemption to support forest fighters | 10/1/19 | 10/1/19 | 10/1/24 | 2018-0331 | No |
National Tank Truck Carriers NTTC | HOS | HOS 30 Minute rest break/ short-haul | Fuel delivery drivers | No 30 minute rest break if over 12 hrs short haul | 4/9/18 | 4/9/18 | 4/10/23 | 2017-0270 | Yes |
National Waste & Recycling Assoc. (NWRA) | HOS | ROD | All NWRA CMV drivers | Short haul: Go past 12 hr limit w/o RODS | 11/21/19 | 11/21/19 | 11/21/24 | 2019-0085 | No |
Navistar | CDL | Foreign | Douay-German | Operate CMV without State issued CDL | 4/15/2019 | 4/15/2019 | 4/15/24 | 2018-0347 | Yes |
Navistar | CDL | Foreign | Thomas Nickles & Lukas Walters | Operate CMV without State issued CDL | 11/21/19 | 11/21/19 | 11/21/24 | 2018-0347 | Yes |
New PRIME | CDL | Other | CLP holders, as team driver | CLP holder w/o front seat CDL holder | 6/27/17 | 6/27/17 | 6/27/22 | 2016-0420 | No |
Oregon Trucking Associations | HOS | 30- Minute Rest Break | CMV drivers engaged in transporting timber from Oregon Forestlands | Exempt from the 30 minute rest break provision | 03/18/15 | 3/18/20 | 03/18/20 | 2015-06184 | No |
Rail Delivery Services (RDS) | HOS | Short haul 12 hr limit | All of RDS drivers | Use timecards even when exceeding 12 hrs | 11/14/17 | 11/14/17 | 11/14/22 | 2017-0190 | Yes |
R&R Transp | HOS | 30 min | Certain hi-risk cargos | "Attending" time 30 MRB for hi-risk cargo | Pending | 10/2/15 | 10/2/20 FAST Act | ||
RJR | HOS | Short haul | All RJR drivers | Permits RJR drivers that do not exceed the 150 air-mile radius to utilize time records instead of a record of duty status (RODS) for that day. | 6/7/19 | 6/7/19 | 6/7/24 | 2015-0197 | Yes |
RVIA | CDL | Other | Driv-eaway Recreational vehicle drivers | Recreational vehicle drive-away CDL exemption | 4/12/17 | 4/6/17 | 4/6/22 | 2018-0271 | No |
SC&RA | HOS | 30 min | Under OS/OW permit | All qualifying motor carriers and drivers operating mobile cranes with a rated lifting capacity of greater than 30 tons are exempt from the 30-minute break provision | 11/27/2018 | 12/27/2018 | 11/1/2023 | 2014-0352 | No |
SDDC | HOS | 30 min | SDDC special category shipments | "Attending" 30 min break on duty | 10/20/17 | 10/20/17 | 10/21/23 | 2016-0096 | Yes |
SmartDrive Systems Inc. | Visibility | 393.60(e) | Carriers using the SmartDrive ADAS camera system | Device mounted lower on windshield | 4/15/19 | 04/15/19 | 04/15/24 | 2013-0275 | Yes |
STEMCO | Lighting | 393.11 | Carriers using STEMCO aerodynamic device | Allows rear ID & clearance lights to be mounted lower | 2/14/18 | 2/14/18 | 2/1/23 | 2018-0321 | No |
Stoneridge Inc. | Mirrors | 393.80 | Carriers using Stoneridge MirrorEye Camera Monitor System | Allows use of camera system in lieu of rear vision mirrors | 2/21/19 | 2/21/19 | 2/13/24 | 2016-0167 | No |
TowMate LLC | Lighting | 393.23 | Temporary Towing Operations | Allow rechargeable battery tail lighting systems | 2/13/18 | 2/9/18 | 2/9/23 | 2018-0141 | No |
Trailways | HOS | short stops | Regular Route motorcoach drivers | Not log short stops: all reg rt carriers | 6/4/15 | 5/31/15 | 5/31/20 FAST Act | 2015-0238 | No |
Transco | HOS | 30-minute break | Transco Drivers | Enables Transco drivers to comply with the 30-minute break requirement while performing on-duty-not- driving tasks. | 8/28/2019 | 8/28/2019 | 8/19/2024 | 2012-0268 | No |
Truck Renting and Leasing Assoc. | ELD | 395.8 | CMV leased for 8 days or fewer | No ELD/ AOBRD reqd if lease in vehicle | 10/11/17 | 10/11/17 | 10/11/22 | 2018-0302 | Yes |
United Parcel Service | ELD | 395.8 | All drivers and carriers using ELDs | (1) Can enter data in portable ELD without vehicle power on (2) Not required to re-enter yard move each power cycle | 10/20/17 | 10/20/17 | 10/20/22 | 2016-0428 | Yes |
U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc | CDL | “K” restriction | Custom harvester drivers | Authorizes custom harvester drivers to operate in interstate commerce even though under 21 years of age. A “K” restriction on these drivers' CDLs does not limit them from driving outside the license-issuing State when they are operating as custom harvesters in accordance with 49 CFR 391.2(a). | 10/3/18 | 10/3/18 | 10/3/23 | 2017-0054 | No |
Waste Management Holdings (WMH) | HOS | 14 hr. rule | WMH’s Member Drivers | 12 hr. rule extended to 14 hrs. | 10/25/18 | 10/22/18 | 10/22/23 | 2017-0133 | Yes |
WestRock | HOS | 14 hr. rule | Specified local drivers | 14 hr. rule extended to 16 hrs. | 7/29/19 | 4/17/19 | 4/16/24 | 2018-0181 | Yes |
*Drivers must have a copy of the corresponding federal register notice or equivalent signed FMCSA exemption in their possession while operating under the terms of said exemption. The exemption document must be presented to law enforcement officials upon request.
Contact Info:
FMCSA
Charles Horan
Director Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety Standards Charles.Horan@dot.gov
Updated: December 18, 2019