Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Aug. 19, 2022:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz extended an emergency declaration this week for fuel haulers in the state.
Walz said fuel terminals across the state are reporting shortages or outages of products, and drivers have experienced long wait times due to increased demand at terminals that do have available supply.
The waiver from 49 CFR Part 395.3 applies to drivers hauling gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, ethanol and biodiesel.
“We are nearing the end of the summer travel season and look ahead to the harvest season, when farmers will rely heavily on gasoline, diesel, and other fuels to complete their work,” Walz said in the extension of the declaration.
The extension will remain in effect until it is rescinded or until Sept. 11, whichever is sooner.
A little over two months after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a request from owner-operator Lee Schmitt for an exemption from most of the hours of service regulations, another truck driver’s request will open up for comments Friday, Aug. 19.
