Vermont HOS Waiver 1.7.2025
VERMONT
Law Enforcement Bulletin
Relief from 49 CFR 395.3
Hours of Service
State of Vermont
Department of Motor Vehicles
Enforcement & Safety Division
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05603-0001
DMV-Enforcement@vermont.gov
January 7th, 2025 2025-1
Declaration of Emergency Notice
Relief from Title 49 CFR 395.3 for Motor Carriers providing delivery of propane
and heating oil to residences and businesses
Pursuant to the authority vested as Designee by Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Andrew Collier has declared that an emergency exists caused by a shortage of residential and business heating fuel.
Pursuant to 49 CFR § 390.23, motor carriers providing delivery of propane and home heating oil to homes and businesses in Vermont are granted emergency relief from 49 CFR § 395.3 (maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles) as set forth in this Emergency Notice and guidance issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
- This relief for motor carriers is effective as of January 7, 2025 and will expire on February 5th, 2025 at midnight.
- No motor carrier operating under the terms of this declaration shall require or allow a fatigued or ill driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle. A driver who informs a motor carrier that he/she needs an immediate rest shall be given at least ten (10) consecutive hours off duty before the driver is required to return to service.
- Motor carriers that have an Out of Service Order in effect or are under a State of Vermont suspension cannot take advantage of this relief from the regulations that this declaration provides under Title 49 CFR 390.23
- Nothing contained in this declaration shall be construed as an exemption from Commercial Driver’s License requirements, Controlled Substance and Alcohol Use and Testing requirements, Financial Responsibility requirements, Size and Weight requirements, or any other portion of regulations not specifically identified.
- Drivers for motor carriers that operate under this Declaration of Emergency Notice must have a copy (paper or electronic) in their possession.
- This Declaration of Emergency Notice will remain in effect until February 5th, 2025 at midnight.
- Drivers who utilize this exemption may come back into compliance and restart their hours- of-service clock after taking 34 consecutive hours off-duty at the end of their extended hours period.
Signed: January 7th, 2025
Andrew Collier, Commissioner
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles