Exemptions

Filing Organization

Category

Sub-Category

Applies To

Exemption

Date Appl. Published Fed Reg

Effective Date

Expiration Date

Docket Number FMCSA-

*Possession Required

**Ace Pyro, LLC/ Illumination Fireworks Partners, LP

HOS

395.3(a)(2)

Drivers of Illumination Fireworks, LP and ACE Pyro, LLC only

Allows drivers to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14-hour limit. Effective for the periods of June 28-July 8, 2024

10/23/2019

6/18/20

6/18/25

2019-0180

No

Adirondak Trailways, Pine Hill Trailways, and New York Trailways

VEH

390.21(b)(3)

All motor carrier passengers

Exemption from FMCSA’s CMV marking rules under certain circumstances involving the exchange of equipment and/or drivers. 

1/14/2020

6/1/2020

5/28/25

2020-0062

No

**American Concrete Pavement Association

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii) and 395.3(a)(2)

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.

9/6/18

2/6/19

2/6/24

2018-0237

Yes

**American Concrete Pumping Association

HOS

395.1(e)(1)(ii)(A)

All concrete pumping drivers

Exemption allows concrete pump drivers to use the short-haul exception, but return to their reporting location within 14 hours instead of 12 hours.

6/21/18

11/1/18

10/31/23

2018-0175

Yes

**American Concrete Pumping Association

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii)

All concrete pumping drivers

Drivers may use 30 minutes or more of on-duty “attendance time” to satisfy the requirement for the 30-minute rest break, provided they do not perform any other work during the break.

10/25/16

10/9/19

10/9/24

2016-0342

Yes

ArcelorMittal

HOS/VEH

395, 393.5, 393.11,

393.75 and 393.120

ArcelorMittal’s CDL drivers

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.

May 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.

3/22/16

9/23/16

9/23/21

2016-0050

No

Association of American Railroads & American Short Line and Regional Railroad Ass. (AAR/ASLRRA)

HOS

395.3(a)-(b)

Driver-

employees 

Enable railroad employees subject to the hours of-service (HOS) rules to respond to unplanned events that occur outside of or extend beyond an employee’s normal work hours.

8/20/20

9/21/20

12/18/25

2020-0171

No

ATA- Agricultural 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 securements methods

1/15/18

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

2/27/18

2/15/19

2/15/24

2018-0090

No

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix CVS)

Visibility

393.60(e)(1)

All motor carriers

Allow Bendix Advance Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technology to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles

12/1/2021

4/6/21

4/6/26

2020-0196

No

Castignoli Enterprises

Sleeper Berth

393.76

Castignoli Enterprises

Sleeper berth in Ford F350 that does not meet certain sleeper berth requirements

4/24/18

10/19/18

10/19/23

2018-0142

No

CR England

CDL

383.25(a)(1)

CLP holders, as team driver

CLP holder may operate a CMV without a CDL holder being present in the front seat of the vehicle

11/28/14

6/13/17

6/12/22

2014-0406

No

CRST Expedited

CDL

383.25(a)(1)

CLP holders, as team driver

CLP holder may operate a CMV without a CDL holder being present in the front seat of the vehicle

8/9/18

10/19/18

9/24/23

2015-0480

No

Daimler Trucks North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Passegger: Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

9/24/19

9/28/20

9/29/25

2012-0032

Yes

Daimler Trucks North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Zeilinger:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

3/22/17

6/6/17

6/6/22

2012-0032

Yes

Daimler Trucks North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Zeuner:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

1/16/17

5/23/17

5/23/22

2012-0032

Yes

Daimler Trucks North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Boehm:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

5/4/16

7/25/16

7/25/21

2012-0032

Yes

Daimler Trucks North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Baumann:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

4/5/16

6/30/16

6/29/21

2012-0032

Yes

Daimler Trucks North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Helbing:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

5/15/17

8/17/17

8/17/22

2012-0032

Yes

Daimler Trucks North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Ennerst:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

5/15/17

7/22/17

7/22/22

2012-0032

Yes

Daimler Trucks North America

Vehicle

393.60(e)

Daimler CMVs

Device mounted lower in windshield

6/26/17

2/1/18

1/31/23

2017-0176

No

Daimler Trucks North American

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Veber:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

4/24/18

9/10/18

9/11/23

2012-0032

Yes

Extreme Logistics, LLC

HOS

395.3(a)(2)

Driver-employees

Allows drivers to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14-hour limit during Independence Day Celebrations June 28 – July 8 through 2025.

4/18/19

5/18/20

5/19/25

2019-0086

Yes

**Farruggio's Express

HOS

395.1(e)(1)

Farruggio’s Express drivers only

Drivers who stay within the 100 air-mile radius but may occasionally exceed the 12-hour limitation are exempt from having to complete a daily record of duty status at those times if, at all times, their hours of service data is recorded by the Geotab system.

2/12/16

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

6/14/10

4/21/17

4/21/22

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

4/17/15

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

7/30/18

4/26/19

4/26/24

2018-0023

No

Grote Industries, LLC

Lighting

393.25(e)

All motor carriers

Exemption allows motor carriers operating trailers and van body trucks to install brake-activated pulsating warning lamps on the rear of those vehicles in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps

5/12/20

12/7/20

12/2/25

2020-0122

No

Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.

Visibility

393.60(e)

Hino CMVs

Device mounted lower in windshield

1/19/17

8/3/17

8/3/22

2015-0239

No

Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)

Inspections

396.17; 396.25

All qualified inspectors

Exemption allows an individual who successfully completes a training program consistent with a set of Intermodal Recommended Practices developed by IANA to be considered a qualified inspector for

purposes of the periodic inspection rule,

or a qualified brake inspector, for

purposes of the brake system inspection,

repair and maintenance requirements.

4/3/20

8/18/20

8/18/25

2020-0081

No

International Institute of Towing and Recovery

Cargo Securement

393.112 and 393.128

All motor carriers

Use combination of fixed and adjustable tiedowns to secure light vehicles

9/28/16

5/15/17

5/15/22

2016-0111

No

Isuzu North America Corporation

CDL

383.23

12 foreign drivers

Exemption allows drivers to operate commercial motor vehicles in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

10/19/18

2/21/19

2/21/24

2006-25290

Yes

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

Visibility

393.60(e)(1)

All CMV drivers

Exemption allows its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems cameras to be mounted lower in the windshield than is currently permitted by the Agency’s regulations.

8/13/20

11/24/20

11/24/25

2020-0169

No

**Kimble Recycling & Disposal Inc.

HOS

395.1(e)(1)(ii)(A)

All KRD CMV drivers

The exemption allows drivers to use the short-haul RODS exception, but with a 14-hour duty period instead of 12 hours.

5/28/19

11/21/19

11/21/24

2019-0106

Yes

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

CDL

391.51(b)(7)(ii)

 Knight-Swift drivers (newly hired)

The exemption from the medical certification requirements in 49 CFR 391.51(b)(7)(ii) allows the company to use newly hired drivers without having to obtain a motor vehicle record that reflects the latest medical certification status during the first year of employment.

12/23/19

11/4/20

11/4/25

2019-0287

No

K&L Trucking, Inc.

Cargo Securement

393.120(c)

All motor carriers

The exemption allows the company to secure large metal coils to its trailers using a cargo securement system that differs from that required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

5/14/20

12/4/20

12/4/25

2020-0044

No

Laydon Composites Ltd.

Visibility

393.11

All CMV drivers

The exemption allows motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles that are equipped with Laydon's OptiTail^TM aerodynamic device with rear identification lamps and rear clearance lamps that are mounted lower than currently permitted by the Agency's regulations.

3/28/19

5/18/20

5/18/25

2019-0070

Yes

Lytx Inc.

Visibility

393.60(e)(1)(ii)(A)

All CMV drivers

The exemption allows its advanced driver-assistance systems  to be mounted lower in the windshield on Lytx’s CMV’s than is currently permitted by the Agency’s regulations.

12/3/19

5/21/20

5/18/25

2019-0244

No

McKee Foods

HOS

395.1(g)(1)(ii)(A)

(1–2)

Team drivers using sleeper

Sleeper berth modified rule, exemption renewal

1/30/20

4/20/20

4/20/25

2014-0071

Yes

Motion Picture Association of America

HOS

395

CMV drivers

Drivers may use paper to complete record of duty status instead of using an ELD device when transporting to or from a theatrical or television motion picture production site.

10/27/17

1/19/18

1/19/23

2017-0298

Yes

Motion Pictures Compliance Solutions

CDL

382.701(a)(2)

All MPCS CMV drivers

Clearinghouse requirement for pre-employment full queries. MPCS, on behalf of its member employers, would conduct the full query only in those instances in which the limited query indicates information about the driver exists in the Clearinghouse.

3/6/20

6/1/20

5/28/25

2020-0101

No

**National Asphalt Pavement Association, Inc.

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii)

Drivers on asphalt paving projects

No 30-minute rest break required for drivers that occasionally exceed 12 hours and report to their working location within a 14-hour duty period.

 9/7/17

1/26/18 

1/25/23

2017-0197

Yes

**National Mobile Shower
& Catering Association

(NMCSA)

HOS

395

All NMSCA’s

CMV drivers

Various HOS exemptions to support forest fighters

11/27/18

10/1/19

10/1/24

2018-0331

Yes

National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. (NTTC)

Visibility

393.25

Tank trailer drivers

Allow motor carriers operating tank trailers to install a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp positioned in the upper center position or in an upper dual outboard position on the rear of the trailers.

4/2/20

5/4/20

10/8/25

2019-0260

No

**National Tank Truck Carriers & the Massachusetts Motor Transport Association, Inc.

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii)

Fuel delivery drivers

No 30-minute rest break required for drivers that occasionally exceed 12 hours and report to their working location within a 14-hour duty period.

9/26/17

4/9/18

4/10/23

2017-0270

Yes

**National Waste & Recycling Assoc. (NWRA)

HOS

395.1(e)(1)(ii)(A)

All NWRA CMV drivers

The exemption allows drivers to use the short-haul RODS exception, but with a 14-hour duty period instead of 12 hours.

3/29/19

11/21/19

11/21/24

2019-0085

Yes

 Nauto, Inc.

Visibility

393.60(e)(1)

All CMV Drivers

Allow its multi-sensor device to be mounted lower in the windshield than is currently permitted.

4/2/20

10/9/20

10/9/25

2020-0106

No

Navistar, Inc.

Visibility

393.60(e)(1)

All CMV drivers

Exemption allows its advanced driver-assistance systems to be mounted lower in the windshield than is currently permitted

by the Agency’s regulations in order to

utilize a location that allows optimal

functionality of the camera system.

4/18/19

11/25/19

11/25/24

2019-0091

No

Navistar, Inc.

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Douay:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

12/18/18

4/15/19

4/15/24

2018-0347

Yes

Navistar, Inc.

CDL

383.23

Five foreign drivers

Hellstrom, Udd, Oun, Holma, and Svanstrom: Exemption allows drivers to operate commercial motor vehicles in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

9/19/19

12/27/19

12/27/24

2018-0347

Yes

Navistar, Inc.

CDL

383.23

Two foreign drivers

Nickles and Walters:  Exemption allows drivers to operate commercial motor vehicles in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

6/19/19

11/21/19

11/21/24

2018-0347

Yes

New PRIME

CDL

383.25(a)(1)

CLP holders, as team driver

CLP holder may operate a CMV without a CDL holder being present in the front seat of the vehicle.

12/20/16

6/27/17 

6/27/22

2016-0420

No

**Rail Delivery Services (RDS)

HOS

395.1(e)(1)

All of RDS drivers

Drivers who stay within the 100 air-mile radius but may occasionally exceed the 12-hour limitation are exempt from having to complete a daily record of duty status at those times if, at all times, their hours of service data is recorded by the Geotab system.

7/13/17

11/14/17

11/14/22

2017-0190

Yes

**RJR Transportation, Inc. (RJR)

HOS

395.1(e)(1)

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 for that day.

10/18/18

6/7/19

6/7/24

2018-0271

Yes

R.J. Corman Railroad Services, Cranemasters, Inc,. and The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association, Inc.

HOS

395

All R.J. Corman Railroad Services and Cranemasters drivers and members of The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance drivers

Exempt from the prohibition against driving a property-carrying CMV after the 14th hour after coming on duty and driving after accumulating 60 hours of on-duty time in 7 consecutive days (60-hour rule), or 70 hours of on-duty time in 8 consecutive days (70-hour rule). The exemption enables railroad employees subject to the HOS rules to respond to unplanned events that occur outside of or extend beyond the employee's normal work hours

3/8/19

3/4/20

3/4/25

2019-0056

No

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

CDL

383.91(a)(1)(2)

Drive-away Recreational vehicle drivers

Drivers engaged in drive-away deliveries of RVs with gross vehicle weight ratings of 26,001 pounds or more are not required to have a CDL as long as the empty RVs have gross vehicle weights or gross combination weights that do not meet or exceed 26,001 pounds, and any RV trailers towed by other vehicles weigh 10,000 pounds or less.

10/1/14

4/6/17

4/6/22

2014-0352

No

Samsara Networks, Inc. (Samsara)

CDL

393.60(e)(1)

AI dash cam

Allows AI Dash Cam to be mounted lower in the windshield.

4/13/20

10/28/20

10/28/25

2020-0112

No

Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii)

Oversize/Over-weight CMVs

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.

3/16/16

11/27/18

11/1/23

2016-0096

Yes

Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii)

Oversize/Over -weight CMVs

All specialized carriers and drivers responsible for the transportation of loads that exceed maximum legal weight and dimensional limits – oversize/overweight (OS/OW) loads – that require a permit issued by a government authority are exempt from the 30-minute break provision.

4/30/20

6/18/20

6/17/25

2014-0420

Yes

**U.S. Department of Defense Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

(SDDC)

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii)

SDDC’s

contracted

drivers providing dual

driver-protective services

Drivers may use 30 minutes or more of on-duty “attendance time” to satisfy the requirement for the 30-minute rest break, provided they do not perform any other work during the break.

4/16/15

10/20/17

10/21/23
FAST Act

2013-0275

Yes

SmartDrive Systems Inc.

Visibility

393.60(e)

Carriers using the SmartDrive ADAS camera system

Device mounted lower on windshield

11/27/18

4/15/19

4/15/24

2018-0321

Yes

STEMCO

Lighting

393.11

Carriers using STEMCO aerodynamic device

Allows rear ID & clearance lights to be mounted lower

6/10/16

2/14/18

2/1/23

2016-0167

No

Stoneridge Inc.

Mirrors

393.80

Carriers using Stoneridge MirrorEye Camera Monitor System

Allows use of camera system in lieu of rear vision mirrors

4/5/18

2/21/19

2/13/24

2018-0141

No

Teupen North America

CDL

383.23

One foreign driver

Borutta:  Exemption allows driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the U.S. without a U.S. CDL.

10/24/19

3/11/20

3/11/25

2019-0131

Yes

TowMate LLC

Lighting

393.23

Temporary Towing Operations

Allow rechargeable battery tail lighting systems

8/6/15

2/9/18

2/9/23

2015-0238

No

**Transco Inc.

HOS

395.3(a)(3)(ii)

Transco drivers

Enables Transco drivers to comply with the 30-minute break requirement while performing on-duty-not- driving tasks

10/18/18

8/28/19

8/28/24

2018-0302

Yes

Truck Renting and Leasing Association

ELD

395.8

CMV leased for 8 days or fewer

No ELD required

3/22/17

10/11/17

10/11/22

2016-0428

Yes

United Parcel Service (UPS)

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

6/9/17

10/20/17

10/20/22

2017-0054

No

U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc.

CDL

383.23(a)(2) and

383.153(a)(10)(vii)

U.S. Custom Harvester drivers

Allows 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).

5/1/17

10/3/18

10/3/23

2017-0133

Yes

Vision Systems North America, Inc.

Visibility

393.80(a)

All motor carriers

Allows motor carriers to

operate commercial motor vehicles

with the company’s Smart-

Vision high definition camera

monitoring system (Smart-Vision) installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the regulations.

9/26/19

1/15/20

1/15/25

2019-0159

Yes

**Waste Management Holdings

HOS

395.1(e)(1)(ii)(A)

WMH’s member drivers

The exemption allows drivers to use the short-haul RODS exception, but with a 14-hour duty period instead of 12 hours.

7/17/18

10/22/18

10/22/23

2018-0181

Yes

Werner Enterprises

ELD

381.315(a)

Werner Enterprises drivers

Exemption from the requirement that certain data fields be included in electronic RODS files presented by ELDs.

4/13/20

7/7/20

7/7/21

2020-0114

Yes

WestRock

HOS

 395.3(a)(2)

WestRock drivers

Exemption restricted to drivers exclusively assigned to a specific route.  This route is entirely on one street (Compress Street), between the shipping and receiving departments – approximately 275 feet in one direction. Drivers are allowed to work up to 16 consecutive hours in a duty period and return to work with a minimum of at least 8 hours off duty when necessary.

2/21/19

4/17/19 

4/16/24

2010-0027

No

Wilson Logistics

CDL

383.25(a)(1)

All CLP holders

Exemption allows CLP holders who have passed the CDL skills test, but have not yet obtained the CDL document from their State of domicile, to drive a CMV without having a CDL holder in the passenger seat.

11/6/19

2/23/21

2/23/26

2019-0174

Yes