Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed Executive Order 26-01 to waive certain requirements through March 1 for commercial motor vehicle carriers and drivers that are assisting in providing relief from the wildfires impacting parts of Kansas.
According to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the emergency proclamation waives certain hours of service requirements for commercial motor vehicle carriers and drivers under the conditions of providing direct assistance during an emergency for up to 14 days from the date of Governor Kelly’s verbal state of disaster declaration that was signed on February 15th.
Motor carriers participating in restoration and relief efforts must still obtain the requisite over-dimension permits as required by the Kansas Department of Transportation, but fees associated with these permits have been temporarily waived.
