Did You Know? June 2026
June 15, 2026
- FMCSA has issued a waiver from both Hours of Service and Electronic Logging Device rules for fertilizer haulers across 35 states in response to a shortage during peak season. Unlike previous waivers, it limits drivers to 16 hours of driving time per 24-hour period, requires a minimum of 6 consecutive hours off each 24-hour period. The waiver expires August 26, 2026.
- According to DOT’s 2026 National Freight Strategic Plan, America’s freight network moves more than 54 million tons of goods valued at more than $68 billion every day across a nearly 7-million-mile freight system
- In 2022, 63% of fatal crashes involving a large truck, the initiating event was another vehicle, person, or object entering the truck’s lane according to DOT’s 2026 National Freight Strategic Plan.
