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FMCSA Extends Emergency Declaration until February 20, 2026

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On February 3, 2026, FMCSA issued an extension to the 40 State Regional Emergency Declaration. A copy may be found HERE.

The Declaration provides emergency regulatory relief from certain requirements in Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. 

The declaration is effective immediately through February 20, 2026 and covers the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

DRIVERS SHOULD CARRY A COPY OF THE WAIVER

Please continue to keep us informed of your challenges, operational impacts, and improvements as conditions evolve. Your updates remain vital.

We recommended you also record your wait times on NPGA’s PLAN app. Click HERE to access the platform:.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and communication.

FMCSA Extends Regional Emergency Declaration until February 14, 2026

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended and amended the Regional Emergency Declaration covering interstate transportation of heating fuels (propane, natural gas, and heating oil) through February 14, 2026. The waiver again includes Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and West Virginia.. You may view the extended Declaration HERE .

The waiver was issued in response to the power outage at the Marcus Hook refinery. In accordance with 49 CFR § 390.25, this Emergency Declaration is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until the end of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5T) or until 11:59 P.M. (ET), February 15, 2026, whichever is earlier.

Please continue to keep us informed of your challenges, operational impacts, and improvements as conditions evolve. Your updates remain vital.

We recommended you also record your wait times on NPGA’s PLAN app. To access the platform: https://plan.npga.org.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and communication.

FMCSA Extends Emergency Declaration

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended the Regional Emergency Declaration covering interstate transportation of heating fuels (heating oil, propane, and natural gas) through January 15, 2026. The waiver again includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York. You may view the extended Declaration HERE. It also adds additional states, including Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio (click HERE to view the separate regional waiver for Ohio). Please be sure to keep a copy of the Emergency Declaration in your vehicles.

Pennsylvania incorporates the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 382, 385, 387 and 390-396, by reference for Interstate Motor Carrier operations in PA Title 67, Chapter 229, (§ 229.14. Adoption of portions of 49 CFR by reference) and Intrastate Motor Carrier operation in Title 67, Chapter 231. (§ 231.7. Adoption of portions of 49 CFR by reference). Because Pennsylvania adopts 49 CFR § 395.3 by reference, the FMCSA waiver applies to both interstate and intrastate motor carrier activity defined within the scope. 

Under this declaration:

  • HOS limits are temporarily lifted for drivers transporting heating fuel in direct support of emergency needs.
  • Relief applies only while providing direct assistance as defined in the emergency order.
  • Once no longer engaged in emergency response, standard HOS rules resume immediately.

Please continue to keep us informed of your challenges, operational impacts, and improvements as conditions evolve. Your updates remain vital.

We recommended you also record your wait times on NPGA’s PLAN app. To access the platform: https://plan.npga.org.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and communication.

FMCSA Regional Emergency Declaration (PA, DE, NJ, NY)

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) has issued a Regional Emergency Declaration covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware, granting temporary Hours-of-Service (HOS) relief for drivers providing direct assistance in response to current propane supply disruptions effective now through December 26, 2025.

Under this declaration:

  • HOS limits are temporarily lifted for drivers transporting heating fuel in direct support of emergency needs.
  • Relief applies only while providing direct assistance to the emergency conditions in the affected states.
  • Once normal operations resume, or the driver returns to non-emergency work, standard HOS rules immediately apply.

Click HERE to view/print the Regional Emergency Declaration. Please be sure to keep a copy of this Emergency Declaration in your vehicles.

PAPGA thanks everyone who has helped provide information through this process and especially NPGA for their lobbying efforts on behalf of our members.