Oregon Trucking Associations

Federal Motor Carrier medical card waiver extended to Feb. 28, 2022. To ensure that Commercial Motor Vehicle drivers are able to operate during the COVID-19 response, the FMCSA will continue to offer extensions on Medical Examination Certificate requirements for commercial drivers whose MEC has recently expired. Read more

FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Waivers/Declarations to Feb. 28, 2022: FMCSA’s Emergency Declaration that was set to expire on November 30 has been extended until February 28, 2022. As before, it applies only to the transportation of certain goods, including medical supplies, vaccines, food, paper products, gasoline/fuel and other essential supplies. FMCSA has also extended the CDL and CLP waivers under certain circumstances. Details on the applicability can be found here. 

Federal Vaccine Mandate Legal Challenges Update The legal challenge to the OSHA rule has been consolidated in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 6th Circuit is generally a friendly circuit for business. OSHA has also announced that it would suspend enforcement of the mandate, which was set to go into effect Jan. 4, 2022. Motions to move the venue back to the 5th Circuit or possibly Washington, D.C. are expected. Read more

Federal Vaccine Mandate - Truck Drivers Exempt? The rule published Nov. 4 exempts employees who exclusively work outdoors or remotely and have minimal contact with others indoors, and all indications thus far from the Department of Labor suggest this exemption does apply to the commercial truck driver population. Read more

Congratulations 2021 #EPASmartWay Excellence Awardees! These 72 retailers, manufacturers, trucking companies (including OTA members A&M Transport, Old Dominion and Walmart) & logistics service providers lead the way in freight sustainability! Learn more about these leading partners & the benefits of clean freight - www.epa.gov/smartway.

NOW AVAILABLE: How To Register, FMCSA Registration Overview for Motor Carriers Video. The Office of Registration has completed the first in a series of videos which covers important information pertaining to the Registration process. The initial video is titled, ”How To Register, FMCSA Registration Overview for Motor Carriers.” This instructional video provides new motor carrier applicants, offices/agencies, and persons supporting applicants with clear, need-to-know information on how to complete the registration process with FMCSA using the online Unified Registration System (URS).  The video also refers carriers to additional resources to answer questions pertaining to their unique operation. Watch the video below or at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration