FMCSA Rejects 16 Drivers' Bids to Haul Loads Despite Seizure Diagnoses
Freight market · Nov 8 · By Truker
FMCSA has decided to deny exemption applications from 16 individuals seeking relief from federal rules that bar people with epilepsy or other conditions likely to cause loss of consciousness from driving commercial motor vehicles. The rules apply to operation in interstate commerce. With the denials, the applicants remain subject to the existing prohibition.
The points
- 1FMCSA denied exemption applications from 16 individuals.
- 2The applicants sought relief from FMCSR provisions covering epilepsy and similar conditions.
- 3The rule bars drivers with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any condition likely to cause loss of consciousness or loss of ability to operate a CMV.
- 4The prohibition applies to operating CMVs in interstate commerce.
- 5The denials mean the existing regulatory prohibition continues to apply to these applicants.
Why it matters
The decision shows that the federal prohibition on CMV driving for people with epilepsy or conditions likely to cause loss of consciousness remains in force for these 16 applicants.
What we read
Federal Register FMCSA