The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to renew exemptions from the federal hearing requirement for 18 interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. The exemptions apply to drivers who are hard of hearing or deaf. They allow these drivers to keep operating CMVs in interstate commerce.
Key Points
- FMCSA renewed hearing-requirement exemptions for 18 individuals.
- The exemptions apply to the hearing standard in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).
- Recipients are drivers who are hard of hearing or deaf.
- The renewals let these drivers continue operating CMVs in interstate commerce.
- The action renews existing exemptions rather than granting new ones.
Why It Matters
The renewals allow 18 drivers who are hard of hearing or deaf to keep driving commercial motor vehicles across state lines even though they do not meet the FMCSRs' standard hearing requirement.