Gov. Jay Inslee today extended two proclamations related to truck driver hours.
COVID-19 – Truck Driver Hours (20-22.6)
Extends the COVID-related commercial truck driver hour waiver, which expires tonight at midnight, to align with the federal waiver extension to December 31.
Read the full proclamation here.
Wildfires – Truck Driver Hours – Fire Retardant Powder and Utility Restoration (20-73.1):
Amends the wildfire truck driver hour waiver that currently applies only to deliveries of fire retardants (20-73) to add an hours of service waiver for commercial truck drivers who are providing transportation services necessary to restore electrical, telecommunication and utility services interrupted by the wildfires. The expiration date of September 30 remains the same, unless extended by subsequent proclamation.
Read the full proclamation here.