Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray signed an emergency order Friday that temporarily suspending certain regulatory restrictions on motor carriers engaged in delivering goods and services to assist with COVID-19 relief efforts.
The order expedites the delivery of bottled water, food, medicine, fuel, and other critical supplies. They add it also applies to vehicles engaged in response efforts in affected areas.
The order is effective until April 12 and may be extended, if needed. The order temporarily relieves commercial drivers from weigh station stops if providing a response to affected areas.
In addition, the order authorizes the Transportation Cabinet’s Department of Vehicle Regulation to waive permit fees for overweight/over-dimensional vehicles. The department notes to ensure the safety of the public, carriers must comply with safety requirements and have a copy of the order in the truck cab, if operating under the authority of the official order.
