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Senate panel advances bill to align short‑haul hours with federal rule
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee gave a due‑pass recommendation on Senate Bill 2075 as amended, which changes North Dakota's intrastate short‑haul exemption from a 12‑hour duty day to 14 hours to match federal guidance and neighboring states; the amendment also adds an emergency clause.
The Senate Transportation Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2075 a due‑pass recommendation as amended, aligning North Dakota's intrastate short‑haul hours of service with federal guidance by extending the allowed short‑haul duty day from 12 to 14 hours.
Lieutenant Luke Hendrickson, motor carrier operations commander for the North Dakota Highway Patrol, told the committee the bill would bring state law into line with federal guidance under 49 CFR 350.305 and with neighboring states that permit a 14‑hour short‑haul duty day. "This bill would increase the allowed hours for an interstate CMV driver in a short haul operation from 12 hours to 14 hours in a shift without being required to complete a log book," Hendrickson said.
Hendrickson said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
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