The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has decided to renew and expand a 5-year exemption for K & L Trucking, allowing the company to use a different method for securing large metal coils on their trailers than what is required by federal regulations. The FMCSA believes this exemption will maintain or exceed the current safety levels. The exemption, effective from April 21, 2025, to April 21, 2030, permits K & L to use a custom securement system with nylon-Kevlar straps, provided they follow specific safety and inspection conditions. States do not have to enforce laws conflicting with this exemption during its time in effect.
Simple Explanation
The FMCSA is letting K & L Trucking use special straps to hold big metal coils on their trucks safely for five years instead of following the usual rules, because they think it will be just as safe or even safer.