A trucking company asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for an exemption from certain hours-of-service rules on behalf of drivers making the quick trip between two nearby facilities in Arkansas.

FMCSA is considering an application recently submitted by CCS Transportation, Inc. (CCS) for five years of relief from hours-of-service requirements.

CCS has two adjacent properties in Conway, Arkansas, that are located 1.3 miles apart. The facilities are used for low-speed equipment repositioning, trailer spotting, and tractor transfers.

The company asked FMCSA for an exemption to allow drivers to record short-distance CMV movements on their Electronic Logging Devices as on-duty (not driving) yard moves during brief travel on local public roadways separating the two CCS facilities.

CCS calls the movement between the two facilities “functionally identical to yard jockey activity and confined terminal operations.” CCS also points out that the trip between the two facilities does not involve interstate travel, highway speed operation, or linehaul transportation.

Without the exemption, CCS drivers are required to log the 1.3 mile trip as driving time, which the company says “inaccurately represents the nature of the work and consumes hours-of-service in a manner inconsistent with the intent of those regulations.”

The company argues that granting the exemption would not negatively impact safety and would “likely enhance compliance by improving log accuracy.”

FMCSA will accept public comments on CCS’s application for an exemption after the Notice is published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2026.