Armored Trucks Beg for Welded Doors: Feds Consider Safety Exemption Renewal
Published Date: 4/2/2026
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Summary
Loomis Armored US, LLC wants to renew a 5-year exemption to keep using armored trucks with welded-shut cab doors and add two extra doors behind the cab. This affects Loomis’s armored vehicle operations and could impact safety rules for these trucks. The public can comment on this request until May 4, 2026, before the government decides whether to approve it.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Renewal to Operate Welded Cab Doors
Loomis Armored US, LLC has applied to renew a 5-year exemption that would let it continue operating armored vehicles with the original driver and passenger cab doors welded shut and two security-enhanced doors behind the cab. FMCSA previously granted a similar exemption effective October 18, 2021 through October 13, 2026, and is accepting public comments on the renewal until May 4, 2026 before deciding whether to grant it.
Scope Increase to About 1,600 Vehicles
Loomis’s renewal request would extend the exemption to approximately 1,600 armored vehicles and a similar number of drivers, up from about 500 vehicles covered in the prior exemption that ran from October 18, 2021 through October 13, 2026. FMCSA will review the application, safety analyses, and public comments (due May 4, 2026) before deciding whether to allow the larger fleet to operate under the exemption.
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