Eleven Drivers With Seizure Disorders Receive Trucking Exemptions
Published Date: 11/4/2026
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Summary
The FMCSA is giving 11 drivers with epilepsy or seizure disorders a green light to drive commercial trucks across state lines, as long as they take their medication and stay safe. These special permissions started on July 1, 2026, and last until July 1, 2028. This change helps skilled drivers keep working without risking safety or breaking rules.
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11 Drivers Cleared to Drive Interstate
FMCSA granted exemptions to 11 named drivers—David Boone (OK), Tyler Campbell (GA), Wyatt Chisamore (VT), Matthew Davis (SC), Jitwan Floyd (SC), Ricky Loy (FL), Matthew May (CT), Kyle Ratliff (AL), Joseph Shojaie (SC), Mark Stroney (MO), and Jacob Utphall (WI)—allowing them to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce from July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2028, despite a prohibition for people with epilepsy or seizure disorders, provided they take anti-seizure medication and meet the exemption conditions.
Ongoing Medical and Reporting Requirements
Each exempt driver must remain seizure-free, maintain a stable treatment regimen, report any seizure or change in treatment to FMCSA within 24 hours, provide annual treating-physician reports and an annual medical exam by a certified medical examiner, submit annual certified driving records, and report crashes or disqualifying citations and convictions to FMCSA within 7 days during the two-year exemption period.
Federal Preemption for Exempt Drivers
While the exemptions are in effect (July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028), no State may enforce any law or regulation that conflicts with an exemption with respect to a person operating under that exemption.
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