Kentucky transportation secretary Greg Thomas has issued an emergency order to help ease the gas shortage in the state
Stations have been reporting reduced deliveries of gas or no deliveries at all since that massive fuel spill in Alabama earlier this month.
The new emergency order would temporarily waive the hours of service for commercial drivers delivering gas to the state. It would relieve drivers from restrictions on hours behind the wheel while they’re making deliveries. Drivers are required to have a copy of the order in their cabs if they’re working overtime.
The September 9th leak at a Colonial Pipeline operation in Helena, Alabama spilled more than 6,000 barrels of gasoline. That pipeline runs from Houston to New York and provides gasoline to about 50-million people on the east coast daily. It's expected to reopen Wednesday but it's expected to take several days for gas to reach stations.