Nebraska Governor Pilen signed an executive order on October 19, 2026, titled 'Emergency Relief Due to Motor Fuel Supply Shortage' that relaxes fuel hauler work hours and increases vehicle weight limits by up to 10%.

Posted by The Health Ranger Report, Oct 22, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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The Health Ranger ReportOct 22, 2026

Governor Jim Pillen's Oct. 19, 2026 executive order (No. 26-25) is confirmed by the governor's own press release and several local outlets. It relaxes hours-of-service rules for fuel haulers and lets vehicles exceed weight limits by up to 10%.

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… be aware of that, but there are empty pump stations in Omaha and La Vista, including Sam's Club locations and Casey's, and it's been posted online that many of those stations are completely out of gas. In Nebraska, an executive order has just been issued. Well, it was signed October 19th, listed in the official Nebraska executive orders index, and it's called "Emergency Relief Due to Motor Fuel Supply Shortage." The governor's office there already confirmed it, and it relaxes the restrictions on the number of hours that fuel haulers can work, so it allows them to, you know, drive longer, and also it allows vehicles to exceed current weight limits by up to 10%. So, clearly, there's an emergency in the distribution of fuel. So, clearly, this is a distribution emergency, and it's related to the war on Iran that Trump launched. This is the second action that Nebraska has issued. …

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Supports. The governor's official press release dated Oct. 19, 2026 confirms Gov. Jim Pillen issued order No. 26-25 to address fuel supply demands, which builds on a federal hours-of-service waiver and allows vehicles to exceed weight limits by up to 10%.[2]

Supports. Overdrive reports Pillen issued the order on Monday, Oct. 19, waiving hours-of-service requirements for fuel haulers and allowing weight limits to be exceeded by up to 10%.[4]

Supports. KETV and KLKN both report the order was signed Oct. 19, supports waiving motor fuel carriers' hours, and allows carriers to overfill by ten percent.[5][6]

Context. The FMCSA document titled 'Emergency Relief Due to Fuel Supply Shortages' is Nebraska Executive Order No. 25-11, with dates in May 2025, so it is a different order from the October 2026 action and does not confirm the exact title claimed.[3]

Context. A Reuters roundup from Oct. 1, 2026 notes Nebraska had earlier eased weight limits for seasonal crop transport and allowed untaxed dyed diesel, which are separate measures from the Oct. 19 order.[1]

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6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 3 not rated

1US states take steps to curb diesel and gasoline pricesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
2Gov. Pillen Issues Executive Order to Meet Fuel Supply ...governor.nebraska.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
3Nebraska Executive Order No. 25-11 Emergency Relief Due to Fuel ...fmcsa.dot.gov · primary source · cited for: context
4HOS, weight limit relief for fuel haulers | $30M border meth bustoverdriveonline.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen issues executive order for fuel shortageketv.com · not rated · cited for: supports
6Gov. Pillen signs executive order aimed at helping fuel shortages in ...klkntv.com · not rated · cited for: supports

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