Medical card - when should I renew?

My card expired last week. Per the FMCSA waiver I am good to go until Sept 30th on the expired card.

Not that it is a huge difference but since they are only good for 2 years should I wait until closer to Septs 30th to renew? Who knows they might even extend the waiver longer. Doesn't look like the virus is going away anytime soon. Or should I just go ahead and renew it now.

I am an owner/op so it comes straight out of my pocket and is always a waste of time. The idea of essentially getting 26 month card instead of a 24 month one appeals to me.

 

The government ain’t going to let the trucks stop rolling. If things are worse and locked down I am 99% sure they are going to extend the waiver.

I really wasn’t planning on waiting until the last day but I was thinking of waiting until early September to go get it. If I can’t find a way to get one in a whole month I am confident the gov will be extending the waiver.

The cost isn’t that huge of a deal it just always is a hassle and wastes several hours to go do. If it isn’t required why do it?

I paid my taxes this year on July 15th too. They changed the rules so I didn’t see any sense in sending it in before it was required.

 

That is my motto when it comes to getting work done but when it comes to governmental red tape I only jump through their hoops when I absolutely have to. Our town of 250k people has over thirty locations that offer them. I am not too worried. I mean I sure as heck wouldn’t wait until the 29th but if I can’t get it done in a month with over thirty locations to choose from you can bet on the waiver being extended. The feds ain’t going to allow a bunch of trucks to be shut down during a pandemic because of medical cards if the providers are too backed up to provide them.