🚛Notice on Heavy-Duty Truck Crash Data Collection and Safety Study
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the FMCSA announces its plan to submit the information collection request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. This ICR relates to the planned information collection (IC) titled: "Crash Causal Factors Program: Heavy-Duty Truck Study Data Collection." This IC supports the data collection phase of the Heavy-Duty Truck Study, which was mandated by Congress in Section 23006 of the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This IC will collect data from the State jurisdictions that were identified as part of a nationally representative study sample of fatal crashes involving heavy-duty trucks (Class 7 and 8 trucks).
Learn More📞Sunshine Act Meeting for Unified Carrier Registration Plan in 2025
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan announces an upcoming public meeting to discuss crucial topics, including contract renewals and a fee recommendation for the 2027 registration year. The meeting aims to engage stakeholders in significant updates regarding the plan’s operations and regulatory compliance initiatives.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Denies Bianco's Exemption Request for CDL Training
FMCSA announces its decision to deny the application from Bianco Trucking Services, LLC d.b.a. CDL and Operator Training ("Bianco") for an exemption to allow students between the ages of 18 and 20 holding a "K" restricted commercial learners permit (CLP) issued by another State to attend its driver training facility in Michigan. FMCSA analyzed the application and public comments and determined that granting the exemption would not likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.
Learn More🚚Withdrawal of Proposed Speed-Limiting Regulations by FMCSA & NHTSA
FMCSA and NHTSA withdraw the September 7, 2016 joint NPRM that proposed to require that heavy vehicles (those with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds)) be equipped with a speed limiting device that is maintained at a set speed. FMCSA also withdraws its May 4, 2022 ANSPRM, which announced FMCSA's intent to proceed with a speed limiter rulemaking. The ANSPRM stated that FMCSA was preparing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to propose that motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce with a gross vehicle weight or GVWR of at least 11,794 kilograms (26,001 pounds), whichever is greater, and that are equipped with an engine control unit (ECU) capable of governing the maximum speed, be required to limit the CMV to a speed to be determined by the rulemaking and to maintain that ECU setting for the service life of the vehicle. In light of significant policy and safety concerns and continued data gaps that create considerable uncertainty about the estimated costs, benefits, and other impacts of the proposed rule, FMCSA and NHTSA have decided to withdraw the proposal.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Notice on CloudTrucks Exemption Application for Employment
FMCSA requests public comment on the application submitted by CloudTrucks, LLC (CloudTrucks) for an exemption from certain requirements of the application for employment regulations. Specifically, CloudTrucks seeks an exemption from the requirement to collect the following information from prospective drivers: list of employers' names, addresses, dates of employment, reason for leaving, nature of the position the driver held, and if the driver was subject to the alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements. Instead, CloudTrucks proposes using its own verification process that consists of cross-referencing national databases to include HireRight's Drive-A- Check (DAC) report, FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DACH), Pre- employment Screening Program (PSP), Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS).
Learn More🚛FMCSA Provisional Renewal of Exemption for Hours of Service Regulations
FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's (SC&RA) exemption from the 30-minute rest break provision of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for certain commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemption covers drivers working for specialized carriers transporting loads that exceed normal weight and dimensional limits--oversize/ overweight (OS/OW) loads and require a permit issued by a State or local government agency. The provisional exemption renewal is limited to six months. After a review of the public comments to this notice, FMCSA will issue a decision whether the exemption should be renewed through June 2030.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Proposal to Remove Liquid-Burning Flares from Regulations
FMCSA proposes to remove references to liquid-burning flares from the warning device requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). This proposed revision would remove outdated language referring to warning devices that FMCSA believes are no longer used.
Learn More🚚Proposed Rule Changes for Motor Carrier Inspection Report Compliance
FMCSA proposes to revise the requirement that motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers sign and return a completed roadside inspection form to the issuing State agency. FMCSA is aware that not all issuing State agencies require the return of these reports, and that requiring motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers to submit these reports to a State that does not require, or even request, the return of the form, creates an unnecessary burden. Through this proposed change, completed forms will only be returned to those States that request them. This action is in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA).
Learn More🚚FMCSA Regulatory Update
FMCSA proposes to provide an exception from the lamp and reflective device requirements for license plate lamps on the rear of truck tractors while towing a trailer. This proposed change would remove an unnecessary regulatory requirement without impacting safety.
Learn More🚛Proposed Rule for Rescinding Trailer Retrofitting Requirements
FMCSA proposes to rescind the requirements for retroreflective sheeting on semitrailers and trailers manufactured prior to December 1, 1993, which is the compliance date for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) conspicuity rules applicable to trailer manufacturers. The retrofitting requirements were adopted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on March 31, 1999, and require that motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce install retroreflective tape or reflex reflectors on the sides and rear of semitrailers and trailers that were manufactured prior to December 1, 1993, have an overall width of 2,032 mm (80 inches) or more, and a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more. With the passage of more than 30 years since the NHTSA requirements were implemented, FMCSA believes the vast majority of trailers currently in use on the Nation's highways were manufactured after 1993 so the retrofitting rule is no longer necessary. This proposal would eliminate obsolete regulatory text without compromising safety.
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