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Safety Category: Subject Description: Information on general automobile and road safety. Information on trucking safety is in the Trucking subject, information on bus safety is in the Buses subject, and so on. Page Sections: Article Index |
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| 18 November 1917 | HEADLIGHT UNIFORMITY. In an effort to obtain uniform State laws regulating automobile headlights, representatives from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania met with a committee from the Society of Automotive Engineers. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: Society of Automotive Engineers |
| 18 December 1924 | THE MOTOR VEHICLE SLAUGHTER. The National Conference on Street and Highway Safety, called to meet in Washington by Secretary Hoover, will have failed of its purpose unless the whole country is aroused to the duty of regulating motor vehicle traffic. | Commentary (text) The New York Times |
| 19 September 1926 | HARNETT SUSPENDS 13 MOTOR LICENSES Automobile drivers' licenses of thirteen persons have been temporarily suspended, a laborer in the State Motor Vehicle Bureau has been discharged and two women clerks suspended by Commissioner Charles A. Harnett as the result of his discovery that inspectors' reports rejecting applicants as drivers had been altered so that persons who failed in their tests received licenses. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: National Automobile School |
| 6 December 1927 | Deaf Automobile Drivers. In revoking the driver's license of Herbert Disalio for impersonating Gustave Ehret, a deaf-mute, in a driving test, Chief Magistrate McAdoo, in a lecture from the bench, is quoted as saying... | Commentary (text) Publication: The New York Times Byline: John N. Funk Dateline: New York, New York  |
| 29 December 1928 | DRUNKEN DRIVERS JAILED. Magistrate Farrell said the only way to stop persons from driving while intoxicated was to make examples of a few. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times |
| 7 January 2015 | All Traffic Solutions Announces Trade In Program Old Traffic Safety Equipment Worth up to $2,000. | Press Release ( PDF)Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 3 May 2016 | New Traffic Software Not Only Saves Time, But Lives Too All Traffic Solutions’ partnership with Houston Radar makes running traffic reports as easy as checking email. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania Topic: Houston Radar |
| 5 May 2016 | New Speed Enforcement Technology Improves Accuracy and Reduces Court Challenges Lidar gun uploads data directly to the TraffiCloud saving officers time and effort. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 8 September 2016 | All Traffic Solutions Spotlights the Latest TraffiCloud Web Based Solutions at 2016 ASIS International Conference & Exposition The ASIS expo attracts an audience of 20,000+ decision makers from around the globe and across the public and private sectors, interested in the latest and best security products and services on the market. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 29 September 2016 | All Traffic Solutions Spotlights the Latest Web - Based Traffic Calming Solutions at 2016 International Chiefs of Police Conference & Exposition The IACP expo attracts an audience of 14,000+ sworn officers and safety professionals looking for new, innovative technologies to help their departments operate more efficiently and effectively. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 12 January 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at new Herndon Virginia Headquarters Herndon Mayor, members of the Town Council and Chamber of Commerce welcomed ATS to the Dulles Technology Corridor | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 28 March 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Releases Smarter Cities Whitepaper Informative Paper Explores Five Key Drivers of “Smart City Success” for Small to Midsize Municipalities | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 March 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Releases Traffic Calming Methods Whitepaper Paper Shares Benefits of Web-Enabled Radar Speed Displays to Make Roads Safer. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 6 April 2017 | New All Traffic Solutions White Paper Details Benefits of Cloud-based Radar Speed Displays for Law Enforcement Includes helpful information for efficient allocation of resources and budgets. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 19 April 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Announces the Launch of TrafficBridge, The Universal Connector to TraffiCloud—ATS’s Patented IoT-enabled Cloud-based Traffic Management Solution TrafficBridge unifies existing traffic infrastructure by turning equipment into ‘smart’ connected devices that work together in TraffiCloud, ATS’s patented traffic management ecosystem. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 2 May 2017 | Latest All Traffic Solutions White Paper Shares Importance of Cloud-based Traffic Data and Analytics for Law Enforcement. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders< Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 22 May 2017 | All Traffic Solutions White Paper Explores How Public Works and Traffic Professionals Can Use Cloud-Based Traffic Data and Analytics to Achieve Traffic Management Goals The paper suggests that agencies will see measurable results by employing an IoT strategy that includes a centralized web-based traffic management ecosystem and connected web-enabled traffic devices and sensors. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 13 June 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Presents Parking and Traffic Management Webinar Event Shares How Cloud-based Parking Solutions Solve Parking Availability and Safety Challenges. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 13 June 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Presents Traffic Data Webinar for Law Enforcement Live Event Shares How Data and Analytics Helps to Meet Traffic Management Objectives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 14 July 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Launches First Radar Speed Displays with Audible Alerts for School Zones SmartZone for Schools alerts students and speeding drivers to avoid accidents and save lives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 31 July 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Host Live Webinar on School Year Traffic Safety for Law Enforcement August 15th event will promote proven traffic calming strategies. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 1 August 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Variable Message Signs and Radar Speed Displays are NTCIP Compliant Enables organizations to build integrated cloud-based transportation management systems from legacy devices, sensors and information platforms. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 2 August 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Adds Two Large Format Message Boards and Radar Speed Signs to Product Line InstAlert 48 and InstAlert 68 offer NTCIP compliance and connectivity via the TraffiCloud open extensible platform. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 27 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Offers On-Demand Webinar on Increasing School Year Safety Webinar Shares Cost-Effective Strategies to Make Roads Safer and Calm Traffic. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 28 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Offers On-Demand Webinar for Law Enforcement Webinar Explores How Data and Analytics Helps Communities to Meet Traffic Management Objectives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 29 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Spotlights SmartZone for Schools, the Only Radar Speed Display with Audible Alerts, at 2017 International Chiefs of Police Conference & Exposition SmartZone for Schools is fully programmable from any Internet-ready device. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 29 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Showcase Their Connected Intelligent Transportation Solutions at ITS World Congress 2017 Visitors to the ATS booth will learn how they can benefit from the latest sensor-driven technologies, IoT and a data-centric approach to smart transportation and traffic management systems. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 12 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Launches ALPR All-In-One Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) System Option for the ATS 5 Radar Speed Display & Variable Message Sign Trailer Versatile and accurate, the device is ideal for a range of applications. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 22 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Showcase Next Generation Traffic Safety Solutions at 2017 International Chiefs of Police Conference Session will spotlight the connected cloud solutions that enable real-time, on-demand actionable data and analytics to improve traffic safety. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 22 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Present in Microsoft Public Safety Innovation Theater at 2017 IACP Session will spotlight secure, flexible approaches to streamline complaint resolutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Launches the QueTrak Slow and Stopped Vehicle Counting System The only fixed or portable non-intrusive solution available for automated collection of vehicle counts at speeds under 5mph. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 27 November 2017 | All Traffic Solutions White Paper Shares Data-Driven Traffic Management Solutions for Law Enforcement Included in this white paper are ways that law enforcement and other agencies can mutually benefit by sharing traffic data using a central, open cloud-based platform. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 November 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Named Second Place Winner of the Transportation and Mobility Hackathon Sponsored by Fairfax County and the Virginia Department of Transportation Company donates prize money to DC Rape Crisis Center. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 11 December 2017 | Latest All Traffic Solutions White Paper for Law Enforcement Details How Next-Generation Traffic Management and Data Can Improve Traffic Safety in Communities Free guide provides proven strategies agencies can implement in 2018 to improve safety and save lives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders & Inga Broerman Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 1 August 2019 | All Traffic Solutions Launches FloodAlert Cloud-based Flood Detection and Notification System The proactive FloodAlert system answers the need for an accurate multi-channel warning system to keep the public informed and prevent tragedy. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 9 January 2020 | Florida DOT adds All Traffic Solutions’ Shield radar speed signs to its Approved Product List Inclusion provides quality endorsement of ATS’ traffic safety solutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 23 January 2020 | Make your work zones smarter and safer with simple and effective solutions All Traffic Solutions to focus on SMARTer Work Zones at 2020 ATTSA Conference and Expo | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia Topic: American Traffic Safety Services Association |
| 4 February 2020 | All Traffic Solutions Zeroes in on road safety, joining the National Safety Council Traffic safety leader joins National Safety Council’s campaign to eliminate road casualties. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 14 February 2020 | A billion in the (data) bank — All Traffic Solutions tracks 1.2 billion vehicles in 12 months This impressive figure underscores its position as a leader in the traffic safety and data analytics fields. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 16 March 2020 | The Cloud’s Clear in Arkansas for Traffic Safety and Economic Development Bentonville Street Department chooses web-based data solution from All Traffic Solutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 23 November 2020 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces September 2020 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions has selected Nephi City Police Department and Rome City Marshal’s Office to receive SpeedAlert 18 radar signs from the ATS Gives Back program. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 17 December 2020 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces November 2020 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions has selected Quarryville Borough Police Department and Little Silver Police Department to receive radar signs from the ATS Gives Back program. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 21 December 2020 | All Traffic Solutions Named to 2020 NVTC Tech 100 for Technological Innovation in Traffic Safety and Parking Leading provider of intelligent transportation and smart parking solutions recognized for third consecutive year for its innovative technology and cloud-based solutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 7 January 2021 | Massachusetts DOT Adds All Traffic Solutions Shield Radar Speed Signs to its Qualified Traffic Control Equipment List MassDOT has added the Shield 12 and Shield 15 radar speed signs from traffic safety and data analytics leader All Traffic Solutions to its Qualified Traffic Control Equipment list. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 19 January 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces December 2020 ATS Gives Back Winners Sylva Police Department and Livingston Police Department have been selected as recipients of SpeedAlert 18 and Shield 15 radar feedback signs respectively through All Traffic Solutions’ ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 8 February 2021 | All Traffic Solutions to Host Panel Discussion: “Putting the Brakes on Speeding Now and After COVID-19” CEO Andy Souders, Lieutenant Mike Sweitzer, Melissa Wandall, and Jay Farias discuss speeding trends in 2020 and what can be done to reverse them at the ATSSA Traffic Convention and Expo. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia Special Collection: COVID-19 |
| 26 February 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces January 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions selected Wolcottville Police Department and Kirtland Police Department to receive Shield 12 and SpeedAlert 18 radar feedback signs, respectively, through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 7 May 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces February 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions selected Camden County Sheriff’s Department and Brooklyn Police Department to receive SpeedAlert 18 and Shield 12 radar feedback signs, respectively, through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 8 May 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces March 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions selected Village of Golf Police Department and Pea Ridge Police Department to receive Shield 12 and Shield 15 radar feedback signs, respectively, through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 23 September 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces June 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded SpeedAlert 18 radar message signs to Boerne Police Department in Texas and Selma Police Department in California through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 September 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) The currently approved information collection request for which NHTSA intends to request an extension requires certain manufacturers of motor vehicles and equipment and operators of motor vehicles to submit incident reports for certain crashes involving Automated Driving Systems and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 30 September 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles, and Platform Lift Installations in Motor Vehicles Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles, establishes minimum performance standards for platform lifts intended for installation in motor vehicles to assist wheelchair users and other persons of limited mobility in entering and exiting a vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 1 October 2021 | Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal The MCSAC was established to provide FMCSA with advice and recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 5 October 2021 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition by Mr. Edward Chen requesting that the Agency “initiate a Defect Investigation into the recent set of software updates, including software updates 2019.16.1 and 2019.16.2 and all subsequent updates issued by Tesla, Inc. to its Model S and Model X vehicles, which have been alleged to be issued by Tesla in response to the alarming number of car fires that have occurred worldwide.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Tesla |
| 8 October 2021 | Forest River, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Forest River, Inc. (Forest River), has determined that certain model year 2012-2016 Starcraft and 2014-2016 StarTrans buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topics: Starcraft, StarTrans |
| 12 October 2021 | Harbor Freight Tools, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Harbor Freight Tools has determined that certain HaulMaster LED trailer light kits manufactured by Changzhou Nanxiashu Tool Company do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Topic: Haul-Master |
| 12 October 2021 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., and Sumitomo Rubber North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Sumitomo Rubber Industries and Sumitomo Rubber North America have determined that certain Sumitomo and Falken truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Topics: Falken, Sumitomo |
| 14 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Medical Qualification Requirements This ICR is needed to ensure that drivers, motor carriers, Medical Examiners, and the States are complying with the physical qualification requirements of commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 15 October 2021 | Notice of Grant of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH Trailer Is Eligible for Importation This document announces NHTSA's grant of a petition for a decision that a model year 2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH trailer that was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards is eligible for importation into the United States because it is capable of being readily altered to conform with all applicable FMVSSs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge |
| 18 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The FHWA's longstanding policy is that all roadside safety hardware installed on the National Highway System be crashworthy. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Performance management is a critical element in roadway safety and is measured by the number of lives lost and serious injuries sustained on our Nation's roadways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The timing of yellow change and red clearance intervals are central to the safe transfer of right-of-way at signalized intersections. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 October 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From EROAD, Inc. The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of EROAD, Inc. for a limited five-year exemption to allow its Dashcam device to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: EROAD |
| 18 October 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Forward Thinking Systems LLC The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of Forward Thinking Systems LLC for a limited five-year exemption to allow its FleetCam system, which is equipped with cameras, to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: FleetCam |
| 18 October 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Loomis Armored US, LLC The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the request submitted by Loomis Armored US for a limited 5-year exemption to allow Loomis to weld shut the cab doors and add two new doors behind the cab of its armored vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi |
| 20 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; State Data Transfer for Vehicle Crash Information In general, a Police Accident Reports includes information about the vehicles and individuals involved in a crash, injuries or fatalities resulting from a crash, roadway information, environmental information, information to reconstruct the crash scenes, etc. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 21 October 2021 | Ride the Ducks International, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ride the Ducks International has determined that certain model year 1996-2014 Ride the Ducks International Stretch Amphibious passenger vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 103, Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Ride the Ducks |
| 21 October 2021 | Ride the Ducks International, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ride the Ducks International has determined that certain model year 1996-2014 Ride the Ducks International Stretch Amphibious passenger vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Ride the Ducks |
| 21 October 2021 | Ride the Ducks International, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ride the Ducks International has determined that certain model year 1996-2014 RTDI Stretch Amphibious passenger vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 113, Hood Latch System, and FMVSS No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Ride the Ducks |
| 29 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects The purpose of part 579 is to enhance motor vehicle safety by specifying information and documents that manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must provide to NHTSA with respect to possible safety-related defects and non-compliances in their products, including the reporting of safety recalls and other safety campaigns the manufacturers conduct outside the United States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen A. Ridella |
| 1 November 2021 | TAP Worldwide, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance TAP Worldwide has determined that certain model year 2017-2019 Smittybilt SCOUT Trailer Kits do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or Less. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Smittybilt |
| 5 November 2021 | Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Notice of Public Meeting MCSAC is composed of up to 25 voting representatives from the motor carrier safety advocacy, safety enforcement, labor, and industry sectors. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 9 November 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Rear Impact Guards and Rear Impact Protection FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to include rear impact guards on the list of items that must be examined as part of the required annual inspection for each commercial motor vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi |
| 12 November 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Vehicle Information for the General Public The consumer information collected will be used to disseminate vehicle safety information via the agency's www.nhtsa.gov website, in the “Purchasing with Safety in Mind: What to look for when buying a new vehicle” brochure, and in other consumer publications. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 18 November 2021 | Michelin North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin Primacy Tour A/S replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 18 November 2021 | Transamerica Tire Co. Ltd., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Transamerica Tire Co. has determined that certain Transeagle ST tires manufactured by Shandong Yinbao Tyre do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More than 10,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Transeagle |
| 19 November 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Verizon Connect, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from Verizon Connect to allow its Integrated Video Dashcam to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 19 November 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Government 5-Star Safety Ratings Label Consumer Research This document describes one collection of information for consumer research purposes regarding the Government 5-Star Safety Ratings section of the Monroney label for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Juliette Marie Vallese |
| 22 November 2021 | Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Q3s 3-Year-Old Child Side Impact Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference This document responds to a petition for reconsideration from Humanetics Innovative Solutions Inc. concerning a 2020 final rule that amended NHTSA's regulation on anthropomorphic test devices to add design and performance specifications for a test dummy representing a 3-year-old child, called the “Q3s” test dummy. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven Cliff |
| 14 December 2021 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Goodyear Convenience Spare tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109, New Pneumatic and Certain Specialty Tires. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Goodyear |
| 17 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request; Waiver and Exemption Requirements In 1998, the Federal Highway Administration, the predecessor agency of FMCSA, adopted 49 CFR part 381 as an interim final rule, establishing procedures for applying for waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane Topic: Federal Highway Administration |
| 17 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report Title 49, United States Code Section 504(b)(2) provides the Secretary of Transportation with authority to require carriers, lessors, associations, or classes of these entities to file annual, periodic, and special reports containing answers to questions asked by the Secretary. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 December 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Rosco Vision, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from Rosco Vision to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with the company's Digital Camera Monitor System installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Rosco |
| 23 December 2021 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated CVSA handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 29 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) NHTSA recently requested emergency review of its request for approval of this information collection and received a six-month approval. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 29 December 2021 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bus Rollover Structural Integrity NHTSA is issuing this final rule to establish Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 227, “Bus rollover structural integrity,” to enhance the rollover structural integrity of over-the-road buses, and other buses with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven Cliff |
| 31 January 2022 | Maserati North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Maserati North America has determined that certain model year 2014-2021 Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte, and Levante motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Maserati |
| 31 January 2022 | Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyota Motor North America has determined that certain replacement seat belt assemblies manufactured by Marutaka, Tokai Rika Japan, Autoliv, NSK, Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition, TRQSS, Key Safety Restraint Systems, Tokai Rika Czech, BMW Group Headquarters, Subaru Corporation, and Mazda North America Operations, and sold to Toyota dealerships as replacement equipment do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Toyota |
| 4 February 2022 | Weldon, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Weldon, a Division of Akron Brass Company, has determined that certain backup lamps do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Weldon |
| 7 February 2022 | Hankook Tire America Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hankook Tire America has determined that certain Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles, and part 574, Tire Identification and Recordkeeping. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Hankook |
| 7 February 2022 | Michelin North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin CrossClimate SUV replacement tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 8 February 2022 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics: Updates from Federal Emergency Services Liaisons, Updates on the FICEMS Initiatives, Updates on NHTSA Initiatives, Subcommittee Reports. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 10 February 2022 | Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Automobili Lamborghini has determined that certain model year 2015-2020 Lamborghini Huracan motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Lamborghini Huracán |
| 11 February 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity This final rule amends the visual inspection labeling requirement in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 304 by modifying the periodic inspection interval for compressed natural gas fuel containers installed on vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 11 February 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; CFR Correction This rule is being published by the Office of the Federal Register to correct an editorial or technical error that appeared in the most recent annual revision of the Code of Federal Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 16 February 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats The National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats is a voluntary collection of restraint use information for children under 13. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 18 February 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Pi Variables, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from Pi Variables to allow sequential flashing light emitting diode flare warning devices to be deployed when CMVs are stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Pi-Lit |
| 22 February 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comments; Consolidated Vehicles' Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment These information collections require or ask manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to provide information in owner's manuals, as specified in the Federal motor vehicle safety standards and other NHTSA regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 22 February 2022 | BMW of North America, LLC and Volkswagen Group of America; Denial of Petitions for Temporary Exemption From FMVSS No. 108 for Vehicles With Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps Both manufacturers requested exemptions on the basis that an exemption would facilitate the development or field evaluation of a new motor vehicle safety feature providing a safety level at least equal to that of the standard. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 22 February 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment, Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps This document amends NHTSA’s lighting standard to permit the certification of adaptive driving beam headlamps. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 23 February 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal Information Collection Request: National Consumer Complaint Database This renewal collection of information is for the National Consumer Complaint Database, which is an online interface allowing consumers, drivers, and others to file complaints against unsafe and unscrupulous companies and/or their employees, including shippers, receivers, and transportation intermediaries, depending on the type of complaint. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 25 February 2022 | Accident Reporting: Change to Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of the Term Medical Treatment The revised guidance explains that an x-ray examination is a diagnostic procedure and should no longer be considered “medical treatment” in determining whether a crash should be included on a motor carrier's accident register. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 28 February 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Mountain Blade Runner Helicopters, LLC (MBR Helicopters); Application for Exemption MBR Helicopters requested relief from the 14-hour “driving window” rule and the requirement that drivers have 10 consecutive hours off duty at the end of the work shift. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 3 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration To ensure consistency among ELD vendors and devices, detailed functional specifications were published as part of the December 2015 final rule. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 4 March 2022 | General Motors, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance General Motors has determined that certain model year 2010-2017 GMC Terrain motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: GMC Terrain |
| 7 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Title: FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems: Seating Preference Study NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public regarding occupant/passenger seat preference in Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles. Participants will ride in one passenger vehicle and two ADS-DVs on a closed test track. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 7 March 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking This document denies the September 2021 petitions for rulemaking submitted by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topics: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Small Business in Transportation Coalition |
| 7 March 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Authorized Windshield Area for the Installation of Vehicle Safety Technology FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to increase the area on the interior of commercial motor vehicle windshields where certain vehicle safety technology devices may be mounted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 9 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs The purpose of the information collection is to collect information necessary for NHTSA to issue grants to States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barbara F. Sauers |
| 9 March 2022 | New Car Assessment Program In addition to star ratings for crash protection and rollover resistance, the NCAP program recommends particular advanced driver assistance systems technologies and identifies the vehicles in the marketplace that offer the systems that pass NCAP performance test criteria for those systems. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 9 March 2022 | Record of Violations FMCSA amends its regulations to eliminate the requirement that drivers operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce prepare and submit a list of their convictions for traffic violations to their employers annually. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 14 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval: Drivers' Use of Camera-Based Rear Visibility Systems Versus Traditional Mirrors NHTSA has proposed to perform research involving the collection of information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn about drivers' use of passive camera-based rear visibility systems intended to perform the same function as traditional vehicle outside mirrors: Displaying areas surrounding the vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 14 March 2022 | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Cooper Discoverer AT3 tubeless radial light truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Cooper Tires |
| 14 March 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2017-2019 Freightliner Cascadia motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Freightliner Cascadia |
| 14 March 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2021-2022 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Volkswagen Group |
| 15 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Field Operational Test NHTSA and the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety began research in February 2008 to try to find potential in-vehicle approaches to the problem of alcohol-impaired driving. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Topic: Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety |
| 15 March 2022 | Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities; Modifications by Rental Car Companies This final rule amends NHTSA's regulations regarding exemptions to the make inoperative prohibition to accommodate disabilities to include new exemptions relating to the Federal motor vehicle safety standards for roof crush resistance, rear visibility, and air bags. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 17 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Event Data Recorders 49 CFR part 563, Event data recorders, specifies uniform, national requirements for vehicles voluntarily equipped with EDRs concerning the collection, storage, and retrievability of onboard motor vehicle crash event data. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 18 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations The FMCSA established minimum performance and design standards for ELDs and mandated use of these devices by drivers who are subject to the HOS reporting requirements. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 23 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safe Management of Recalled Airbags Rule, EPA ICR No. 2589.05, OMB Control No. 2050-0221 The collection of information is necessary in order to ensure that the hazardous waste airbag modules and airbag inflators exempted under this rule are safely disposed of and that defective airbag modules and airbag inflators are not reinserted into vehicles where they would pose an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Carolyn Hoskinson |
| 24 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Fatal Crash Seat Belt Use Reporting and Awareness NHTSA is seeking approval to collect information from 1,500 participants from two seat belt user groups, 750 who are full-time and 750 who are occasional or non-users, for a one-time voluntary experiment to understand whether the inclusion of seat belt status in a fatal crash news report could affect seat belt use. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 24 March 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces October 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to the Altamont Police Department in Illinois and Spotswood Police Department in New Jersey through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 24 March 2022 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP18-002 The petition requests that the Agency investigate alleged “premature and excessive frame corrosion” in model year 2002 through 2006 Toyota 4Runner vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Toyota 4Runner |
| 29 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Evaluation of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Program The MMUCC guideline identifies a minimum set of motor vehicle crash data variables and their attributes that States should consider collecting and including in their State crash data systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 30 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of Defects Should a manufacturer determine or NHTSA decide, through testing, inspection, investigation or research, that a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does not comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard, Section 30118 of title 49 of the United States Code requires the manufacturer of motor vehicles or replacement equipment to notify NHTSA, owners, purchasers, and dealers of the safety defect or noncompliance. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen Ridella |
| 30 March 2022 | Occupant Protection for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems This final rule amends the occupant protection Federal motor vehicle safety standards to account for future vehicles that do not have the traditional manual controls associated with a human driver because they are equipped with Automated Driving Systems. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 31 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The timing of yellow change and red clearance intervals are central to the safe transfer of right-of-way at signalized intersections. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 1 April 2022 | Civil Penalties NHTSA published an interim final rule in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Alliance for Automotive Innovation |
| 4 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) NHTSA is authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 403 to collect data on motor vehicle traffic crashes to aid in the identification of issues and the development, implementation, and evaluation of motor vehicle and highway safety countermeasures to reduce fatalities and the property damage associated with motor vehicle crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 4 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors by web and mail among a national probability sample of 7,500 adults age 18 and older to obtain up-to-date information about bicyclist and pedestrian attitudes and behaviors. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 4 April 2022 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting The NEMSAC was established pursuant to Section 31108 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 5 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Performance management is a critical element in roadway safety and is measured by the number of lives lost and serious injuries sustained on our Nation's roadways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 5 April 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces November 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to South Buffalo Township Police Department in Pennsylvania and Sumner Police Department in Iowa through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 5 April 2022 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in Georgia, State Route 400 Express Lanes, Fulton and Forsyth Counties, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area) The actions relate to a proposed highway project, the State Route (SR) 400 Express Lanes beginning from the North Springs Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid TransitAuthority station in Fulton County and ending at 0.9 mile north of McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Daniel Thomas Hinton |
| 7 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Information Chapter 301 of title 49 of the U.S. Code authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to conduct owner notification and remedy, i.e., a recall campaign, when it has been determined that a safety defect exists in the performance, construction, components, or materials in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen Ridella |
| 7 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles NHTSA is seeking approval to collect information from two samples of randomly selected adults who are aged 18 years or older and have driven a motor vehicle at least once in the past three months for a new one-time voluntary survey to report their knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of safe-driving behaviors towards motorcycles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 11 April 2022 | Nissan North America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) has determined that certain model year 2020 Nissan Sentra motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, ReflectiveDevices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Nissan Sentra |
| 15 April 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2022 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Freightliner Cascadia, Western Star |
| 15 April 2022 | FCA US LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance FCA US has determined that certain model year 2004-2020 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo motor vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles |
| 18 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Countermeasures That Work NHTSA proposes to conduct a web-based feedback survey of up to 120 users of Countermeasures That Work and/or Countermeasures At Work representing State Highway Safety Offices and/or local jurisdictions, the Governors Highway Safety Association, State Coordinators from across the United States, and other important stakeholders with the intent to reach regular users of the documents to help improve the documents. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 18 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program The ICR is necessary for FMCSA to conduct a pilot program to determine the safety impacts of allowing 18- to 20-year-old commercial driver's license holders to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 18 April 2022 | Great Dane, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Great Dane has determined that certain model year (MY) 2019 Great Dane Freedom Platform trailers do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 223, Rear Impact Guards, and FMVSS No. 224, Rear Impact Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Great Dane |
| 18 April 2022 | Mack Trucks Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mack Trucks Inc. has determined that certain model year 2016-2020 Mack heavy duty motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mack |
| 18 April 2022 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., and Sumitomo Rubber North America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Sumitomo Rubber has determined that certain Sumitomo and Falken truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topics: Falken, Sumitomo |
| 19 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Investigation-Based Crash Data Studies The Crash Data section of the BIL authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to use funds to enhance the collection of data under CISSS by, among other things, including additional data collection sites. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 19 April 2022 | Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements; Manufacturer Identification; Certification; Replica Motor Vehicles; Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards NHTSA issued regulations implementing the Replica Motor Vehicle program. That document included an incorrectly designated paragraph in the final regulatory text for the section titled “Temporary labels.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 21 April 2022 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs NHTSA is initiating a rulemaking process to implement changes to the Highway Safety Grant Program (the annual formula grants to States) in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barbara Sauers |
| 25 April 2022 | Request for Comments on Barriers and Solutions for Submitting Toxicology Data to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System Pursuant to Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug-Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities This notice requests public comments on any barriers that States may encounter that would affect their ability to provide the toxicological data described in the 2021 Update of the Recommendations document to FARS, as well as recommendations to address those barriers identified. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 26 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Federal Highway Administration is committed to a Complete Streets approach that is safe, and feels safe, for everyone using the street. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 26 April 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for the Flatbed Carrier Safety Group FMCSA renews the Flatbed Carrier Safety Group's exemption which allows the securement of metal coils on a flatbed vehicle, in a sided vehicle, or in an intermodal container loaded with eyes crosswise, grouped in rows, in which the coils are loaded to contact each other in the longitudinal direction. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 27 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Approval Request The Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary and the FHWA are committed to a comprehensive strategy to address the unacceptable number of traffic deaths and serious injuries occurring on our roads and streets. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 29 April 2022 | Agency Request for Information; State Electronic Data Collection Grant Program Specifically, section 24108(d)(2) mandates that NHTSA provide grants to States to upgrade and standardize their State crash data systems to enable electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfers to NHTSA to increase the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of the data including data relating to fatalities involving vulnerable road users. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 2 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Labeling of Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid Containers Section 5.2.2 of the standard specifies labeling requirements for manufacturers and packagers of brake fluids, as well as packagers of hydraulic system mineral oils. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 3 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Compliance Labeling Warning Devices NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a reinstatement of a previously approved collection of information on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 4 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Confidential Business Information To facilitate the evaluation process, in their requests for confidential treatment, submitters of information may make reference to certain limited classes of information specified in Appendix B that are presumptively treated as confidential, such as blueprints and engineering drawings, future specific model plans, and future vehicle production or sales figures for specific models. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 4 May 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed Limiting Devices The SNPRM will propose that motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more that are equipped with an electronic engine control unit 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 10 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems NHTSA is gathering information regarding drivers' naturalistic driving experiences and opinions about crash avoidance systems consisting of Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic Emergency Braking for heavy vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 10 May 2022 | State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrier Vehicles The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs FMCSA to solicit additional comment on the Agency's April 2016 advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the potential establishment of requirements for States to implement annual inspection programs for commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 11 May 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for an Exemption From Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC FMCSA announces its decision to grant Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, formerly ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, exemption from the hours of service that allows its employee-drivers who transport scrap metal on two trucks between their production and shipping locations on public roads to work up to 16 hours per day and to return to work with less than the mandatory 10 consecutive hours off duty. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 11 May 2022 | National Hazardous Materials Route Registry The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and Tribal governments, of all designated and restricted roads and preferred highway routes for transportation of highway route controlled quantities of Class 7 radioactive materials and non-radioactive hazardous materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 13 May 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces December 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to Laurel Springs Police Department in New Jersey and Chilkat Indian Village in Alaska through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 17 May 2022 | Agency Request for Information; State Electronic Data Collection Grant Program: Extension of Comment Period NHTSA received one petition to extend the comment period for a request for information notice on the agency's efforts to develop and implement a new discretionary grant program to increase the number of States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes electronically transferring their motor vehicle crash data to NHTSA. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 18 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats The National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats is a voluntary collection of restraint use information for children under 13. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 19 May 2022 | Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas has determined that certain Open Country R/T light truck tires, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Toyo |
| 23 May 2022 | Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle and Utility Task/Terrain Vehicle Debris Penetration Hazards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission Byline: Alberta E. Mills |
| 24 May 2022 | U.S. DOT FY22 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding SS4A funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to support infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives that prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including: Pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Office of the Secretary of Transportation Byline: Christopher Coes |
| 27 May 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed Limiting Devices FMCSA received requests for an extension to the comment period from the American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 1 June 2022 | Grant of Petitions for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches NHTSA is granting 13 petitions from various final stage manufacturers of motorcoaches for a temporary exemption from a shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” for side-facing seats. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 21 June 2022 | Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile The citations relate to the company’s failures to protect workers from falls as they performed carpentry work from elevated surfaces, to expose workers to falling or flying objects by not providing required eye, face and head protection, and for not training workers on scaffold-related hazards. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Leni Fortson Dateline: Luzerne, Pennsylvania |
| 23 June 2022 | All Traffic Solutions Launches ‘ATS 3’ as Newest Addition to its Line of Speed and Message Trailers The ATS 3 trailer will provide greater flexibility to law enforcement agencies and municipalities when solving traffic calming challenges ahead of summer events and a new school year. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 23 June 2022 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Kelly Armorsteel KDM 1 commercial truck tires do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Kelly |
| 23 June 2022 | Michelin North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 26 June 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces January 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Milford Borough Police Department through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 27 June 2022 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Vans USA has determined that certain model year 2016-2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris vans do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Mercedes-Benz Metris |
| 28 June 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles The Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles is a one-time voluntary survey regarding motorists' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of safe-driving behaviors towards motorcycles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 29 June 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Information Collection Request: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision Section 5 of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act notes that 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides for criminal liability in circumstances where a person had the intention of misleading the Secretary of Transportation regarding safety-related defects in motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that caused death or serious bodily injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 29 June 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Notice and Request for Comment; Countermeasures That Work The ICR is for a reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of information to conduct a survey that will inform the development of the 12th edition of Countermeasures That Work and structured interviews to populate and update the 2nd edition of Countermeasures At Work. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayana Srinivasan |
| 30 June 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Child Restraint Systems—Side Impact Protection, Incorporation by Reference This final rule fulfills a statutory mandate set forth in the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP–21) that directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule to improve the protection of children seated in child restraint systems during side impacts. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 30 June 2022 | US Department of Labor proposes $315K more in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer that continues to expose workers to dangerous machine hazards Inspectors found tilt mold devices, sand core machines, and indexing tables at the plant lacked adequate machine guarding and workers performed service and maintenance tasks on industrial machinery without using energy control procedures. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Conneaut, Ohio Topic: General Aluminum Mfg. Company |
| 5 July 2022 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-004 Marianne and Jerry Karth, Eric Hein, and Lois Durso petitioned NHTSA to initiate a defect investigation into van-type or box semi-trailers for a lack of side underride guards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne Collins |
| 5 July 2022 | Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Committee NHTSA announces that it will form a MMUCC Committee to inform the development and revision of the MMUCC Guideline, sixth edition. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 21 July 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces February 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Wabesboro Police Department through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 1 August 2022 | US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta plant inspected under Severe Violator Program. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Wapakoneta, Ohio Topic: General Aluminum Mfg. Company |
| 26 August 2022 | All Traffic Solutions Now Offering New ‘Integrated Solar’ Power Option for Radar Speed & Message Signs The integrated solar power setup makes radar speed and message signs easier to set up, maintain, and move between locations. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 1 September 2022 | Hours of Service: Flat Top Transport; Application for Exemption Flat Top Transport requests a four-month exemption for “immediate and emergency delivery of dry and bulk food grade products to locations that supply stores and distribution centers nationally.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Flat Top Transport |
| 6 September 2022 | Ohio auto parts manufacturer cited for 10 federal safety violations after workers battle 13 fires in 2 years in plastic molding plant Hematite faces proposed penalties of $271K for exposing workers to flammable materials. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Clayton, Ohio Topic: Hematite |
| 7 September 2022 | Maserati North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Maserati North America has determined that certain model year 2014-2021 Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte, and Levante motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Maserati |
| 8 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form This Information Collection is voluntary and may be utilized by Medical Examiners responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates to commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 8 September 2022 | Illinois trucking repair company cited for exposing workers to confined space hazards after worker fatally injured inspecting trailer A B & R Repair of Lemont faces $326K in OSHA penalties 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont to inspect it as part of an annual USDOT requirement and was overcome from exposure to bleach and chlorine gas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Lemont, Illinois Topic: B&R Repair |
| 10 September 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces March 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Belmont Police Department in New Hampshire through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 12 September 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Truck Renting and Leasing Association, Inc. (TRALA); Application for Exemption Renewal The exemption allows drivers of property carrying commercial motor vehicles rented for 8 days or less, regardless of reason, to not use an ELD in the vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Truck Renting and Leasing Association |
| 13 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Exemption for the Make Inoperative Prohibition To Accommodate People With Disabilities; OMB Control No. 2127-0635 NHTSA received one comment on the 60-day notice. The comment generally supported the information collection and further addressed broad issues not discussed in this ICR. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Milton E. Cooper |
| 14 September 2022 | Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Examiner's Handbook and Medical Advisory Criteria Proposed Regulatory Guidance FMCSA extends the comment period for its August 16 notice of proposed regulatory guidance relating to the draft Medical Examiner's Handbook, which includes updates to the Medical Advisory Criteria published in the United States Code of Federal Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: John Van Steenburg |
| 15 September 2022 | FCA US, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance FCA US has determined that certain Mopar branded headlamp assemblies sold as aftermarket equipment and installed as original equipment in certain model year 2017-2018 Dodge Journey motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Dodge Journey |
| 15 September 2022 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs We face a crisis on our roadways. NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 16 September 2022 | Electronic Logging Device Revisions The Agency seeks comment in five specific areas in which the Agency is considering changes: applicability to pre-2000 engines; addressing ELD malfunctions; the process for removing ELD products from FMCSA's list of certified devices; technical specifications; and ELD certification. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 16 September 2022 | Enhancing the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users at Intersections; Request for Information Improving the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users is of critical importance to achieving the objectives of DOT's National Roadway Safety Strategy, and DOT's vision of zero fatalities and serious injuries across our transportation system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Deaprtment: U.S. Department of Transportation Byline: Robert C. Hampshire |
| 20 September 2022 | Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. insta a empleadores, trabajadores centrarse en seguridad tras aumentar muertes, heridos en transporte agrícola California, Oregón, Washington en 2022: 8 trabajadores muertos, más de 30 heridos. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish  Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Jose Carnevali & Michael Petersen Dateline: San Francisco, California |
| 20 September 2022 | Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems recertified with ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety, health programs The Woodridge, Illinois-based company employs about 79 workers in Mitchell and about 3,500 nationwide. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety & Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Topic: Hendrickson |
| 20 September 2022 | US Department of Labor urges greater focus on safety by employers, workers as deaths, injuries in agricultural transportation incidents rises sharply California, Oregon, Washington saw 8 farmworkers' deaths, more than 30 injuries in FY22. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Michael Petersen & Jose Carnevali Dateline: San Francisco, California |
| 22 September 2022 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 23 September 2022 | Unique Electronic Identification of Commercial Motor Vehicles FMCSA requests public comment on whether the agency should amend the FMCSRs to require every commercial motor vehicle operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with electronic identification technology capable of wirelessly communicating a unique ID number when queried by a Federal or State motor carrier safety enforcement personnel. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 26 September 2022 | General Motors, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance General Motors has determined that certain model year 2018-2020 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe |
| 27 September 2022 | Demolition company in fatal Government Center garage collapse in Boston faces nearly $1.2M in fines for willfully exposing workers to hazards An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that Brockton-based contractor JDC Demolition Company. Inc. failed to adequately train its workers on the demolition plan and safety management system to help them recognize and avoid unsafe conditions. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Ted Fitzgerald & James C. Lally Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 28 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) and Special Studies Data Collection Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 30 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Consolidated Child Restraint System Registration for Defect Notifications and Labeling A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on July 26. One comment from the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies was received supporting this information collection. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 30 September 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: National Propane Gas Association; Application for Exemption NPGA requests that the exemption apply on a per-driver, per-route basis, and that each company that elects to utilize it must maintain appropriate documentation to demonstrate the presence of peak consumer demand conditions within the scope of the exemption. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 6 October 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Government 5-Star Safety Ratings Label Consumer Research This document describes a new collection of information for consumer research purposes regarding the Government 5-Star Safety Ratings section of the Monroney label for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Juliette Marie Vallese |
| 1 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Section 24112 aligns with the Department's safety priority through the creation of the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 2 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Drivers' Knowledge/Correct Use of New Technology Features in Passenger Vehicles This ICR is for a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval for a one-time voluntary experiment on drivers' understanding of and behaviors using vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control and lane centering technologies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 4 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Record Retention A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on July 20, 2022. No comments were received. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen A. Ridella |
| 4 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse The FMCSA began collecting data as authorized users began registering in the Clearinghouse in September 2019. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 9 November 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Leland Schmitt, Jr. The applicant states that the mandatory 10 hour off-duty break goes against his natural sleep patterns, as his normal nighttime sleep while in the CMV is between 5 and 7 hours. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Leland Schmitt Jr. |
| 15 November 2022 | Applicability of the Registration, Financial Responsibility, and Safety Regulations to Motor Carriers of Passengers This interpretive rule adds appendices to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to explain existing statutes and regulations FMCSA administers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 15 November 2022 | State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrier Vehicles FMCSA confirms its May 2017 decision to withdraw its April 2016 advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the establishment of requirements for States to implement annual inspection programs for commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 22 November 2022 | Sunshine Act Meeting MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 69049 Safety Research Report--Alcohol, Other Drug, and Multiple Drug Use Among Drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Transportation Safety Board Byline: LaSean R. McCray |
| 28 November 2022 | The FTA is issuing Safety Advisory 22-3 to recommend that transit agencies identify Nova Bus models manufactured in 2018 or later that use a Bosch steering gearbox affixed to the vehicle frame through a mounting plate and perform inspections, as recommended by Nova Bus. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Veronica Vanterpool Topic: Nova Bus |
| 29 November 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: National Cattlemen's Beef Association; Livestock Marketing Association; American Farm Bureau Federation; American Beekeeping Federation; American Honey Producers Association; and National Aquaculture Association; Application for Exemption The applicants requested approval for drivers, after 10 consecutive hours off duty, to drive through the 16th consecutive hour after coming on duty, and to drive a total of 15 hours during that 16-hour period. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 29 November 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Rosco Vision, Inc.; Application for an Exemption The FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited 5-year exemption to Rosco Vision to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles with the company's CV Digital Camera Monitor System installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Rosco |
| 1 December 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Wayne Moore, Jr. The applicant states that he would like the ability to split off-duty time into periods that are more conducive to proper rest and sleep without having to comply with the HOS regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Wayne Moore Jr. |
| 2 December 2022 | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Cooper CS5 Grant Touring and Cooper Evolution Tour replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Cooper Tires |
| 2 December 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz AG and Mercedes-Benz USA have determined that certain model year 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mercedes-Benz A-Class |
| 7 December 2022 | Navistar, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Navistar has determined that certain model year 2022-2023 IC Bus school and commercial buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: IC Bus |
| 8 December 2022 | Soft Lights Foundation, Denial of Petition for Decision of Non-Compliance Order Soft Lights Foundation has petitioned NHTSA requesting NHTSA to issue an order of non-compliance for certain model year 2021 Tesla Model 3, 2021 Ford Bronco, and 2021 Rivian R1T motor vehicles based on its assertions that these motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins |
| 9 December 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Pirelli Tire, LLC, Denial of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, collectively referred to as DAG-Mercedes-Benz, and Pirelli Tire, have determined that certain Pirelli P7 Cinturato RUN FLAT radial tires that were installed as original equipment in certain model year 2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz motor vehicles and also sold as replacement equipment do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topics: Mercedes-Benz, Pirelli |
| 12 December 2022 | Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting Cancellation The matter scheduled to be considered at the Sunshine Act meeting was the Safety Research Report--Alcohol, Other Drug, and Multiple Drug Use Among Drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Transportation Safety Board Byline: Candi R. Bing |
| 13 December 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz has determined that certain model year 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 201, Occupant Protection in Interior Impact. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Mercedes-Benz AMG GT |
| 15 December 2022 | ENHANCING SAFETY FOR RIDESHARE PASSENGERS Sami's Law has been named to honor Samantha Josephson, a senior at the University of South Carolina, originally from New Jersey, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a man pretending to be her Uber driver. | Speech (text) Publication: Congressional Record Byline: Congressman Josh Gottheimer Topic: Uber |
| 16 December 2022 | Federal workplace safety investigation finds Kyle vehicle parts maker ignored workers’ concerns; yields more than a dozen serious citations Simwon NA Corp., Tesla parts supplier, faces $298K in fines. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Juan J. Rodríguez & Chauntra Rideaux Dateline: Austin, Texas Topic: Simwon |
| 16 December 2022 | La investigación federal de seguridad en el lugar de trabajo encuentra que el fabricante de repuestos para vehículos Kyle ignoró las preocupaciones de los trabajadores; produce más de una docena de citas serias Simwon NA Corp., proveedor de piezas de Tesla, se enfrenta a multas de 298.000 dólares. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Juan J. Rodríguez & Chauntra Rideaux Dateline: Austin, Texas Topic: Simwon |
| 19 December 2022 | Diono LLC, Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Diono LLC has determined that certain models of its child restraint systems do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Diono |
| 20 December 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) and Special Studies Data Collection A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on September 28, 2022. One supporting comment was received. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 22 December 2022 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the April 1, 2022, edition of the CVSA's handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for the inspection of commercial motor vehicles used in the transportation of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 23 December 2022 | Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing: Application for Exemption; The Trucking Alliance The applicant believes that hair testing enhances public safety by providing a longer detection window for controlled substance use and by minimizing the opportunity for fraud in the specimen collection process. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: The Trucking Alliance |
| 27 December 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2022-2023 Freightliner EconicSD do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106, Brake Hoses. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Freightliner EconicSD |
| 27 December 2022 | Vee Rubber Corporation Ltd. and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Vee Rubber Corporation and American Honda Motor Co. have determined that certain Vee Rubber VRM133 motorcycle tires sold as replacement equipment and as original equipment for installation on certain model year 2019-2021 Honda Monkey motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic...Tires for Motorcycles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Vee Rubber, Honda Monkey |
| 27 December 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Child Passenger Safety Perceptions and Practices in Ridesharing and Autonomous Vehicles NHTSA received two sets of comments from three organizations, which we address below. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 27 December 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Crash Causal Factors Program: Knowledge of Systems and Processes This ICR relates to the planned “Study of Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Causation,” mandated by Congress in the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 28 December 2022 | Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Application for Renewal of American Pyrotechnics Association Exemptions From the 14-Hour Rule and the Electronic Logging Device Rule During Independence Day Celebrations FMCSA announces its decision to grant exemptions for 32 member companies of the American Pyrotechnics Association from certain hours of service regulations during designated Independence Day periods. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 29 December 2022 | Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance; Correction NHTSA published a document in the Federal Register of August 10, 2022, concerning request for comments on a petition for a decision of inconsequential noncompliance submitted by Hercules Tire & Rubber Company. The document contained the incorrect docket number and the incorrect FMVSS in section “III. Noncompliance.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Hercules |
| 6 January 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Material Safety Permits The HM Safety Permit regulations require initial or first time HM Safety Permit carriers to file the Unified Registration System, Form MCSA-1. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 12 January 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Older Driver Rearview Video Systems NHTSA is seeking approval to reinstate an information collection to recruit 120 older licensed drivers, 60 between ages 60 and 69 and 60 age 70 and older, for a one-time voluntary research study to assess whether training on the use of Rear Video Systems improves the ability of older drivers to back safely. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 12 January 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training: National Ground Water Association; Application for Exemption NGWA sought an exemption from the entry-level driver training regulations “for individuals operating class B ground water well drilling rigs.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 12 January 2023 | Entry Level Driver Training: Railsback HazMat Safety Professionals, LLC; Application for Exemption The exemption will allow Mr. Railsback to conduct theory (i.e., classroom) training for driver trainees seeking to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement on their commercial driver's license. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 17 January 2023 | Mack Trucks, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mack Trucks has determined that certain model year 2015-2023 Mack GU/GR Class 8 trucks and truck-tractors do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mack Granite |
| 17 January 2023 | Nissan North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Nissan North America has determined that certain model year 2022 Nissan Altima motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Nissan Altima/td> |
| 17 January 2023 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Porsche Cars North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2021 Porsche Panamera motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems for Light Vehicles, No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems, FMVSS No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Porsche Panamera |
| 19 January 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Ronnie Brown III The applicant states that the HOS regulations create “safety concerns” because they do not always coincide with his natural sleep patterns and are a “one size fits all set of rules.” He further adds that he “can safely drive . . . no matter the amount of sleep [he] get[s] or the length of drive time.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Ronnie Brown III |
| 24 January 2023 | Investigation into 41-year-old driver's death finds two delivery services companies failed to protect workers transporting dry ice in Alabama In the summer of 2022, onlookers noticed a delivery truck stopped at about 8:15 a.m. one Wednesday morning on the University of Birmingham campus near what would have been the driver's first drop-off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage |
| 24 January 2023 | La investigación sobre la muerte del conductor de 41 años encuentra que dos empresas de servicios de entrega no protegieron a los trabajadores que transportaban hielo seco en Alabama En el verano de 2022, los espectadores notaron que un camión de reparto se detuvo alrededor de las 8:15 a. m. un miércoles por la mañana en el campus de la Universidad de Birmingham cerca de lo que habría sido la primera entrega del conductor. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage |
| 27 January 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Encore Building Products The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles, equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop, which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Intellistop |
| 27 January 2023 | Ricon Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ricon Corporation has determined that certain Ricon Baylift Series wheelchair lifts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ricon |
| 30 January 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking This document denies a petition for rulemaking from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance requesting that NHTSA amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 223, Rear Impact Guards, to remove the certification label requirement in S5.3 of the standard. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Brent Higgins Trucking, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Brent Higgins Trucking, Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From DJS Fundraising, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from a low-level of lighting intensity to a high-level of lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Gemini Motor Transport The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Gemini Motor Transport, Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From JM Bozeman Enterprises, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Intellistop, JM Bozeman Enterprises |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Meiborg Brothers, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Intellistop, Meiborg Brothers |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Polytech Plastic Molding, Inc The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from a low-level of lighting intensity to a high-level of lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) FMCSA previously published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on May 28, 2019, seeking comments on FMCSRs that may need to be amended, revised, or eliminated to facilitate the safe introduction of ADS-equipped CMVs onto the Nation's roadways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 2 February 2023 | Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2020 Henan Webetter WB-400ST Food Service Trailers Are Eligible for Importation Wallace Environmental Testing Laboratories has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming MY 2020 Henan Webetter WB-400ST food service trailers are eligible for importation into the United States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Henan |
| 2 February 2023 | Request for Comment; Draft Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline, Sixth Edition The Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria provides States a guideline for describing crashes involving motor vehicles in-transport to generate the information necessary to improve traffic safety. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 3 February 2023 | Improving Road Safety for All Users on Federal-Aid Projects Our priority at DOT and FHWA is to make our transportation system safe for all people. Right now, we face a crisis on our roadways. In 2021, an estimated 42,915 people across the Nation--117 people per day--lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Gloria M. Shepherd |
| 6 February 2023 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs We face a crisis on our roadways. NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 7 February 2023 | Columbus Trading-Partners USA, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Columbus Trading-Partners USA has determined that certain Cybex child restraint systems distributed by CTP do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Cybex |
| 9 February 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Awarded Sourcewell Contract #090122-ATS While the contract is in the law enforcement category, other government agencies and educational institutions are also able to utilize the contract. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 10 February 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Lehigh Township Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Lehigh Township Police Department in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 10 February 2023 | Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Continental Tire the Americas has determined that certain Altimax RT 43 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Continental Automotive |
| 17 February 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA have determined that certain model year (MY) 2020-2021 VS20 Metris vans do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mercedes-Benz Metris |
| 21 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Effectiveness of Third-Party Testing and Minimum Standards for Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Knowledge and Skills Tests The CDL program was enacted through the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 in response to jurisdiction concerns about avoidable commercial motor vehicle crashes and commercial driver qualifications. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse The Agency's final rule, published December 5, 2016, established the regulatory requirements for the Clearinghouse. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 February 2023 | Motor Coach Industries, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Motor Coach Industries has determined that certain model year 1988-2022 MCI coaches do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Motor Coach Industries |
| 22 February 2023 | Hours of Service: Exemption Application From Flat Top Transport, LLC Flat Top Transport requested a four-month exemption for “immediate and emergency delivery of dry and bulk food grade products to locations that supply stores and distribution centers nationally.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Flat Top Transport |
| 23 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval: Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Information Pursuant to title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 573 and 577, manufacturers are required to notify NHTSA, as well as motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment owners, dealers, and distributors, that a determination has been made to remedy a defect through the issuance of a safety recall. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen Ridella |
| 23 February 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Matthew Killmer FMCSA announces that Matthew Killmer has requested an exemption from the hours-of-service regulations to allow him to split his sleeper-berth time into two 5-hour periods. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Matthew Killmer |
| 23 February 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Wayne Moore, Jr. Mr. Moore states that he would like the ability to split off-duty time into periods that are more conducive to proper rest and sleep without having to comply with the HOS regulations. He also states that he has the ability to decide whether he is sufficiently rested to drive. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Wayne Moore Jr. |
| 23 February 2023 | Commercial Driver's License: Pitt Ohio Express, LLC; Application for Exemption Pitt Ohio is requesting to use drivers under the age 21 that have a Commercial Learner's Permit to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce to participate in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Pitt Ohio Express |
| 27 February 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Kinsman Township Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Kinsman Township Police Department in Trumbull County, Ohio through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 27 February 2023 | Baby Trend, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Baby Trend has determined that certain BT Hybrid 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seat child restraint systems do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Baby Trend |
| 28 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Influence of Drivers' Internal Reasoning on Speeding NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a survey of 1,500 licensed drivers in Washington State age 18 and older regarding speeding. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 28 February 2023 | Draft Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline, Sixth Edition; Extension of Comment Period The comment period for the RFC notice was scheduled to end on April 3, 2023. NHTSA is extending the comment period for the February 2, 2023 RFC notice by 30 days. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 28 February 2023 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting NEMSAC is authorized under section 31108 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d-4 as a Federal Advisory Committee. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 2 March 2023 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 3 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles This ICR relates to Agency requirements for drivers to be certified to operate longer combination vehicles and associated recordkeeping requirements that motor carriers must satisfy before permitting their drivers to operate LCVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 3 March 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: John Olier; Application for Exemption The applicant requests a permanent exemption for himself and believes that his safe driving record and experience demonstrate an equivalent level of safety. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: John Olier |
| 3 March 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. The exemption sought would allow Waymo and Aurora to operate CMVs operated by a Level 4 automated driving system equipped with warning beacons mounted on the truck cab in lieu of traditional warning devices placed around a stopped autonomous CMV, as required by current regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo |
| 7 March 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Maple Park Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Maple Park Police Department in Kane County, Illinois through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 7 March 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance BMW of North America has determined that certain model year 2018 BMW M4 Coupe and BMW M4 convertible motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: BMW M4 |
| 9 March 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. FMCSA clarifies its March 3, 2023, notice announcing an application from Waymo and Aurora Operations for a 5-year exemption from the required placement of warning devices around stopped commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo |
| 13 March 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Cottage Grove Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Cottage Grove Police Department in Dane County, Wisconsin through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 13 March 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Phoenix Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Phoenix Police Department in Cook County, Illinois through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 20 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection Request: Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates This ICR applies to new registrants seeking initial operating authority from FMCSA. New registrants seeking operating authority must use online Form MCSA-1, accessible via the Unified Registration System. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 20 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 20 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Title: FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems: Seating Preference Study Adults aged 18 and older will participate in an on-road study after giving informed consent. Participants will ride in one passenger vehicle and two ADS-DVs on a closed test track. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 22 March 2023 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2021 Freightliner Cascadia motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Freightliner Cascadia |
| 30 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators If approved, this renewal will allow FMCSA to continue to collect information on registered training providers and entry-level driver training certification information until 2026. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 6 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative The AV TEST Initiative involves the voluntary collection of information from entities testing vehicles equipped with automated driving systems and from States and local authorities involved in the regulation of ADS testing. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 11 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Older Driver Rearview Video Systems NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a reinstatement with modification of a previously approved information collection request exploring older drivers' use of rearview video systems (backing cameras). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 12 April 2023 | USDOT Fiscal Year 2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Funds for the fiscal year 2023 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Transportation Byline: Christopher Coes |
| 13 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection Request: Non-Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus Assessment Form, MCSA-5872 Medical Examiners choosing to use this Information Collection will do so in an effort to communicate with treating healthcare providers who manage the diabetes care of individuals diagnosed with non-insulin-treated diabetes mellitus who operate CMVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 13 April 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Introduces Mobile and Fully-Integrated ALPR Camera-Ready Trailers All Traffic Solutions introduces their first camera-ready trailers, allowing customers to deploy their choice of cameras quickly and remotely. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 13 April 2023 | Crash Preventability Determination Program This program reviews 16 specific crash types and modifies information in the Safety Measurement System to distinguish not preventable crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 13 April 2023 | Hitachi Cable America Inc., Now Known as Proterial Cable America, Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hitachi Cable America, now known as Proterial Cable America, and Harley-Davidson Motor Company have determined that certain PVC, Nylon, and “Revised Socket” Nylon brake hose assemblies equipped in certain model year 2008-2022 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and also sold to Harley-Davidson dealers as replacement parts, do not fully comply with FMVSS No. 106, Brake Hoses. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Harley-Davidson, Hitachi |
| 14 April 2023 | Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of the Vehicle Safety Act Whistleblowers are an important source of information on motor vehicle safety, as Congress recognized in enacting the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 19 April 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: National Propane Gas Association; Application for Exemption NPGA sought an exemption from various hours-of-service requirements to enable the propane industry to prepare and respond to peak periods of consumer demand among residential, agricultural, and commercial consumers in anticipation of, during, and to recover from emergency conditions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 19 April 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for TowMate LLC FMCSA announces its decision provisionally to renew the TowMate exemption which allows motor carriers to operate rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems during temporary towing operations that do not meet the vehicle power supply requirements for all required lamps in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: TowMate |
| 20 April 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Alaska's Ice Road Driving School; Application for Exemption The applicant explains that because of the unique road system and challenging terrain in Alaska, it is difficult to adhere to the driver training regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Alaska's Ice Road Driving School |
| 21 April 2023 | Side Underride Guards This ANPRM responds to Section 23011(c) of the November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which directs the Secretary to conduct research on side underride guards to better understand their overall effectiveness, and assess the feasibility, benefits, costs, and other impacts of installing side underride guards on trailers and semitrailers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 21 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how commercial motor vehicle drivers engage in CMVs equipped with SAE International Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems and Level 3 automated driving systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 26 April 2023 | Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meeting The purpose of the ACUP is to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to underride crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 26 April 2023 | Beat the Street Interiors, Inc.--Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches Beat the Street Interiors has petitioned NHTSA for a temporary exemption from a shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” for side-facing seats on motorcoaches. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond Ryan Posten Topic: Beat the Street |
| 26 April 2023 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2013-2018 Thomas Built Buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Thomas Built |
| 26 April 2023 | Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hercules Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Hercules Power ST2 radial trailer tires do not fully comply with FMVSS No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Hercules |
| 26 April 2023 | Medical Review Board (MRB); Notice of Closed Meeting The meeting will be closed to the public due to the discussion of specific test questions to be used to certify medical examiners, which are not available for release to the public. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 3 May 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; State Data Transfer for Vehicle Crash Information The State Data Transfer program is a voluntary collection of motor vehicle crash data. State agencies collect this information about motor vehicle crashes on Police Accident Reports for their own needs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 11 May 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from the GLTPA to allow motor carriers to use fewer tiedowns than required by the regulations for securing shortwood logs transported lengthwise in crib-type vehicles that have been modified or manufactured without front structures, without rear structures, or with a center-mounted crane for loading and unloading. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 12 May 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Madison Township Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Madison Township Police Department in Michigan through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 12 May 2023 | Commercial Driver's License: Daimler; Application for Exemption; Daimler Truck North America LLC (Daimler) FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the commercial driver's license requirements to Daimler Truck North America LLC for one commercial motor vehicle driver, Dr. Andreas Gorbach, Executive Vice President and Board of Management Member for Daimler. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topics: Dr. Andreas Gorbach, Mercedes-Benz Group |
| 15 May 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Haw River Police Department ATS awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Haw River Police Department in Wisconsin through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 17 May 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Improving the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users is of critical importance to achieving the objectives of the U.S. Department of Transportation National Roadway Safety Strategy and DOT's vision of zero fatalities and serious injuries across our transportation system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 May 2023 | Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Notice of Public Meeting MCSAC was established to provide FMCSA with advice and recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 19 May 2023 | Rivian Automotive, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Rivian Automotive, LLC has determined that certain model year 2022 Rivian Electric Delivery Van motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Rivian EDV |
| 19 May 2023 | Toyota Motor North America, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyota Motor North America has determined that certain model year 2023 Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X motor vehicles, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 Pounds or Less. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Subaru Solterra, Toyota bZ4X |
| 19 May 2023 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2021-2022 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Audi, Volkswagen |
| 23 May 2023 | Premiori LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Premiori has determined that certain Premiorri Solazo replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Premiorri |
| 25 May 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Crash Causal Factors Program: Knowledge of Systems and Processes This ICR relates to the planned “Study of Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Causation,” mandated by Congress in the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 31 May 2023 | Czinger Vehicles--Grant of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Certain Requirements of FMVSS No. 205, Glazing Materials NHTSA is granting a request from Czinger for a temporary exemption from FMVSS No. 205's abrasion resistance requirements for windshields for its first vehicle model, the 21C. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Czinger 21C |
| 5 June 2023 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs This final rule amends the uniform procedures implementing the State Highway Safety Grant Program to waive, for fiscal year 2024, the requirement that targets for the common performance measures be identical to targets in the State Highway Safety Improvement Plan. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agencies: FHWA & NHTSA Byline: Andrew Rogers & Sophie Shulman |
| 7 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Alcohol-Impaired Driving Segmentation Study NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a nationwide alcohol-impaired driving segmentation study to learn about alcohol-consumption behaviors and how they relate to potential impaired driving. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Juliette Marie Vallese |
| 8 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will quantify the safety implications of team driving applications between humans and ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 8 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits This ICR requires companies holding safety permits to develop communication plans that allow for the periodic tracking of hazardous materials shipments. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 9 June 2023 | Side Underride Guards; Extension of Comment Period On May 9, 2023, NHTSA received a joint request from Eric Hein, Stephen Bingham, Aaron Kiefer, Jerry Karth, and Lois Durso asking NHTSA to extend the comment period for the ANPRM. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 12 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program The purpose of this collection is to provide first responders with a distinct mechanism to report to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation regarding fatalities, injuries, or crashes that may have been caused due to an alleged defect. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jeffrey Lee Quandt |
| 12 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Information Collection Request: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision Section 5 of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (“TREAD”) Act, notes that 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides for criminal liability in circumstances where a person had the intention of misleading the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) regarding safety-related defects in motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that caused death or serious bodily injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: K. John Donaldson |
| 13 June 2023 | AGC Automotive Americas Co., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance AGC Automotive Americas Co. has determined that certain glass backlites and sidelites manufactured as replacement parts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: AGC Automotive |
| 13 June 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking, including pedestrian AEB, systems on light vehicles. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 16 June 2023 | Bus Compartment Redesign and Bus of the Future Initiatives; Meeting Program grants totaling $1,600,000 to the International Transportation Learning Center and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority to redesign a transit bus compartment to improve safety for operators. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez |
| 22 June 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption for Daimler Coaches North America, LLC The FMCSA announces its decision to grant Daimler Coaches North America's application for a limited five-year exemption to allow its driver assistance camera technology device to extend beyond the current mounting location limits in the lower area of the windshield on Tourrider commercial motorcoaches. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Mercedes-Benz Tourrider |
| 22 June 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Pi Variables, Inc Application for an Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited 5-year exemption to Pi Variables, Inc. to allow Pi-Lit Smart Sequential Road Flares (LED flares) to be deployed when commercial motor vehicles are stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Pi-Lit |
| 23 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how commercial motor vehicle drivers engage in CMVs equipped with SAE International Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems and Level 3 automated driving systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 23 June 2023 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics: Informational sessions, Updates on NHTSA Initiatives, Subcommittee Reports on Advisory Statuses, Strategic Planning. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 30 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative The purpose of this collection is to provide information to the public about ADS testing operations in the United States and applicable State and local laws, regulations, and guidelines. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 3 July 2023 | Polaris Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Polaris Group of America has determined that certain motorcycles manufactured by Indian Motorcycle Company do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Indian |
| 6 July 2023 | Heavy Vehicle Automatic Emergency Braking; AEB Test Devices This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking systems on heavy vehicles, i.e., vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agencies: FMCSA & NHTSA Byline: Robin Hutcheson & Raymond R. Posten |
| 7 July 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Matthew Killmer In particular, the applicant requests that he, and other drivers who so request, be allowed to shorten the required 7-consecutive-hour sleeper-berth period to 5 hours, paired with another 5-hour sleeper-berth period, to accumulate the required 10 hours of rest. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Earl Stanley Adams Jr. Topic: Matthew Killmer |
| 14 July 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examining Distraction and Driver Monitoring Systems To Improve Driver Safety NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public as part of a study to improve NHTSA's understanding of the differences in approaches to driver state detection and the potential safety impacts of driver monitoring systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Tim John Johnson |
| 18 July 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: John Olier; Application for Exemption He asserts that his prior military experience, which trained him to work with little or no sleep periods enables him to recognize the warning signs of fatigue and respond appropriately. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Earl Stanley Adams Jr. Topic: John Olier |
| 24 July 2023 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 27 July 2023 | Standard for All-Terrain Vehicles The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 required the CPSC to publish, as a mandatory consumer product safety standard, the American National Standard for Four-Wheel All-Terrain Vehicles Equipment Configuration, and Performance Requirements developed by the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission Byline: Alberta E. Mills |
| 1 August 2023 | Winnebago Industries, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Winnebago Industries has determined that certain model year 2013-2023 Winnebago motorhomes do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Winnebago |
| 8 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements This ICR relates to Agency requirements that motor carriers maintain a record of accidents involving their commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 8 August 2023 | J.S. Held Accident Reconstruction Experts Publish Article Based on Technical Paper Published in SAE International Three experts within the J.S. Held accident reconstruction group, Senior Accident Reconstructionist William Bortles, Senior Technician Chris Leone, and Director Sami Shaker, share insight and expertise in six important topic areas. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: J.S. Held via PRWeb Byline: Kristi L. Stathis Dateline: Jericho, New York Topic: SAE International |
| 11 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Improving the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users is of critical importance to achieving the objectives of the USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy and vision of zero fatalities and serious injuries across our transportation system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 14 August 2023 | California and Washington Meal and Rest Break Rules; Notice of Waiver Provision FMCSA provides notice that the Agency will consider petitions for waiver of its decisions preempting the State of California's Meal and Rest Break rules for certain drivers of property- and passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles and its decision preempting the State of Washington's MRB rules for certain drivers of property-carrying CMVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 17 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program: Extension of Comment Period The FRIAR collection will be a separate method to collect safety and defect related information from the first responder community that will expedite and prioritize ODI's review of such reports. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Tanya Topka |
| 22 August 2023 | Hitachi Cable America Inc., Now Known as Proterial Cable America, Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Receipt of Supplemental Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hitachi Cable America, now known as Proterial Cable America, and Harley-Davidson Motor Company have determined that certain PVC, Nylon, and “Revised Socket” Nylon brake hose assemblies equipped in certain model year 2008-2022 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and also sold to Harley-Davidson dealers as replacement parts, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106, Brake Hoses. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Hitachi, Harley-Davidson |
| 22 August 2023 | Mack Trucks, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mack Trucks has determined that certain model year 2015-2023 Mack GU/GR Class 8 trucks and truck-tractors do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mack Granite |
| 22 August 2023 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Denial of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2019 and 2021 Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Audi |
| 24 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Impact of Driver Detention Time on Safety and Operations This research study will collect data on commercial motor vehicle driver detention time representative of the major segments of the motor carrier industry, analyze that data to determine the frequency and severity of detention time, and assess the utility of existing intelligent transportation systems solutions to measure detention time. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 25 August 2023 | Ricon Corporation and Navistar, Inc., Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ricon Corporation has determined that certain Ricon S-Series and K-Series platform lifts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Ricon, IC Bus |