Letters, Petitions and Comments

CVSA submitted comments and a petition for reconsideration of FMCSA’s interim final rule making changes to the definitions of agricultural commodity, livestock and non-processed food.

CVSA submitted comments on a notice published by FMCSA proposing a pilot program to allow 18-20-year-old drivers to operate a commercial motor vehicle interstate.

CVSA submitted comments on a notice published by FMCSA proposing a pilot program to evaluate the effects of allowing a commercial motor vehicle driver to extend the 14-hour window by up to three hours by taking an off-duty break.

CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA requesting that the emergency declaration regulations be amended.

CVSA joined 20 other organizations in sending a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives requesting that they consider the workplace safety impacts of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019.

CVSA joined 80 other transportation stakeholders in sending a letter to congressional leadership encouraging the passage of a one-year extension of the current surface transportation authorization bill.

CVSA joined 50 other transportation safety stakeholders in sending letters to the White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

CVSA sent letters to both Senator McConnell and Secretary Chao encouraging the inclusion of the Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020, S. 3729 in the next COVID-19 relief package.

CVSA submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a proposed information collection on the testing of automated driving systems (ADS).

CVSA sent a letter to the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) responding to concerns about proceeding with the rescheduled International Roadcheck enforcement campaign.