Letters, Petitions and Comments

On Feb. 10, CVSA sent a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), requesting the agency reconsider its Jan. 17, 2023, interpretation #22-0133, issued to Usher Transportation…

On Feb. 3, CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA asking the agency to amend the DOT Regulatory Guidance to Title 49 CFR § 392.60 – Unauthorized persons not to be transported to require written…

On Feb. 2, CVSA submitted an update to the Alliance’s March 30, 2021, petition to FMCSA asking the agency to amend Title 49 CFR Part 393 of the FMCSRs by incorporating changes in Subparts B, C, E, F, G and J…

On Jan. 25, CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s Dec. 8, 2022, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to narrow the scope of regulations from which relief is provided automatically…

On Jan. 6, CVSA sent a letter to FMCSA asking the agency to consider a number of improvements to the New Entrant Safety Audit Program, including…

On Jan. 6, CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA requesting an amendment to the hazardous materials safety permit regulations to update the incorporation by reference of CVSA’s “North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC)…

On Nov. 21, CVSA submitted comments in response to FMCSA’s ANPRM exploring whether the agency should amend the FMCSR to require every CMV operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with electronic identification technology…

On Nov. 14, CVSA submitted comments in response to FMCSA’s ANPRM regarding potential updates and changes to the electronic logging device regulations. In the comments, CVSA provided feedback…

On Oct. 27, CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA in opposition to the National Propane Gas Association’s (NPGA) request for an exemption from several hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. NPGA is seeking relief…

On Oct. 17, CVSA submitted comments to PHMSA in response to its request for information regarding the potential use of electronic communication as an alternative to current, physical documentation requirements…

On Sept. 29, CVSA submitted comments opposing an exemption request from Flat Top Transport for temporary exemption from the HOS regulations. Flat Top Transport is seeking a three- to four-month exemption…

On Sept. 28, CVSA submitted comments in response to FMCSA’s request for comments concerning the extent to which motor carriers currently rely on the COVID-19 emergency declaration…

CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA to amend Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 395.1 to add a requirement that transporters of hemp carry uniform shipping documents.

CVSA submitted comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that seeks feedback on the potential implementation of state inspection programs for passenger-carrier vehicles.

CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA to amend Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 393.5 by adding a definition of “friction mat.”

CVSA submitted a petition to the FMCSA to amend Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 393.102 and § 393.106.

CVSA submitted a request to extend the comment period for FMCSA’s advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking (ANSPRM) on speed-limiting devices by 30 days.

CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA to add a maximum distance and/or time a driver can operate under personal conveyance to Title 49 CFR 395.2.

CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA requesting the amendment of the hazardous materials safety permit regulations to update the incorporation by reference of CVSA’s “North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) and Level VI Inspection Procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials as Defined in 49 CFR Part 173.403” to reference the April 1, 2022, edition.

CVSA submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on the administration’s draft strategic plan framework.