Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Jan. 30, 2023:
A 2019 petition by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to amend the regulations related to rear impact guards on trailers has been denied.
CVSA asked NHTSA to remove the certification label requirement in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) for three reasons:
In denying the request, NHTSA said it believes removing the labeling requirement “could reduce the safety provided by rear impact guards on trailers and semitrailers.”
“Without the labeling requirement, it would be more difficult for NHTSA to identify trends that may indicate a particular rear impact guard contains a safety related defect,” NHTSA noted.
In reference to CVSA’s concern about certification labels wearing, fading or being removed during repair, NHTSA said it “does not believe that this indicates a current compliance issue with the requirements” in the FMVSS.
Pitt Ohio announced 32 new next-day lanes into New York state from the Mid-Atlantic.Pitt Ohio
