Letters, Petitions and Comments
Comments on U.S. DOT AV 4.0
April 2, 2020
CVSA submitted comments on the “Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0” (AV 4.0) document published by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Comments on Large Truck Crash Causal Factors RFI
March 16, 2020
CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s request for information (RFI) on a large truck crash causal factors study.
Letter to FMCSA on the Transportation of Hemp
February 21, 2020
CVSA sent FMCSA a letter encouraging the agency to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as it develops the final rule on hemp.
Comments on Great Dane Application for Inconsequential Noncompliance
January 31, 2020
CVSA submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on an application of inconsequential noncompliance from Great Dane LLC.
Letter to Secretary Chao on 5.9 GHz Spectrum
January 28, 2020
CVSA sent U.S. DOT Secretary Elaine Chao a letter thanking her for her leadership on preserving the 5.9 GHz spectrum.
Comments on Hemp IFR
January 13, 2020
CVSA submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s interim final rule (IFR) on the production of hemp.
Comments on Harris ELD Exemption Request
January 10, 2020
CVSA submitted comments to the FMCSA in opposition to an exemption request from Harris Companies Inc. for exemption from the electronic logging device (ELD) requirements.
Petition to Update the CVSA Level VI OOSC Incorporation by Reference
January 8, 2020
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, 2020, edition.
Comments on NHTSA ANPRM on the Use of Rear Visibility Cameras
December 4, 2019
CVSA submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the use of rear-visibility cameras.
Petition to Define Yard Moves
December 4, 2019
CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA to publish guidance on how “yard moves” apply to the hours-of-service regulations and conduct a rulemaking to define the terms “yard move” and “yard”.