OOSC, Part II Policy Statement - Escorting Vehicles with OOSC Violations to a Safe Location
| Entry Date | April 6, 2012 |
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| Issue Number | 12-016-VEH |
| Name | R. C. Powell |
| Agency | Virginia State Police |
| Address | 2900 Pruden BlvdSuffolk, VA, 23434United StatesMap It (opens in a new tab) |
| Phone | 757-925-2432 |
| Fax | (757) 925-3581 |
| [email protected] | |
| Committee | Vehicle Committee |
| Status | Closed |
| Summary of Issue | Additional language from FMCSR be included in Operational Policy 5 and Policy Statement for Part II of the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC). |
| Justification or Need | Comparison of Appendix G, and the new North American Uniform Driver Vehicle Inspection Procedure (North American Commercial Vehicle Critical Safety Inspection Items and Out-of-Service Criteria) Uniform relocation of an out-of-service vehicle as in Part III of the OOCS. |
| Request for Action | Add the following FMCSR language to Operational Policy 5 and the Policy Statement for Part II of the OOSC. "A certain amount of flexibility is given to the inspecting official whether to place the vehicle out-of-service at the inspection site or if it would be less hazardous to allow the vehicle to proceed to a repair facility for repair. The distance to the repair facility must not exceed 25 miles." |