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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Moratorium Issued on Enforcement of 2010 UCRA Fees

By Kenneth E. Siegel*

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the organization of state officials involved with truck safety, has issued a bulletin to its members announcing a moratorium on the enforcement of 2010 fees imposed under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement. The moratorium was brought about due to the failure of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency charged with this job under federal statute, to announce a fee schedule of 2010. The...

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Posted by Kenneth E. Siegel on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in Transportation (47)

Monday, January 11, 2010

Rail Re-Regulation Reaches Senate Floor: Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009

By Kenneth E. Siegel*

On December 17, 2009, the Senate Commerce Committee reported out S. 2889, the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009. The bill, which is still subject to amendment and reconciliation with any corresponding legislation that passes in the House of Representatives, would be the most significant revision of federal regulation of the rail freight industry since enactment of the Staggers Act in 1980. The bill was introduced by Commerce Committee...

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Posted by Kenneth E. Siegel on Monday, January 11, 2010 in Transportation (47)

Enforcement of Roadability Rules Delayed (In Part)

By Kenneth E. Siegel*

 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took further action on December 29, 2009 with regard to its “Roadability” rules that make intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) subject to certain Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).  See Logistics Blog item posted January 30, 2009. The agency’s recent year-end action included technical amendments, a response to petitions for reconsideration, and a delay in...

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Posted by Kenneth E. Siegel on Monday, January 11, 2010 in Transportation (47)

FMCSA Announces Public Listening Sessions on Hours of Service: One is at DFW on January 22

By Kenneth E. Siegel*

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that it will hold three public listening sessions as part of its reopening of the agency’s Hours of Service (HOS) Rules. This third reopening in a decade has resulted from a settlement by the Obama administration with Public Citizen and others of a judicial challenge to the HOS rules adopted by the agency in 2008.   On October 26, 2009, the administration agreed that the...

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Posted by Kenneth E. Siegel on Monday, January 11, 2010 in Transportation (47)