The intermodal equipment provider (IEP) final rule (73 FR 76794) IEPs subject to many of the same vehicle and equipment safety regulations that apply to motor carriers. An IEP must:

• Identify its operations to the FMCSA by filing the Form MCS-150C
• Mark its intermodal equipment (IME) with the USDOT number, as required by § 390.21, before tendering the equipment to a motor carrier
• Systematically inspect, repair, and maintain all IME intended for interchange with a motor carrier
• Ensure that IME intended for interchange with motor carriers is in safe and proper operating condition
• Maintain a system of driver vehicle inspection reports submitted to the IEP as required by § 396.11
• Maintain a system of inspection, repair, and maintenance records for equipment intended for interchange with a motor carrier
• Periodically inspect IME intended for interchange
• At facilities at which the IEP makes IME available for interchange, have procedures in place and provide sufficient space for drivers to perform a pre-trip inspection of tendered IME
• At facilities at which the IEP makes IME available for interchange, develop and implement procedures to repair any equipment damage, defects, or deficiencies identified as part of a pre-trip inspection, or replace the equipment, prior to the driver’s departure. The repairs or replacement must be made after being notified by a driver of such damage, defects, or deficiencies
• Refrain from placing IME in service on the public highways if that equipment has been found to pose an imminent hazard, as defined in § 386.72(b)(1)

Last Updated : April 3, 2014