Filing Organization: Transportation Intermediaries Association 
Date Agency Received Petition: 06/16/2023
Petition: Petition to implement and enforce the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13903(c) and 13904(c) as it relates to the experience or training requirements for freight forwarders and brokers.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 03/11/2024
 

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/05/2024
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 367 to include a new section, to define the terms "Unified Carrier Registration Agreement" and "Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 07/29/2024

Filing Organization: Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
Date Agency Received Petition: 05/19/2020
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 371.3 concerning broker transparency.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 03/16/2023
Rule Identification Number:  2126-AC63

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 07/12/2024
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 371 to address the roadside inspection contractual mandate.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 11/12/2024

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition 
Date Agency Received Petition: 11/14/2023
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 371.to include language that prohibits property brokers from assuming the role of a shipper's insurance adjuster for loss and damage claims against a motor carrier.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 06/03/2024

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition 
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/01/2021
Petition: Petition for 'Retrospective Review' of 49 CFR 371 & Issuance of OST Guidance on Broker Transparency.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 03/01/2022

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 05/06/2020
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 371.3 concerning broker transparency.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 03/16/2023
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC63

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/04/2018
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 371.2 definition of Broker and Bona Fide agents.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 01/28/2020

Filing Organization: Transportation Intermediaries Association 
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/04/2020
Petition: Rescind 49 CFR 371.3(c). Issue regulatory guidance to distinguish between dispatch service and brokerage.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 03/17/2023

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/27/2022
Petition: Amend regulations on household goods motor carriers in interstate commerce contained in 49 CFR 375.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 10/28/2022

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 09/22/2021
Petition: Petition for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider its denial of the Small Business Transportation Coalition’s request to amend 49 CFR 381 to include instructions for trade groups seeking class exemptions.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/21/2022
 

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 07/19/2019
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 382.603 to require reoccurring alcohol and controlled substance training for supervisors
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 12/26/2019

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/25/2017
Petition: Expand definition of “actual knowledge” in 49 CFR 382.107.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 09/30/2019
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC27

Filing Organization: Steve Talkington Consulting Inc.
Date Agency Received Petition: 12/07/2023
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 382.701 and 382.727.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 05/22/2024

Filing Organization: American Trucking Associations 
Date Agency Received Petition: 07/13/2020
Petition: Request amendment of CDL regulations to make certain COVID-19 relief provided through the emergency declaration, permanent.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 11/24/2021
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC46

Filing Organization: Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 06/09/2022
Petition: Petitioner requests the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to require interstate transporters of hemp to carry the recommended shipping documents included in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s final rule on hemp production.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 12/19/2022

Filing Organization: Iowa Department of Transportation
Date Agency Received Petition: 07/07/2022
Petition: Petition for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to (1) establish standardized training, certification, auditing, and performance standards for third-party knowledge test administration and (2) ensure that commercial driver’s license applicants who complete their testing out-of-State have their third-party knowledge test results honored by their State of domicile.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/07/2023

Filing Organization: Michelle Grubbs
Date Agency Received Petition: 12/21/2023
Petition: Amend driver disqualifications in 49 CFR 383.51 to change various offenses.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 10/23/2024

Filing Organization: National Agriculture Aviation Association 
Date Agency Received Petition: 04/25/2018
Petition: Request to amend the commercial driver's license rules to provide relief from the hazardous materials endorsement for drivers transporting Kerosene for aviation.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 12/16/2022
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: National School Transportation Association
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/07/2020
Petition: Amend the CDL regulations to establish a school bus only CDL for intrastate school bus operations.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 12/19/2022

Filing Organization: Pete Emmert
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/17/2024
Petition: Urging the Secretary to Enhance the Screening Process with an IQ test for New Truck Driver Applicants.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 06/26/2024

Filing Organization: U.S. Air Force
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/02/2023
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 383.3 to include U.S. Reserve Technicians in the exception set forth in 49 CFR 383.3(c). 
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 03/11/2024
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 04/04/2023
Petition: Amend Title 49 CFR 383.25(a)(1) to clarify what qualifies as a "valid commercial driver's license (CDL)" for the purposes of accompanying a commercial learner's permit (CLP) holder for behind-the-wheel training in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 11/17/2023
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC60

Filing Organization: Giorlamo Tringali
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/07/2022
Petition: Amend the Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) regulation in 49 CFR 383.25 to add certain drug test stipulations for CLP holders who fail the initial DOT pre-employment drug test.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/07/2023

Filing Organization: New Hampshire Department of Transportation 
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/02/2017
Petition: Revise 49 CFR 383.93 to allow mechanics to operate empty buses without having a passenger endorsement on the CDL.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 05/31/2023
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC46

Filing Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 
Date Agency Received Petition: 06/14/2021
Petition: Request to amend 49 CFR 383.51 to prohibit commercial driver license drivers that have committed certain violations from operating a commercial motor vehicle with livestock on board.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/21/2022

Filing Organization: Richard Horan
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/01/2022
Petition: Petition for rules change from Class A Vehicles Restriction to Endorsement for Class A Passenger Vehicles.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/07/2023

Filing Organization: Richard Horan
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/15/2021
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 383.95 concerning the linkage of endorsements to specific Classes of CDL, especially the “P” endorsement.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 04/19/2022

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/03/2022
Petition: Alternative petition for rulemaking regarding English language requirements for commercial driver's license testing (submitted as a petition for preemption with petition for rulemaking as alternative relief).
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 03/03/2022

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 06/08/2018
Petition: Revise application instructions to better accommodate class applications.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/28/2021

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/18/2018
Petition: Petition to Amend 49 CFR 383.133(b)(3).
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 07/08/2022
 

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/06/2023
Petition: Amend Title 49 CFR 385.4(b) to reflect the updated “North American Standard 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 note the April 1, 2023 edition.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 07/24/2023
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC61

Filing Organization: Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/29/2022
Petition: Amend Title 49 CFR 385.4(b) to reflect the updated “North American Standard 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 note the April 1, 2022 edition.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 01/23/2023
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC40

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/15/2015; 3/19/2020 (CVSA requested the Agency place the petition on hold); 3/30/2021 (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance requested the Agency resume its review of the petition)
Petition: Amend Title 49 CFR 385.4(b) to reflect the updated “North American Standard 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 note the April 1, 2021 edition.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 02/22/2022
Rule Identification Number:  2126-AC40

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/25/2021
Petition: Amend Title 49 CFR 385.4(b) to reflect the updated “North American Standard 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 note the April 1, 2021 edition. 
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 07/06/2021
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC40

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/08/2020
Petition: Amend Title 49 CFR 385.4(b) to reflect the updated “North American Standard 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 note the April 1, 2020 edition.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 07/06/2021
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC40

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/08/2019
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 385.4(b) to reflect the updated "North American Standard Level VI Inspection Procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantitates of Radioactive Materials as Defined by 49 CFR 173.403" to note the April 1, 2019 edition.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 02/24/2020
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC28

Filing Organization: Big YAAD Inc.
Date Agency Received Petition:  03/07/2024
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 387.307 by removing the $75,000 surety bond/trust fund requirement and change the word “revoke” for deactivation of broker authority as a result of an expired BMC-84, 85.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 09/26/2024

Filing Organization: AWM Associates, LLC.
Date Agency Received Petition:  07/16/2024
Petition: Petition to amend the financial responsibility minimum levels under 49 CFR 387 and require all carriers to submit cargo insurance.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 01/13/2025

Filing Organization: Lloyd's of London
Date Agency Received Petition:  06/07/2024
Petition: Petition to clarify eligibility for certain alien surplus lines insurers to provide household goods cargo insurance under 49 CFR 387.315.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 01/13/2025
 

Filing Organization: National Propane Gas Association
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/04/2023
Petition: Amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to provide a process for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to declare an imminent emergency prior to an actual emergency.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 04/16/2024

Filing Organization: J.B. Hunt
Date Agency Received Petition: 05/10/2019
Petition: Amend regulatory guidance question # 27 to 49 CFR 390.5 concerning the inclusion of “x-ray” as “treatment away from the scene of the accident.”  
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 02/25/2022
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: National Federation of Independent Business
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/12/2020
Petition: Amend the definition of “commercial motor vehicle” under 49 CFR 390.5 to exclude vehicles between 10,001 and 26,000 pounds.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 05/21/2021

Filing Organization: Ourbus, Inc.
Date Agency Received Petition: 04/19/2021
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 390.5 and 390.9 to provide a clear delineation between motor carriers of passengers and brokers for such motor carriers, and as to the scope of Federal preemption over the regulation of brokers.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 05/22/2023

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/09/2022
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 390.5 to Define “Dispatcher.”
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 03/28/2023

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/07/2020
Petition: Revise 49 CFR 390.23 and 390.25 concerning emergency declarations to limit the scope of the relief granted.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 06/29/2022
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC53

Filing Organization: Jacob Scroggins
Date Agency Received Petition: 09/01/2017
Petition: Add Pigeon Clubs to 49 CFR 391.2 list of exempt entities
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 10/25/2018

Filing Organization: Steve Talkington Consulting, Inc.
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/27/2023
Petition: Eliminate the requirements in 49 CFR 391.23(a)(2) and 391.23(c).
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 05/02/2024

Filing Organization: Veolia North America
Date Agency Received Petition: 04/22/2020
Petition: Petition to allow prospective employers to use reports from the Agency’s Pre-employment Screening Program as an alternative to complete investigations and inquiries required by 49 CFR 391.23(d).
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 08/10/2022

Filing Organization: Kevin Armstrong
Date Agency Received Petition: 06/09/2021
Petition: Petition to Amend 49 CFR 391.41 and 391.49 Regarding Physical Qualifications of Drivers.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 12/09/2021

Filing Organization: Owner Operator Independent Driver Association
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/08/2019
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 391.47 concerning driver qualifications, to replace the terms “physician” and “medical specialist” with the term “certified medical examiner.”
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 01/10/2022

Filing Organization: American Trucking Associations
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/29/2013
Petition: All oilfield trucks to have waiting time exception
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/05/2016

Filing Organization: American Trucking Associations
Date Agency Received Petition: 09/13/2010
Petition: Delete the requirement for license plate lights when no license plates are required.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 05/11/2015
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Institute for Safer Trucking
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/16/2024
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 392 to incorporate changes in Subpart G to include non-emergency parking on highway shoulders as a prohibited practice and to define "emergency" as it relates to this section.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 12/18/2024

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/29/13
Petition: Requires that motor carriers and drivers ensure that passengers riding in property carrying commercial motor vehicles use their seat belts when the vehicles are operated on public roads per 49 CFR 392.16(b).
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 02/24/2014                                                                                                                                       Rule Identification Number: 2126-AB87

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance 
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/16/2024
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 392 to incorporate changes in Subpart G to include non-emergency parking on highway shoulders as a prohibited practice and to define "emergency" as it relates to this section.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 12/18/2024

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/10/2014
Petition: Clarify 49 CFR 392.3, conduct research on fatigue, set standards, etc.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 04/24/2016 

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/02/2023
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 392.60 DOT Regulatory Guidance to require written or electronic documentation of authorization for passengers in a commercial motor vehicle.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 10/11/2023

Filing Organization: Nicholas Mayo
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/04/2022
Petition: Petitioner seeks an amendment/revision to the term “properly restrained” and within compliance if the lap strap of the seat belt is secured properly.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/14/2023

Filing Organization: My Truck Cams
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/23/2023
Petition:  Requesting a mandate for the installation of side cameras and cabin monitors in all trucks as a supplement to actual rearview mirrors to enhance traffic safety.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 06/12/2024

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Administration 
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/02/2023
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393 by incorporating changes in Subparts B, C, E, F, G and J for Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation. 
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 09/04/2024
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Web Sling & Tie Down Association 
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/29/2020
Petition:  Amend 49 CFR 393.5 to define the term “friction mat” more specifically and provide a minimum standard for the use of “friction mats” for cargo securement.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 02/22/2024
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Michigan Aggregates Association 
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/18/2019
Petition:  Amend 49 CFR 393.40 to add portable conveyors to the list of vehicles that are not required to have brakes on wheels.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 09/09/2024
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 12/17/2018
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.47 concerning air brake readjustment limits to correct an error linked to the incorporation by reference of the Society of Automotive Engineers' publication. Society of Automotive Engineers corrected the error in its publication. 
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 10/14/2021
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/27/2018
Petition: Amend Appendix G to require rear impact guards to be inspected as part of the required annual inspection.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 11/09/2021
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC31

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 07/26/2010
Petition: Amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to require every commercial motor vehicle operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with electronic identification technology capable of wirelessly communicating a unique ID number when queried by a Federal or State motor carrier safety enforcement personnel.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 06/01/2009
Petition: Require supplemental safety chains on semitrailers
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 04/20/2017

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 05/31/2022
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.5 to define the term "friction mat" more specifically and provide a minimum standard for the use of "friction mats" for cargo securement.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 05/15/2023
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC56

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/18/2007
Petition: Amend 393.60(e) to permit certain devices to be mounted in the swept area of the windshield
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AB94

Filing Organization: Daimler Trucks North America
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/10/2019
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.60 to allow vehicle safety technologies to be placed in the windshield; amend the definition of safety technology.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 07/06/2021
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC42

Filing Organization: Truck Trailers Manufacturers Associations 
Date Agency Received Petition: 12/21/2018
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.65 concerning auxiliary fuel tanks on trailers and the restriction against gravity or syphon filling into the carburetor or fuel injector.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 03/17/2023
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: American Trucking Associations
Date Agency Received Petition: 07/31/2014
Petition: Amend 393.75 regarding flat and underinflated tires
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 04/20/2017
 

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance 
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/12/2019
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.86 to remove labeling requirements for rear impact guards.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 09/04/2024
 

Filing Organization: Automobile Carriers Conference
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/15/2024
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.87 to add an exception to the regulation to exclude a stinger-steered automobile transporter.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 01/07/2025
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 05/31/2022
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.102 and 393.106 to make the cargo securement requirements clearer, more enforceable and in line with the model regulations.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 09/04/2024
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/27/2018
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 393.104 and 393.108 concerning cargo securement to incorporate by reference National Association of Chain Manufacturers 2016 standards for performance specifications and markings for removable hooks used on tiedowns.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 02/14/2023
Rule Identification Number:  2126-AC56

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/27/2018
Petition: Amend the response in DOT Regulatory Guidance Interpretation Question 3 in 49 CFR 393.130 to mirror the language found in the Canadian National Safety Code (NSC) Standard 10, Section 89(2) Accessory Equipment.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 04/22/2024
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC56

Filing Organization: Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/29/2023
Petition: Amend FMCSA’s wheel requirements in 49 CFR 393.205 to expand upon the list of unsafe conditions concerning fasteners, nuts, and bolts about which motor carriers should be aware and enforcement personnel should cite if observed during an inspection.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 06/12/2024
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC56

Filing Organization: Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association 
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/16/2018
Petition: Delete 30 MRB; 3 hour off-duty during day extends 14-hour period
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 03/16/2023
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC19; Included in HOS ANPRM 08/23/2018.

Filing Organization: Trucker Nation
Date Agency Received Petition: 05/11/2018
Petition: Significant Revisions to primary hours of service rules
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 06/15/2018
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC19; Included in HOS ANPRM 08/23/2018.

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 09/09/2021
Petition: Retrospective Review of 49 CFR 395 Subpart B--Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) & Issuance of OST Guidance on ELD vetting and certification pursuant to 49 CFR 5.13(c)(4)(i).
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 01/14/2022

Filing Organization: Todd McCann
Date Agency Received Petition: 11/30/2023
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 395.1 (g)(1)(iii)(B)) (the “split” sleeper berth rule) to begin allowing all commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to utilize a "14-hour pause," and not just those individuals driving CMVs equipped with sleeper cabs.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/21/2014

Filing Organization: Tyrel Olson
Date Agency Received Petition: 08/04/2021
Petition: Request to eliminate the hours-of service rules in 49 CFR 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 04/07/2022
 

Filing Organization: Victor Lopez Vargas
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/20/2022
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 395 to exempt military veterans.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 03/17/2023

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 12/04/2019
Petition: Petition to amend 49 CFR 395.2, concerning hours of service definitions, to include a definition of “yard moves.”
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 03/28/2022

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 12/18/2018
Petition: Add a definition of personal conveyance to 49 CFR 395.2 and remove all 395.8 interpretative guidance.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 09/18/2020                                  Rule Identification Number:  Not Assigned                                                                                                                              

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 05/17/2017
Petition: Amend the definition of “utility service vehicle” in 49 CFR 395.2 to clarify that the term includes commercial motor vehicles supporting broadband-internet and cellular telephone operations.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 03/06/2018                                 Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC60

Filing Organization: Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/29/2022
Petition: Add a definition of Personal Conveyance to 49 CFR 395.2 and remove all interpretative guidance from 49 CFR 395.8.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 09/02/2022

Filing Organization: Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/21/2019
Petition: Modify the Hours of Service and ELD for the transportation of perishable fruit and vegetable commodities.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 11/18/2019

Filing Organization: Make Trucking Great Again Association
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/07/2022
Petition: Amend the Hours-of-Service 34-hour reset for drivers.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 09/07/2023

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 11/04/2015
Petition: Delete 30-min rest break provision in 395.3
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 08/09/2016

Filing Organization: Tarence Jones
Date Agency Received Petition: 09/08/2022
Petition: Petition to amend part of 49 CFR 395.3(3)(ii) to add grace period of 2–3-hour interruption of the clock count down.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 02/01/2023

Filing Organization: United States Transportation Alliance 
Date Agency Received Petition: 07/03/2018
Petition: Proposes revisions to hours of service and other rules.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 06/01/2020 
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC19

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 03/30/2021
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 396.3(a)(1) to address Out-of-Service Criteria references.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 08/29/2022
If Granted: Rule ID Number or Final Rule Cite: 2126-AC56

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 04/02/2024
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 396.9 to remove the requirement that motor carriers return the inspection report to the issuing agency.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 09/03/2024
Rule Identification Number: Not Assigned

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 02/12/2008
Petition: Amend 49 CFR 396.9 to clarify when repairs need to be made
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Withdrawn; 01/09/2018

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 06/01/2009
Petition: Include requirements for the inspection of automatic braking systems in the public inspection requirements in Appendix G.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 07/16/2009
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AB81 

Filing Organization: Jerry and Marianne Karth
Date Agency Received Petition: 11/01/2018
Petition: Add underride guards to Appendix G and 49 CFR 396.17 and amend definition of Out-of-Service Criteria.
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted
Rule Identification Number: 2126-AC31

Filing Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Date Agency Received Petition: 10/02/2007
Petition: Amend 396.19 to include inspector qualifications (amends earlier petition on 10/2/2007)
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Granted; 10/16/2007
Rule Identification Number:  2126-AB81 

Filing Organization: Small Business Transportation Coalition
Date Agency Received Petition: 01/11/2024
Petition: Petition to propose new regulation in 49 CFR 396.27 
Agency Decision/Date of Letter Notifying Applicant: Denied; 06/12/2024