FMCSA removes x-ray exam from definition of ‘medical treatment’ The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revised its regulatory guidance concerning the use of the term “medical treatment” for the purpose of accident reporting. The revised guidance explains that an x-ray examination is a diagnostic procedure and should no longer be considered “medical treatment” […]
Safety fitness procedures apparently are next on FMCSA’s regulatory agenda The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans this spring to revisit use of data to determine safety fitness. The agency intends to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in May seeking information on how it might use data and resources more effectively to […]
Supreme Court blocks vaccination/testing mandate on larger employers The U.S. Supreme Court on January 13 stayed an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that generally would have required employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that all employees are either vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID) or undergo weekly COVID testing. A federal appeals court in December had […]
President Biden charts new regulatory course; White House freezes rulemaking In his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order and a related memorandum that confirm a reversal of the Trump administration’s deregulatory approach. The first executive order directly revokes various deregulatory executive orders that President Trump had signed four years earlier, saying […]
The $75,000 Bond is No Cure-All Henry E. Seaton, Esq. MAP-21 requires any party which arranges for origin to destination shipments to hold either broker or freight forwarder authority and to post a $75,000 bond. The new Act does not apply to exempt traffic, to shipments moving in intrastate commerce, or to joint line service […]
November Members Meeting Presentation by Robert Farrell, Automobile Carriers Conference (ACC)
Georgia Department of Public Safety •Unified Carrier Registration •Moving Ahead For Progress in the 21st •Roadside & Traffic Enforcement •Regulation & Law Updates
AHAA November Meembers Conference 2013 LEGAL UPDATE by Henry Seaton
On August 23, 2013, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued its final rule establishing the Unified Registration System (URS), which replaces certain existing registration and information requirements with a single, online federal system. Under the URS, regulated entities will be required to register with the FMCSA and provide biennial update information via its […]
