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 […]
SMS methodology should be abandoned as a basis for a possible safety fitness determination and should be replaced with a simple effective way to issue a safety rating to all carriers…
Purpose This document will establish a protocol setting forth standard terms and conditions which may be adopted by AHAA members and other brokers and forwarders involved in arranging and providing for the transportation of new and used motor vehicles. Brokering Terms and Conditions
2015 should be an active year for federal legislation and regulations.  A highway funding bill is a top legislative priority and with the legislative gridlock of the past two years broken by the Fall election, hopefully a permanent funding bill will be produced.  As always, expect the bill to be used as a vehicle for addressing […]
AHAA submits that the petition by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles strikes this balance, is consistent with the National Transportation Policy, and should be deemed procedures acceptable to the FMCSA upon the action of any state regulatory authority. AHAA Filed Comments FMCSA 2014-0096
