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Article Index: Second Quarter 2022

Category: Chronological Archive
Page Sections: May · June · July
AprilTitleDetails
Friday, 1 April 2022
1 April 2022Civil Penalties
NHTSA published an interim final rule in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Steven S. Cliff
Topic: Alliance for Automotive Innovation
1 April 2022FTC Takes Action Against Multistate Auto Dealer Napleton for Sneaking Illegal Junk Fees onto Bills and Discriminating Against Black Consumers
Napleton Auto will pay a record-setting $10 Million in case brought jointly with the State of Illinois.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Napleton Automotive Group
1 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from eight individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
1 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 14 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
1 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 31 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
1 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
FMCSA announces its decision to deny the applications from three individuals treated with an ICD who requested an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations prohibiting operation of a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce by persons with a current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea (shortness of breath), collapse, or congestive heart failure.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Monday, 4 April 2022
4 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS)
NHTSA is authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 403 to collect data on motor vehicle traffic crashes to aid in the identification of issues and the development, implementation, and evaluation of motor vehicle and highway safety countermeasures to reduce fatalities and the property damage associated with motor vehicle crashes.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Chou-Lin Chen
4 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors
NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors by web and mail among a national probability sample of 7,500 adults age 18 and older to obtain up-to-date information about bicyclist and pedestrian attitudes and behaviors.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
4 April 2022FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Actions to Expand and Improve Trucking Jobs
Since Day 1, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken on the supply chain disruptions and price increases resulting from the decades-long lack of investment in the nation’s goods movement supply chain.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
4 April 2022Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Kansas
The FHWA is issuing this notice to announce actions related to a proposed highway project, South Lawrence Trafficway Project 10-23 KA-3634-01 in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Richard E. Backlund
4 April 2022LAW ENFORCEMENT NEED THE TOOLS TO DETECT IMPAIRED DRIVERS
My provision, which passed with a strong bipartisan majority, will invest $10 million for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study technologies and methods that law enforcement may use to determine whether a driver is impaired by marijuana in their system.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Publication: Congressional Record
Topic: NHTSA
4 April 2022MILITARY VEHICLE FLEET ELECTRIFICATION ACT
As chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, I am deeply committed to getting the American military to do its part to combat the climate crisis by reducing fossil fuel use and transitioning our nation to a clean energy economy.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. John Garamendi
Publication: Congressional Record
4 April 2022National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting
The NEMSAC was established pursuant to Section 31108 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
5 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
Performance management is a critical element in roadway safety and is measured by the number of lives lost and serious injuries sustained on our Nation's roadways.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael Howell
5 April 2022All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces November 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners
All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to South Buffalo Township Police Department in Pennsylvania and Sumner Police Department in Iowa through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Kate Molchany
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
5 April 2022Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in Georgia, State Route 400 Express Lanes, Fulton and Forsyth Counties, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area)
The actions relate to a proposed highway project, the State Route (SR) 400 Express Lanes beginning from the North Springs Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid TransitAuthority station in Fulton County and ending at 0.9 mile north of McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Daniel Thomas Hinton
5 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 10 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
5 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 24 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
6 April 2022Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements and Revision of Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements
This revision removes requirements for gasoline vapor recovery systems installed on gasoline dispensers, the purpose of which are to capture emissions from vehicle refueling operations, otherwise known as Stage II vapor recovery.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Adam Ortiz
Thursday, 7 April 2022
7 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Information
Chapter 301 of title 49 of the U.S. Code authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to conduct owner notification and remedy, i.e., a recall campaign, when it has been determined that a safety defect exists in the performance, construction, components, or materials in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Stephen Ridella
7 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles
NHTSA is seeking approval to collect information from two samples of randomly selected adults who are aged 18 years or older and have driven a motor vehicle at least once in the past three months for a new one-time voluntary survey to report their knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of safe-driving behaviors towards motorcycles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
7 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Comments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
The Anti-Car Theft Act, defines junk and salvage yards “as individuals or entities engaged in the business of acquiring or owning junk or salvage automobiles for resale in their entirety or as spare parts or for rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Byline: Melody Braswell
7 April 2022Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Navistar, Inc. (Navistar)
Navistar has requested a 5-year exemption from the Federal requirement to hold a U.S. commercial driver's license for Mr. Anders Björkman, an engineer with Scania's Powertrain Control systems group in Sweden.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topics: Anders Björkman, Scania
7 April 2022Notice of Temporary Closures of Public Lands for the 2022 Laughlin Off-Highway Vehicle Races, Clark County, NV
Temporary closures are needed to limit access to the race area and to minimize the risk of potential collisions with spectators and racers during two events: The 2022 Laughlin Desert Classic and the 2022 Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) Laughlin Race.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Byline: Shonna Dooman
Topic: King Shocks Laughlin Desert Classic
7 April 2022Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Unprecedented IEA Release Following President Biden’s SPR Announcement
Last week, President Biden announced a historic release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve of 1 million barrels a day for six months and said it would be in coordination with other countries releasing tens of millions of additional barrels on the market.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: Jen Psaki
Friday, 8 April 2022
8 April 2022Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal), EPA ICR 2080.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0545
As required by the Clean Air Act, EPA has regulations establishing emission standards and other requirements for various classes of vehicles, engines, and evaporative emission components.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Byron J. Bunker
8 April 2022Sunshine Act; Meeting
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Sunday, 10 April 2022
10 April 2022Practical Upgrades that Make a VW T2 Easier to Live With
Perfect for weekend use and with the added practicality of being a camper, it can bring fun to the entire family, not just the nostalgic gearhead behind the wheel. But a few sympathetic and subtle upgrades can make the world of difference if you plan to drive it regularly on today’s roads.
Press Release (text & photo)
Author: Lucy Wyndham
Topic: Volkswagen Type 2
Monday, 11 April 2022
11 April 2022Nissan North America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) has determined that certain model year 2020 Nissan Sentra motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, ReflectiveDevices, and Associated Equipment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Nissan Sentra
11 April 2022Pre-owned SUVs and Crossovers Available at Auto Sales and Service
A used car dealership in Indianapolis, Indiana, offers a wide variety of pre-owned SUVs and Crossovers to its customers.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Jay Arnold
Business: Auto Sales and Service
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
12 April 2022FACT SHEET: Using Homegrown Biofuels to Address Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump and Lower Costs for American Families
The Administration’s strategy to spur the development of homegrown biofuels is critical to expanding Americans’ options for affordable fuel in the short-term and to building real energy independence in the long-term by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Topic: Ethanol
12 April 2022Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Standards Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems (BEPS)
BEPS enable public transportation agencies, communities, and States to access resilient and flexible power options through bus fleet vehicles during major power disruptions.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
12 April 2022Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 80--San Antonio, Texas, Authorization of Production Activity; CGT U.S., Ltd. (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Coated Upholstery Fabric Cover Stock), New Braunfels, Texas
The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
Topic: CGT
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
13 April 2022Arai Helmet, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Arai Helmet has determined that certain Arai Corsair X Mamola Edge motorcycle helmets, do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, Motorcycle Helmets.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Arai
13 April 2022Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Continental Tire the Americas has determined that certain Continental motorcycle tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motorcycles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Continental
13 April 2022Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2021 Freightliner Cascadia heavy motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Freightliner Cascadia
13 April 2022Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Impact of Texas Border Delays
Governor Abbott’s unnecessary and redundant inspections of trucks transiting ports of entry between Texas and Mexico are causing significant disruptions to the food and automobile supply chains, delaying manufacturing, impacting jobs, and raising prices for families in Texas and across the country.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: Jen Psaki
Thursday, 14 April 2022
14 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 18 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
14 April 2022Rescission of the Notice of Intent for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, NY
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the highway improvement project: US Route 219 Springville to Salamanca, NY Route 39 to NY Route 17 (Interstate 86), Erie and Cattaraugus Counties.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Richard J. Marquis
Topic: United States Numbered Highways
Friday, 15 April 2022
15 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Addition of Title 13 U.S.C. Section 221 to the Citation of Mandatory Collection Authority for the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
The 2021 VIUS collects data to measure the physical and operational characteristics of trucks from a sample of approximately 150,000 trucks.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Census Bureau
Byline: Sheleen Dumas
15 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
The 2021 VIUS collects data to measure the physical and operational characteristics of trucks from a sample of approximately 150,000 trucks.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Census Bureau
Byline: Sheleen Dumas
15 April 2022Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2022 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topics: Freightliner Cascadia, Western Star
15 April 2022FCA US LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
FCA US has determined that certain model year 2004-2020 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo motor vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Monday, 18 April 2022
18 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Countermeasures That Work
NHTSA proposes to conduct a web-based feedback survey of up to 120 users of Countermeasures That Work and/or Countermeasures At Work representing State Highway Safety Offices and/or local jurisdictions, the Governors Highway Safety Association, State Coordinators from across the United States, and other important stakeholders with the intent to reach regular users of the documents to help improve the documents.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
18 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program
The ICR is necessary for FMCSA to conduct a pilot program to determine the safety impacts of allowing 18- to 20-year-old commercial driver's license holders to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
18 April 2022Auction Direct USA in Raleigh, North Carolina, Adds the 2019 Chrysler Pacifica to Its Used Car Inventory
Customers looking to purchase a used van can now consider the 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Touring L at Auction Direct USA as an option.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Tony Kicinski
Business: Auction Direct USA
Topic: Chrysler Pacifica
18 April 2022Great Dane, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Great Dane has determined that certain model year (MY) 2019 Great Dane Freedom Platform trailers do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 223, Rear Impact Guards, and FMVSS No. 224, Rear Impact Protection.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Great Dane
18 April 2022Mack Trucks Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Mack Trucks Inc. has determined that certain model year 2016-2020 Mack heavy duty motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Mack
18 April 2022Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., and Sumitomo Rubber North America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Sumitomo Rubber has determined that certain Sumitomo and Falken truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topics: Falken, Sumitomo
18 April 2022Sunshine Act Meetings
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
19 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Investigation-Based Crash Data Studies
The Crash Data section of the BIL authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to use funds to enhance the collection of data under CISSS by, among other things, including additional data collection sites.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Chou Lin Chen
19 April 2022Environmental Impact Statement: Mendocino, California
The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of Transportation, is issuing this notice to advise the public that a DEIS and Section 4(f) evaluation will be prepared for the Albion River Bridge Replacement/Rehabilitation Project on State Route (SR) 1, in Mendocino County.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Christina Leach
19 April 2022Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving Phillips 66 Company (Phillips 66 or the Applicant) Located in Houston, TX
This document contains a notice of exemption issued by the Department of Labor from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of ERISA and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration
Byline: Timothy P. Hauser
Topic: Phillips 66
19 April 2022Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 148--Knoxville, Tennessee, Notification of Proposed Production Activity CoLinx, LLC (Spherical Roller Bearing Kits), Crossville, Tennessee
The proposed foreign-status materials and components include plummer block housings, spherical roller bearings (double row), housing and adapter sleeves, housing seals, and lubricators (duty rate ranges from 2.5% to 5.8%).
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
19 April 2022Renewal Package From the State of California to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State
This notice announces that FHWA has received and reviewed a renewal package from the California Department of Transportation requesting renewed participation in the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Stephanie Pollack
19 April 2022Renewal Package From the State of Florida to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State
This notice announces that FHWA has received and reviewed a renewal package from the Florida Department of Transportation requesting renewed participation in the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Stephanie Pollack
19 April 2022Renewal Package From the State of Utah to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State
This notice announces that FHWA has received and reviewed a renewal package from the Utah Department of Transportation requesting renewed participation in the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Stephanie Pollack
19 April 2022Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements; Manufacturer Identification; Certification; Replica Motor Vehicles; Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards
NHTSA issued regulations implementing the Replica Motor Vehicle program. That document included an incorrectly designated paragraph in the final regulatory text for the section titled “Temporary labels.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
20 April 20222022 Hyundai Santa Fe is Now Available at Carter County Hyundai
Customers Can Purchase the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe at Carter County Hyundai in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Camron Murphy
Business: Carter County Hyundai
Topic: Hyundai Santa Fe
20 April 2022ThompsonGas Commits to Autogas with ROUSH CleanTech Propane Vehicles
Propane supplier’s autogas fleet demonstrates company’s focus on low-emission, low-cost transportation fuel source.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Gregg Voss
Business: ROUSH CleanTech
Topic: Ford F-750
Thursday, 21 April 2022
21 April 2022AUO Defines New Automotive Era with Micro LED and AmLED Creating New Experience for Future Smart Cockpits
The trends of electric vehicles and smart cars are drastically altering vehicle architecture, manufacturing models and supplier ecosystem.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Weina Chen
Business: AU Optronics
21 April 2022FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Responds to Putin’s Price Hike by Awarding First Barrels from Historic Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release & Deploying Affordable Clean Energy
These barrels will be delivered in May and June, and are the first U.S. sale in the largest release from reserves from both the United States and the rest of the world in history.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
21 April 2022Hyundai of St. Augustine Adds the 2022 Hyundai Elantra to Its Inventory
Bold inside and out, the 2022 Hyundai Elantra is priced at a starting MSRP of $19,950 and is currently available in the Hyundai of St. Augustine inventory.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Wade Wahy
Business: Hyundai of St. Augustine
Topic: Hyundai Elantra
21 April 2022Statement from Jen Psaki on Awarding First Barrels from Historic Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release
President Biden is using all the tools at his disposal to address Putin’s Price Hike at the pump.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: Jen Psaki
21 April 2022Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs
NHTSA is initiating a rulemaking process to implement changes to the Highway Safety Grant Program (the annual formula grants to States) in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barbara Sauers
Friday, 22 April 2022
22 April 2022Cars as Stars – How to get Movie and TV Work for Your Classic
The logistics of getting the right props on set at the right time is critical to a movie’s success, and few props are more problematic for filmmakers than cars. If a lead actor is wearing a type of shoe that came out in 1975 in a movie set in 1970, it’s highly unlikely that anyone will notice. But cars and trucks stand out.
Commentary (text)
Author: Lucy Wyndham
Monday, 25 April 2022
25 April 2022April 2022 Denial of Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program
EPA is providing notice of its final action entitled April 2022 Denial of Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions in which EPA denied 36 small refinery exemption petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Joseph Goffman
25 April 2022Drivers in the Brookfield, Wisconsin Area Can Get Free Tire Rotation Services on the Purchase of Tires
All vehicle owners get their tires rotated to get the most use out of them.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Hall Volkswagen via PRWeb
Byline: Charlie Hall
Dateline: Brookfield, Wisconsin
25 April 2022Notice of April 2022 Alternative Compliance Demonstration Approach for Certain Small Refineries Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program
EPA is providing notice of its action to provide an alternative compliance demonstration approach to certain small refineries whose 2018 petitions for small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard program were denied in the April 2022 Denial of Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions after being remanded.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Joseph Goffman
25 April 2022Request for Comments on Barriers and Solutions for Submitting Toxicology Data to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System Pursuant to Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug-Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities
This notice requests public comments on any barriers that States may encounter that would affect their ability to provide the toxicological data described in the 2021 Update of the Recommendations document to FARS, as well as recommendations to address those barriers identified.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
26 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
The Federal Highway Administration is committed to a Complete Streets approach that is safe, and feels safe, for everyone using the street.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael Howell
26 April 2022Auction Direct USA in Raleigh, North Carolina, has Special Offers on Automotive Services
Drivers in Raleigh, North Carolina, can take advantage of several offers on automotive services at Auction Direct USA.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Tony Kicinski
Business: Auction Direct USA
26 April 2022Implementation of Household Goods Working Group Recommendations
FMCSA amends the Transportation of Household Goods regulations to incorporate recommendations from the Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group contained in FMCSA Publication ESA 03005.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
26 April 2022Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Route 70, postmiles 46.0 to 47.0, approximately 4.3 miles northeast of the town of Pulga in the County Butte.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Christina Leach
26 April 2022Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for the Flatbed Carrier Safety Group
FMCSA renews the Flatbed Carrier Safety Group's exemption which allows the securement of metal coils on a flatbed vehicle, in a sided vehicle, or in an intermodal container loaded with eyes crosswise, grouped in rows, in which the coils are loaded to contact each other in the longitudinal direction.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
27 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Approval Request
As Lead Agency for the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, the FHWA may issue temporary waivers of specific non-statutory regulatory requirements of 49 CFR part 24 under section 24.7 for its Federal-aid programs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael Howell
27 April 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Approval Request
The Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary and the FHWA are committed to a comprehensive strategy to address the unacceptable number of traffic deaths and serious injuries occurring on our roads and streets.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael Howell
27 April 2022Commercial Driver's License: Tornado Bus Company (Tornado); Application for Exemption
Tornado requests an exemption from certain provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for its drivers who currently hold a Mexican Licencia Federal de Conductor, and are seeking permanent resident status and have over two years' experience driving in the United States and Mexico.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topic: Tornado Bus Company
27 April 2022Commercial Driver's License Requirements: Dealers' Choice Truckaway System, Inc. dba Truckmovers; Irontiger Logistics, Inc.; TM Canada, Inc.; Victory Driveaway, Inc., Application for Exemption
These driveaway carriers jointly sought an exemption from the requirement that drivers transporting empty passenger vehicles with seating capacities of 16 or more but a gross vehicle weight rating and a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,001 pounds possess a commercial drivers' license to do so.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
27 April 2022Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America
FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the CDL requirements to Daimler Trucks North America for one of its commercial motor vehicle drivers, Ms. Gesa Reimelt, a product engineer in powertrain solutions.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topics: Gesa Reimelt, Mercedes-Benz Group
27 April 2022Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America
This exemption will permit the Daimler drivers to test-drive Daimler vehicles on U.S. roads to better understand product requirements in “real world” environments, and verify results.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topics: Mercedes-Benz Group
27 April 2022Get Genuine Hyundai Air Filter for $59.95 Only at Coastal Hyundai in Melbourne, Florida
To take advantage of this offer, interested drivers can schedule a service appointment at the dealership after downloading the coupon from the dealership’s website.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb
Byline: TJ Watson
Dateline: Melbourne, Florida
27 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from three individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against operation of a commercial motor vehicle by persons with a current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea , collapse, or congestive heart failure.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
27 April 2022RedTide Canopy Named Official Canopy of ADRL
The American Drag Racing League announced today that RedTide Canopies, based out of Salt Lake City, has been named as the Official Canopy Supplier for the 2022 Extreme Racing Oil & Fuel ADRL Tour presented by RJS Racing Equipment.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Brandon W. Mudd
Business: American Drag Racing League
PR Agency: HighSide Media
Thurday, 28 April 2022
28 April 20222022 Toyota Highlander is Now Available at Cecil Atkission Toyota
Toyota Highlander has a diverse customer base that has been growing with time. It has established its worth as a rugged and tech-savvy SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle).
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Dustin Rogers
Business: Cecil Atkission Toyota
Topic: Toyota Highlander
28 April 2022Customers Can Get Pre-Approved Auto Loans in Huntsville, Alabama
Customers at Auto Simple in Huntsville, Alabama, can apply for auto loans online.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Shelby Mcneely
Business: Auto Simple
28 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Narcolepsy
FMCSA announces its decision to deny the application from one individual who requested an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations prohibiting operation of a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce by persons with either a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
28 April 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 224 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Friday, 29 April 2022
29 April 2022Agency Request for Information; State Electronic Data Collection Grant Program
Specifically, section 24108(d)(2) mandates that NHTSA provide grants to States to upgrade and standardize their State crash data systems to enable electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfers to NHTSA to increase the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of the data including data relating to fatalities involving vulnerable road users.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Chou-Lin Chen
29 April 2022Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in Maryland
The Record of Decision is combined with the Bay Crossing Study Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement prepared by FHWA and the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Gregory Murrill
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Monday, 2 May 2022
2 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Labeling of Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid Containers
Section 5.2.2 of the standard specifies labeling requirements for manufacturers and packagers of brake fluids, as well as packagers of hydraulic system mineral oils.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
2 May 2022Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024–2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
NHTSA is finalizing revised fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2024–2025 that increase at a rate of 8 percent per year, and increase at a rate of 10 percent per year for MY 2026 vehicles.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Steven S. Cliff
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
3 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Compliance Labeling Warning Devices
NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a reinstatement of a previously approved collection of information on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
3 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR Part 541 and Procedures for Selecting Lines To Be Covered by the Theft Prevention Standard for 49 CFR Part 542
NHTSA's theft prevention standard at 49 CFR part 541 specifies performance requirements for identifying numbers or symbols (generally the vehicle identification number) to be placed on major parts of all passenger vehicles subject to the theft prevention standard.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
3 May 2022Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards; Extension of Comment Period
The Clean Air Act requires that the record of proceedings allowing oral presentation of data, views, and arguments on a proposed rule be kept open for 30 days after completion of the proceeding to provide an opportunity for submission of rebuttal and supplementary information.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Benjamin Hengst
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
4 May 2022'22 ADRL Tour Kicks Off May 13-14 at Texas Motorplex With Dragstock
The 2022 Extreme Racing Oil & Fuel American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Tour presented by RJS Racing Equipment kicks off its new season next Friday at the Texas Motorplex and as always, tickets are FREE!
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Brandon W. Mudd
Business: American Drag Racing League
PR Agency: HighSide Media
Topic: Dragstock
4 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Confidential Business Information
To facilitate the evaluation process, in their requests for confidential treatment, submitters of information may make reference to certain limited classes of information specified in Appendix B that are presumptively treated as confidential, such as blueprints and engineering drawings, future specific model plans, and future vehicle production or sales figures for specific models.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Ann E. Carlson
4 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on generic clearance for qualitative feedback on agency service delivery.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: William Berry
4 May 2022Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed Limiting Devices
The SNPRM will propose that motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more that are equipped with an electronic engine control unit capable of governing the maximum speed be required to limit the CMV to a speed to be determined by the rulemaking and to maintain that ECU setting for the service life of the vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
4 May 2022Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of HFO-1234yf Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning in Nonroad Vehicles and Servicing Fittings for Small Refrigerant Cans
EPA is also adopting the current versions of the industry safety standards SAE J639, SAE J1739, and SAE J2844 by incorporating them by reference into the use conditions for the listings in nonroad vehicles and previous listings for certain onroad vehicles covered in final rules issued separately.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Michael S. Regan
Thursday, 5 May 2022
5 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Acknowledgement of Use of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Relief
OMB approved this collection on an emergency basis and subsequently extended that emergency approval.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
Special Collection: COVID-19
5 May 2022Notice of Intent To Request Public Comment on Draft Exemption From Historic Preservation Review for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
Commonly referred to as charging stations, EVSE is the hardware of the charging infrastructure that transfers energy to a vehicle. EVSE can be wall- or pole-mounted, co-located or stand alone, and vary in design, size, charging speed and energy use.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Byline: Reid J. Nelson
5 May 2022Sunshine Act; Meeting
The Unified Carrier Registration Education and Training Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
5 May 2022Vice President Harris Statement on the Passing of Norman Mineta
A son of California, Norm Mineta worked tirelessly to make America stronger, safer, and more just. Decades after experiencing the injustice of internment, he devoted his career to public service, serving in the U.S. Army and fighting for civil liberties for all.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: Vice President Kamala Harris
Topic: Norman Mineta
Friday, 6 May 2022
6 May 2022National Bridge Inspection Standards
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: FHWA
6 May 2022New Car Assessment Program; Request for Comments; Extension of Comment Period
NHTSA received two petitions to extend the comment period for a Request for comments notice on significant updates to the New Car Assessment Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Raymond R. Posten
Department: NHTSA
6 May 2022Statement from President Joe Biden on the William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Federal Building Act and Passing of Norman Mineta
This week, our nation lost an American hero and I lost a dear friend in Norman Mineta. Earlier today, I signed a bill to name the United States Department of Transportation headquarters in his honor, along with the late William T. Coleman, Jr.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: President Joe Biden
Topics: Norman Mineta,
William T. Coleman Jr., USDOT
Monday, 9 May 2022
9 May 2022Author Monique Harrison’s new book “Taxicab” is a thrilling novel filled with action and drama as one woman fights a killer to save her daughter
Published by Page Publishing, Harrison’s action-packed tale focuses on Claudia, a widow whose live turns upside down when she gets into the wrong taxicab.
Press Release ( PDF)
Business: Page Publishing
Topic: Taxicab
9 May 2022Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; Ohio Department of Education
FMCSA announces its decision to deny the Ohio Department of Education's request for an exemption from the Entry-Level Driver Training requirements.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Robin Hutcheson
Agency: FMCSA
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
10 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems
NHTSA is gathering information regarding drivers' naturalistic driving experiences and opinions about crash avoidance systems consisting of Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic Emergency Braking for heavy vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu
10 May 2022Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; Opacity Testing of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles
We proposed to approve these rules because we determined that they comply with the relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action contains more information on the rules and our evaluation.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves
10 May 2022Document Imaging System (DIS) Pilot for Used Self-Propelled Vehicles Export Document Submission
Generally, USPVs include any vehicle that can be driven on land but not rail.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Customs & Border Protection
Byline: Pete Flores
10 May 2022Extreme Oil-Sponsored ADRL Tour Kicks Off Friday at Motorplex
The American Drag Racing League has seen success thanks to a number of factors, including loyal race fans, hungry racers, and sponsors willing to step up and foot the bill for the ADRL's famous free tickets.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Brandon W. Mudd
Business: American Drag Racing League
PR Agency: HighSide Media
10 May 2022State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrier Vehicles
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs FMCSA to solicit additional comment on the Agency's April 2016 advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the potential establishment of requirements for States to implement annual inspection programs for commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
11 May 2022Air Plan Approval; OR; Vehicle Inspection Program and Medford-Ashland PM10 Maintenance Plan Technical Correction
Additionally, EPA is proposing to make a technical correction to the Medford-Ashland particulate matter maintenance plan that incorrectly identified a street-sweeping commitment as a transportation control measure.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Michelle L. Pirzadeh
11 May 2022Ammaar’s Toyota of Vacaville in Vacaville, California, Now Houses the 2022 Toyota GR Supra
Swifter maneuverability on the roads is the feature most drivers look for when cruising cities.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Gul Parpia
Business: Ammaar's Toyota Vacaville
Topic: Toyota Supra
11 May 2022Decisiv SRM Data Reveals the Value of Fleet Focused Solutions
Webinar planned to showcase how key metrics and the right technology can drive best service and asset management practices.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Mark Wasilko
Business: Decisiv, Inc.
11 May 2022Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for an Exemption From Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC
FMCSA announces its decision to grant Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, formerly ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, exemption from the hours of service that allows its employee-drivers who transport scrap metal on two trucks between their production and shipping locations on public roads to work up to 16 hours per day and to return to work with less than the mandatory 10 consecutive hours off duty.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
11 May 2022National Hazardous Materials Route Registry
The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and Tribal governments, of all designated and restricted roads and preferred highway routes for transportation of highway route controlled quantities of Class 7 radioactive materials and non-radioactive hazardous materials.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
11 May 2022Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Route 82, postmiles 12.3 to 15.9, in the County San Mateo.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Christina Leach
11 May 2022SCSN: Dallas Debuts During ADRL Dragstock at Motorplex This Weekend
The Texas Motorplex here Friday and Saturday is the location for the latest Street Car Super Nationals, joining its sister events in Las Vegas and St. Louis.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Brandon W. Mudd
Business: Premier Street Car Association
PR Agency: HighSide Media
Topic: Street Car Super Nationals
Thursday, 12 May 2022
12 May 2022Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest; Certain Portable Battery Jump Starters and Components Thereof
Notice is hereby given that on April 29, 2022, the presiding administrative law judge issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Lisa Barton
Agency: ITC
12 May 2022Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Advanced Fluids for Electrified Vehicles
Specifically, TotalEnergies Marketing Services has changed its name to TotalEnergies One Tech, Solaize, FRANCE.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official:
Department: Justice
Friday, 13 May 2022
13 May 2022All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces December 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners
All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to Laurel Springs Police Department in New Jersey and Chilkat Indian Village in Alaska through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Kate Molchany
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
13 May 2022BMW of North America, LLC, and Mazda North American Operations, Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
BMW of North America and Mazda North American Operations have determined that certain replacement seat belt assemblies manufactured for installation in certain BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce, and Mazda motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topics: BMW, Mini,
Rolls-Royce, Mazda
13 May 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 11 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
13 May 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 32 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have "no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV."
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
13 May 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt eight individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have "no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV."
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
13 May 2022Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, File A Class Action Labor Lawsuit Against Classic VMS, Inc. and Collision Pro's Inc. Alleging Failure to Pay All Wages
As a result of their rigorous work schedules, Classic VMS and Collision Pro's employees were allegedly unable to take off duty meal breaks and were not fully relieved of duty for meal periods.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Jackland Hom
Business: Zakay Law Group, APLC
Topic: Collision Pros
Saturday, 14 May 2022
14 May 2022Riesterer Atop ADRL PX Leaderboard Friday in Dragstock Quals at Texas Motorplex
Despite Mother Nature getting her way late Friday night at the Texas Motorplex, fans were treated to two full rounds of qualifying for Dragstock, the return of the Extreme Racing Oil & Fuels 2022 ADRL Tour Presented by RJS Racing to the facility.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Brandon W. Mudd
Business: American Drag Racing League
PR Agency: HighSide Media
Topic: Doug Riesterer
Monday, 16 May 2022
16 May 2022Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Cooper CS5 Grant Touring and Cooper Evolution Tour replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: Cooper Tires
16 May 2022Sunshine Act; Meeting
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Industry Advisory Subcommittee will conduct an initial organization meeting to begin its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Alex B. Leath
Agency: UCR Plan
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
17 May 2022Agency Request for Information; State Electronic Data Collection Grant Program: Extension of Comment Period
NHTSA received one petition to extend the comment period for a request for information notice on the agency's efforts to develop and implement a new discretionary grant program to increase the number of States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes electronically transferring their motor vehicle crash data to NHTSA.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Chou-Lin Chen
17 May 2022Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part; 2019
The Department of Commerce is amending the final results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China to correct a ministerial error.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Administration
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
17 May 2022Drivers in the Raleigh, North Carolina Area Can Now Purchase a Vehicle Online
Residents of Raleigh, North Carolina, can buy a car online at Auction Direct USA without any hassle.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Tony Kicinski
Business: Auction Direct USA
17 May 2022"Madman" Taylor Parks It In ADRL Dragstock Final at Texas Motorplex Saturday Night
Once again, former two-time American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Pro Extreme champion Frankie "The Madman" Taylor earned a trip to the Texas Motorplex Winners Circle after his class victory at ADRL Dragstock Saturday night.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Brandon W. Mudd
Business: American Drag Racing League
PR Agency: HighSide Media
Topic: Frankie Taylor
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
18 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Annual Report of Class I and Class II For-Hire Motor Carriers
This ICR is necessary to comply with FMCSA's financial and operating statistics requirements at chapter III of title 49 CFR part 369 titled, “Reports of Motor Carriers.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
18 May 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats
The National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats is a voluntary collection of restraint use information for children under 13.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Chou-Lin Chen
18 May 2022Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina Authorization of Production Activity, BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles), Spartanburg, South Carolina
The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: BMW
18 May 2022Review of Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations
The EPA is proposing, in a new NSPS subpart, revised volatile organic compound emission limits for prime coat, guide coat, and topcoat operations for affected facilities that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after May 2022.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Michael S. Regan
Thursday, 19 May 2022
19 May 2022Air Plan Approval; Missouri; St. Louis Area Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program
In the submissions, Missouri requests EPA approval of revisions to a regulation and related plan that implement the St. Louis area's Inspection and Maintenance program called, Gateway Vehicle Inspection Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Meghan A. McCollister
19 May 2022Carter County Hyundai in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Offers Free Multi-point Inspection
A multi-point inspection will allow an insight into the vehicle’s issues and provide preventive measures.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Camron Murphy
Business: Carter County Hyundai
19 May 2022Commercial Driver's License Standards: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association Application for Exemption
FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew a 2017 exemption from the Federal commercial driver's license requirements for drivers who deliver certain newly manufactured motorhomes and recreational vehicles to dealers or trade shows before retail sale.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topic: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
19 May 2022Customers Can Get an Auto Loan from Hyundai of St. Augustine in St. Augustine, Florida
All they need to do is fill out a form.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Wade Wahy
Business: Hyundai of St. Augustine
19 May 2022Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc.
FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the qualification requirements pertaining to entry-level driver training theory instructors for Oak Harbor's safety supervisor, Mr. Jeff McLaughlin.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topics: Jeff McLaughlin,
Oak Harbor Freight Lines
19 May 2022Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas has determined that certain Open Country R/T light truck tires, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Toyo Tire
Monday, 23 May 2022
23 May 2022Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael T. Leary
23 May 2022Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
Plaintiff Growth Energy filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the EPA failed to perform a non-discretionary duty in accordance with the Act to establish volumes under the renewable fuel program for 2023.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Gautam Srinivasan
23 May 2022Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle and Utility Task/Terrain Vehicle Debris Penetration Hazards.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Byline: Alberta E. Mills
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
24 May 2022U.S. DOT FY22 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding
SS4A funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to support infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives that prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including: Pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Byline: Christopher Coes
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
25 May 2022Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From India: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of Commerce finds that revocation of the countervailing duty order on certain pneumatic off-the-road tires from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Administration
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
25 May 2022Drivers Can Now Buy the Latest 2022 Hyundai KONA at Coastal Hyundai
It comes with a strong exterior build, a wide stance and numerous exterior performance features.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb
Byline: TJ Watson
Dateline: Melbourne, Florida
Topic: Hyundai Kona
25 May 2022Entry-Level Driver Training: SBL Truck Driving Academy, Inc.; Application for Exemption
Specifically, SBL seeks an exemption from the requirement that instructors have at least 2 years of experience driving a commercial motor vehicle requiring a commercial driver's license of the same or higher class and/or the same endorsement necessary to operate the CMV for which training is provided.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topic: SBL Truck Driving Academy
Thursday, 26 May 2022
26 May 2022Continuing momentum, Driven Brands opens 350th car wash
Accelerated growth in one of Driven Brands' newest business segments, car wash, is expected to continue.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Taylor Blanchard
Business: Driven Brands
26 May 2022The Denver Post Names American Auto Shield a Winner of The Colorado Top Workplaces 2022 Award
American Auto Shield, a leader in the vehicle service contract industry was named a Top Workplace in Colorado by The Denver Post, ranking #50 as a medium-sized company.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Jason Currier
Business: American Auto Shield
Friday, 27 May 2022
27 May 2022Cecil Atkission Toyota Adds Electrified Vehicles like bZ4X and Tundra i-FORCE MAX to Its Inventory
Customers looking to purchase an electrified Toyota vehicle should check out the inventory at Cecil Atkission Toyota.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Mark Blackman
Business: Cecil Atkission Toyota
27 May 2022Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed Limiting Devices
FMCSA received requests for an extension to the comment period from the American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Saturday, 28 May 2022
28 May 2022Purchase the 2022 Volkswagen Atlas and 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport at Hall Volkswagen
Customers who are interested in getting behind the wheel of one of these mid-size family SUVs can schedule a test drive.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Hall Volkswagen via PRWeb
Byline: Charlie Hall
Dateline: Brookfield, Wisconsin
Topic: Volkswagen Atlas
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
31 May 2022Safety Zone; Spokane Street Bridge; Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA
The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by repair work on the Spokane Street Bridge.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Coast Guard
Byline: P.M. Hilbert
JuneTitleDetails
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
1 June 2022Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From India; Notice of Commission Determination To Conduct Full Five-Year Reviews
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Lisa Barton
1 June 2022CURE Auto Insurance Selects Cloverleaf Analytics to Maximize Business Growth
The non-for-profit auto insurer to go live with Cloverleaf’s insurance intelligence solution within weeks.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Cloverleaf Analytics via PRWeb
Byline: Thomas Chesbrough
Dateline: Austin, Texas
Topic: CURE Auto Insurance
1 June 2022Grant of Petitions for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches
NHTSA is granting 13 petitions from various final stage manufacturers of motorcoaches for a temporary exemption from a shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” for side-facing seats.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Steven S. Cliff
1 June 2022Statement by US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on vote by workers at GM’s Silao, Mexico auto plant to approve collective bargaining agreement
“This vote marks an important milestone in the realization of labor rights in Mexico. It shows what labor protections in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and Mexico’s labor reform can mean for workers.”
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Christine Feroli
Dateline: Wahington, D.C.
Topics: General Motors, Marty Walsh
Thursday, 2 June 2022
2 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for New Information Collection
In addition to overseeing the Federal-aid Highway Program, FHWA supports State DOTs and other stakeholders in the development and construction of highway projects, including providing technical assistance in the implementation of preservation activities to maintain and improve the condition of their bridges.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael Howell
2 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Section 1521 (d) amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Properties Acquisition Policy Act of 1970 by requiring “that each Federal agency that has programs or projects requiring the acquisition of real property or causing a displacement from real property subject to the provisions of this Act shall provide to the lead agency an annual summary report that describes the activities conducted by the Federal agency.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael Howell
2 June 2022Request for Information on Transit Bus Automation Research and Demonstrations
The FTA continues to research Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Systems in public transportation use cases.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
Friday, 3 June 2022
3 June 2022Approval of Subzone Status, GHSP Inc., Grand Haven, Hart and Holland, Michigan
The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
Topic: GHSP
3 June 2022Certain Passenger Vehicles and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of Antidumping Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
The U.S. Court of International Trade issued its final judgment in Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. et al. v. United States, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's third remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain passenger vehicles and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Administration
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
3 June 2022Elon Musk emails tell Tesla employees return to office, or assume you have resigned
Leaked correspondence between Tesla, Inc. boss Elon Musk and members of his executive team sent on Tuesday but published on Wednesday reveal his insistence that employees maintain an in-office presence for 40 hours per week or depart Tesla.
News Article (text)
Publisher: Wikinews
Topics: Elon Musk, Tesla
3 June 2022Harris Teeter celebrates Charlotte, N.C. Fuel Center opening with $0.40 per gallon fuel discount
Harris Teeter is proud to welcome customers to its Davis Lake Fuel Center as the company celebrates its grand opening June 3 – June 5.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Danna Robinson
Business: Harris Teeter
3 June 2022Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project, Onondaga County, New York
The purpose of the Project is to address structural deficiencies and non-standard highway features while creating an improved transportation corridor through the City of Syracuse that meets the transportation needs and provides the infrastructure to support long-range transportation planning efforts.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Richard J. Marquis
Topic: Interstate Highway System
3 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 22 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
7 June 2022ADLINK Spins Out ZettaScale Technologies with Strategic Investment from TTTech Auto
The investment is the start of a partnership to expand ZettaScale Technologies’ middleware to the automotive market.
Press Release ( PDF)
Business: ADLINK Technology
Topic: TTTech Auto
7 June 2022AUTHORIZING USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR GREATER WASHINGTON SOAP BOX DERBY
The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby is an annual competitive event that encourages boys and girls, ages 9 through 16, to construct and race their own soap box vehicles. On Capitol Hill, the event has become a great tradition in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area over the last quarter of a century.
Debate Transcript (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Topic: Greater Washington Soap Box Derby
7 June 2022Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From India: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Review” section of this notice.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Administration
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
7 June 2022Florida Dealership Helps Drivers Choose a New Truck with Detailed Model Research Pages
Carl Black Orlando adds 2022 Chevrolet Silverado and 2022 Chevrolet Silverado HD model research pages to its website.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Omar Rodriguez
Business: Carl Black Orlando
Topic: Chevrolet Silverado
7 June 2022GAS PRICES
By Biden's canceling of new drilling leases and decision to impose burdensome standards on our energy producers, the President has turned his back on the energy crisis that our communities right now are facing.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. John Joyce
Publication: Congressional Record
7 June 2022PRESIDENT BIDEN SIMPLY MUST DO BETTER
Madam Speaker, the average price of gasoline has more than doubled since President Biden was sworn into office. That is not a coincidence. After all, before he took office, he told us he would “end fossil fuel.”
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. John Rose
Publication: Congressional Record
Topic: President Joe Biden
7 June 2022Public Workshop on Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reporting Templates
This notice announces that NHTSA will hold a workshop to present and demonstrate three compliance reporting templates for the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne Collins
7 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for two individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
7 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for five individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
7 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for eight individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
7 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 13 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
7 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 14 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
7 June 2022RECOGNIZING THE HEALTH WAGON
The Health Wagon is the oldest mobile clinic in the Nation. Their mission is to provide compassionate, quality healthcare to medically underserved people in Appalachia.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Sen. Tim Kaine
Publication: Congressional Record
7 June 2022Sunshine Act; Meeting
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
7 June 2022Zuul, Popular Open Source Project Gating Software, Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Volvo, BMW, Workday showcase the value of Zuul, share production use cases at OpenInfra Summit.
Press Release ( PDF)
Authors: Allison Price & Jennifer Fowler
Organization: OpenInfra Foundation
PR Agency: Cathey Communications
Topic: Volvo
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
8 June 2022Cargo Container and Road Vehicle Certification for Transport Under Customs Seal
The United States is a signatory to several international Customs conventions and is responsible for specifying the technical requirements that containers and road vehicles must meet to be acceptable for transport under Customs seal.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Seth D. Renkema
Department: Homeland Security
8 June 2022Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Consumer Information; Standard Reference Test Tire
This rule is necessary because the only manufacturer of the currently referenced SRTT ceased production of the tire.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Signing Official: Steven S. Cliff
Agency: NHTSA
8 June 2022GAS PRICES
Madam Speaker, gas prices across the country have reached yet another record-breaking high. The pain at the pump my constituents are facing is a direct result of this administration's war on American energy.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. David Valadao
Publication: Congressional Record
8 June 2022Walter Moore Joins Vehicle Lift Leader Stertil-Koni as Marketing Manager
Stertil-Koni, the leader in heavy duty vehicle lifts – notably bus lifts and truck lifts – today announced that Walter Moore has joined the company as a Marketing Manager, based in the company’s North American headquarters location in Stevensville, Maryland.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Paul Feldman
Business: Stertil-Koni
Topic: Walter Moore
8 June 2022WE NEED RELIEF
Madam Speaker, when President Biden took office, the price of a gallon of gas stood at $2.39 a gallon. Today, the national average is more than double, clocking in at $4.96 per gallon.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Tim Walberg
Publication: Congressional Record
Thursday, 9 June 2022
9 June 2022Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Continental Tire the Americas has determined that certain Altimax RT 43 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: Continental
9 June 2022El Departamento de Trabajo recupera $161,000 en salarios atrasados, daños y perjuicios para 19 trabajadores de una tienda de artículos para automóviles tras descubrir infracciones del salario mínimo y de las horas extras
Los investigadores de la División de Horas y Salarios del departamento descubrió que Cherokee Tire Service LLC retenía el primer pago semanal de algunos trabajadores en concepto de depósito para uniformes, lo cual implica una infracción de la Ley de Normas Justas de Trabajo.
Press Release (text)

Language: Spanish Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman
Dateline: Canton, Georgia
Topic: Cherokee Tire Service
9 June 2022FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes New Standards for National Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Enable Families to Plug-In, Charge Up, and Drive Across America.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
9 June 2022Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Leland Schmitt, Jr.
FMCSA announces that Leland Schmitt, Jr. requests an exemption from five provisions of the federal hours of service (HOS) regulations. The applicant requests the exemption for himself for a 5-year period and believes that his safe driving record and experience demonstrate an equivalent level of safety.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: Leland Schmitt, Jr.
9 June 2022NICHOLAS GEORGE
For his Eagle Scout project, he created a permanent memorial honoring Marienus J. Segeren, a trooper who died serving the New Jersey community in 1971.
Commentary (text)
Author: Rep. Jefferson Van Drew
Publication: Congressional Record
9 June 2022Purchase the 2022 Toyota GR86 at Ammaar’s Toyota in Vacaville, California
Toyota GR86, previously Toyota 86, is a vehicle that has carved a niche in the sportscars segment owing to its performance ratings and dependability quotient.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Gul Parpia
Business: Ammaar's Toyota Vacaville
Topic: Toyota GR86
9 June 2022US Department of Labor recovers $161K in back wages, damages for 19 Georgia auto shop workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations
Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Cherokee Tire Service LLC kept some workers’ first weekly paychecks as a uniform deposit, which led to violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Erika Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero
Dateline: Canton, Georgia
Topic: Cherokee Tire Service
Friday, 10 June 2022
10 June 2022Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements and Revision of Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency is approving a state implementation plan revision, made in two separate submittals, by the State of Delaware.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Adam Ortiz
Agency: EPA
10 June 2022Definitions of Broker and Bona Fide Agents
FMCSA is requesting responses to a number of questions in order to inform future guidance on the definitions of broker and bona fide agents. FMCSA is required to issue guidance by November 15, 2022, in response to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Robin Hutcheson
Agency: FMCSA
10 June 2022National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Technology Review and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Review
The EPA is proposing to revise NESHAP requirements for storage tanks, loading operations, and equipment leaks to reflect cost-effective developments in practices, process, or controls.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Signing Official: Michael S. Regan
Agency: EPA
Topic: Gasoline
10 June 2022Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Acquisitions Final Environmental Impact Statement
On January 7, 2022, the Postal Service published a Final Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, its implementing regulations, and the President's Council on Environmental Quality regulations for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Acquisitions.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Joshua J. Hofer
Agency: USPS
Monday, 13 June 2022
13 June 20222007 Mustang GT500 | Customer Spotlight Released
AM host, Justin Dugan chats with the proud owner of a supercharged 2007 GT500 to learn more about his appearance mods, his solid list of performance mods, and the reason behind each choice.
Press Release (text, PDF, video stills)
Business: AmericanMuscle
Topic: Ford Mustang
13 June 2022California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment
The California Air Resources Board has notified the Environmental Protection Agency that it has finalized three rulemaking actions--the Advanced Clean Trucks, Zero Emission Airport Shuttle Bus, and Zero Emission Powertrain Certification regulations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Sarah Dunham
Agency: EPA
13 June 2022California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment
The California Air Resources Board has notified the Environmental Protection Agency that it has finalized its rulemaking to amend provisions of the California emissions warranty and emissions maintenance schedules to extend the emissions warranty periods for 2022 and subsequent model year on-road heavy-duty diesel engines and for 2022 and subsequent model year diesel vehicles with a GVWR exceeding 14,000 pounds powered by such engines.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Sarah Dunham
Agency: EPA
13 June 2022California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ``Omnibus'' Low NOX Regulation; Request for Waivers of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment
The California Air Resources Board has notified the Environmental Protection Agency that it has finalized its “Omnibus” Low NOX Regulation, which establishes criteria pollutant exhaust emission standards for new 2024 and subsequent model year on-road medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Sarah Dunham
Agency: EPA
13 June 2022Exemptions From Average Fuel Economy Standards; Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards
NHTSA is withdrawing a proposed decision granting an exemption to Mosler Automotive from the industry-wide passenger car Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard for model years 2008-2010 and setting alternative standards for Mosler for those model years.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Steven S. Cliff
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: Mosler
13 June 2022INTRODUCTION OF BRIDGE CORROSION PREVENTION AND REPAIR ACT
Our legislation is endorsed by the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. John Garamendi
Publication: Congressional Record
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
14 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
Survey of Metropolitan Planning Organizations and State Departments of Transportation Regarding Practices for Incorporating Equity and Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Planning and Project Decision-Making.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Michael Howell
Agency: FHWA
14 June 2022BIDEN GAS PRICES BURDEN FAMILIES
Madam Speaker, sadly, inflation has increased to over 8 percent, the highest rate in over 40 years. Now family budgets are draining at the pump.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Joe Wilson
Publication: Congressional Record
Topic: President Joe Biden
14 June 2022Commercial Driver's License Standards: Stevens Transport, Inc.; Application for Exemption
FMCSA announces that Stevens Transport has applied for an exemption from the provisions in our regulations that require a commercial learner's permit holder to be accompanied by a CDL holder with the proper CDL class and endorsements seated in the front seat of the vehicle while the CLP holder performs behind-the-wheel training on public roads or highways.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: Stevens Transport
14 June 2022Electric Vehicle Working Group
The U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Transportation announce the establishment of the Electric Vehicle Working Group, pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Treena V. Garrett
Department: Energy
14 June 2022ENERGY
Madam President, I come to the floor as I see my colleagues debating issues related to energy, and I come to the floor to also debate and discuss the issue of energy and, specifically, the need of the American people for more energy.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Sen. John Barrasso
Publication: Congressional Record
14 June 2022Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
FMCSA reopens the comment period for its January 24, 2022, NPRM concerning the fees to be collected by the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement for the 2023 year and subsequent registration years.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Robin Hutcheson
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: UCR Plan
14 June 2022GENERAL LEAVE
Costs are rising up and down the supply chain. The cost of fertilizer and pesticides has risen 50 percent over the past year, in part due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Rising energy prices, increasing trucking costs, and the worst outbreak of avian flu in 7 years are all contributing to the higher prices consumers are paying at the grocery store.
Debate Transcript (text)
Speaker:
Publication: Congressional Record
14 June 2022Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for the International Institute of Towing and Recovery
FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew the International Institute of Towing and Recovery's exemption to allow commercial motor vehicle operators to secure automobiles, light trucks, and vans using a total of four tiedowns--two fixed and two adjustable--instead of two tiedowns, both of which need to be adjustable.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Robin Hutcheson
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: International Institute
of Towing and Recovery
14 June 2022Request for Information Regarding FRA's Public Blocked Crossing Portal
Section 22404 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, requires FRA to maintain a blocked crossing portal to receive information from the public regarding blocked highway-rail grade crossings.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams
Department: Transportation
14 June 2022Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3986
Madam President, this past Saturday, I got to spend the whole morning with the East Central Kansas Model T Club back home. I even got to take a joy ride in a 1921 Model T.
Debate Transcript (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
14 June 2022Unanimous Consent Request--S. 4217
Madam President, I think we should start calling electric cars coal-powered cars. We should start thinking about a cradle-to-grave environmental impact to some of the alternatives, but I want to reassure to my colleague, the folks on the other side of the aisle, that I want to leave this world cleaner, healthier, and safer than we found it.
Debate Transcript (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
14 June 2022YET ANOTHER TRUCKING CRISIS
Our ability for our trucks to deliver the goods, the products we expect to be in the stores, is going to be hampered even more not just in my home State of California $7 diesel or $6 in the rest of the country, and the ability to get truck drivers, but also, interestingly enough, there is a product called diesel exhaust fluid that is part of the newer truck engines that is going to run out.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Publication: Congressional Record
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
15 June 2022Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Testing; Application for Exemption: State of Minnesota
FMCSA announces its decision to deny the State of Minnesota's request for reconsideration of the Agency's 2017 denial of an application for exemption from the regulations governing the commercial driver's license skills testing procedures and practices.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Robin Hutcheson
Agency: FMCSA
15 June 2022Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; Western Area Career and Technology Center
FMCSA announces that Western Area Career and Technology Center has requested an exemption from the Theory and Behind-the-Wheel instructor requirements contained in the entry-level driver training regulations for one prospective instructor.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: Drew Ley
15 June 2022GAS PRICES HAVE DOUBLED
Madam Speaker, gas prices have doubled under President Biden's failed anti-American energy policies. But I don't know which is worse, that the national average per gallon of gas is 5 bucks or that--in my home State of California, we would like to see 5 bucks once again.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Publication: Congressional Record
15 June 2022General Qualifications of Drivers: Small Business in Transportation Coalition; Application for Exemption
FMCSA announces that the Small Business in Transportation Coalition has requested an exemption from the requirement that motor carriers not permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the driver is capable of reading and speaking the English language sufficiently to communicate with the public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
15 June 2022HONORING THE LIFE OF JOHN WALTER REVELL
John was born on March 8th, 1980, and tragically died on June 19th, 1993, as a result of being hit by a car as he was riding his bicycle on his way to his family farm. The driver of the car was a person under the influence of drugs, which are ravaging our Nation today.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Ralph Norman
Publication: Congressional Record
15 June 2022Hours of Service of Drivers: Pipe Line Contractors Association; Application for Exemption
The PLCA sought an exemption from certain hours-of-service regulations for drivers of a variety of commercial motor vehicles employed by its member companies.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Robin Hutcheson
Agency: FMCSA
15 June 2022INFLATION
Mr. President, I want to give today's reality check. The Federal Reserve today raised interest rates 75 basis points--three-quarters of a point--with a statement they may come back and do that again in another month. The cost of buying a car that is already high is about to get higher.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Senator James Lankford
Publication: Congressional Record
15 June 2022REMEMBERING GUS MACHADO
Gus is remembered for his iconic leadership as a pioneering marketer and owner of car dealerships around Miami. Ford Motor Company recognized his leadership by honoring Mr. Machado with the President's Award in 2003, 2009, and 2010.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Maria Salazar
Publication: Congressional Record
Topic: Gus Machado
15 June 2022SAE International Announces First Combined Aerospace/Automotive Standard on Cybersecurity
New Standard Provides Automotive and Aerospace Industries with Framework for a Systems-Engineering Approach to Standardization of Cyber Physical Systems Security.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Jeff Laskowski
Organization: SAE International
Thursday, 16 June 2022
16 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
Agency: NHTSA
16 June 2022AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR PRESIDENT'S MISTAKES
Last month alone, inflation cost Missouri families an extra $663. That is about the same as a monthly payment on a brand-new pickup truck. Gas prices are the highest they have been, at over $5 a gallon. The cost to fill up an F-150 is over $150.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Congressman Jason Smith
Publication: Congressional Record
Topic: President Joe Biden
16 June 2022Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption Renewal; C.R. England, Inc.
FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew a C.R. England exemption from the regulatory provisions that require a commercial learner's permit holder to be accompanied by a CDL holder with the proper class and endorsements seated in the front seat of the vehicle while the CLP holder performs behind-the-wheel training on public roads or highways.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Robin Hutcheson
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: C.R. England
16 June 2022ENERGY
While President Biden and his team have declared a holy war on America's domestic production, average gas prices have soared over $5. By August, they are projected to hit $6.20.
Debate Transcript (text)
Speakers: Sens. Mitch McConnell & Dick Durbin
Publication: Congressional Record
16 June 2022Harris Teeter celebrates Virginia Beach, V.A. Fuel Center opening with $0.40 per gallon fuel discount
Harris Teeter is proud to welcome customers to its Brenneman Farm Fuel Center Grand Opening as the company celebrates its grand opening June 17 – June 19.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Danna Robinson
Business: Harris Teeter
16 June 2022Hyundai of St. Augustine Adds the 2022 Hyundai Kona to Its Inventory
The 2022 Hyundai Kona features projector halogen headlights, LED Daytime Running Lights, body-color exterior door handles, solar glass, and various other state-of-the-art exterior features available at a starting MSRP of $21,300.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Wade Wahy
Business: Hyundai of St. Augustine
Topic: Hyundai Kona
16 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 10 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
16 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 12 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
16 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 16 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
16 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 17 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
16 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 31 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Larry W. Minor
Agency: FMCSA
16 June 2022RISING PRICES HIT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES HARDEST
Madam Speaker, rising prices at the pump and at the supermarket are costing families more each month, and higher prices are falling hardest on low-income families, who spend a larger share of their budget on food and gas.
Speech (text)
Speaker: Rep. Shontel Brown
Publication: Congressional Record
16 June 2022US Department of Labor recovers $34K in back wages for 47 Charlotte delivery service workers denied overtime
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Riverstone Logistics LLC misapplied exemptions and paid employees a flat salary without an additional overtime premium for hours over 40 in a workweek, a Fair Labor Standards Act violation.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman
Topic: Riverstone Logistics
Friday, 17 June 2022
17 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for New Information Collection
FHWA is partnering with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Research Advisory Committee to further promote research, innovation, and excellence through a new TPF Program Excellence Award.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Michael Howell
Agency: FHWA
Topic: AASHTO
17 June 2022BMW of North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
BMW of North America has determined that certain Model Year 2018-2021 BMW K 1600 motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 123, Motorcycle Controls and Displays.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: BMW K 1600
17 June 2022FCA US LLC Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
FCA US has determined that certain model year 2018-2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111, Rear Visibility.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: Alfa Romeo Stelvio
17 June 2022Maserati North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Maserati North America has determined that certain Model Year 2017 2021 Maserati Levante motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: Maserati Levante
17 June 2022Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Vermeer Manufacturing Company has determined that certain Model Year 2006-2021 Vermeer, Vac-Tron, and McLaughlin trailers manufactured by its subsidiary, Vermeer MV Solutions, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 Pounds or Less.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: McLaughlin, Vac-Tron, Vermeer
17 June 2022Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2021 Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Otto G. Matheke III
Agency: NHTSA
Topic: Audi
Monday, 20 June 2022
20 June 2022Purchase the New 2022 Hyundai Sonata at Carter County Hyundai in Ardmore, Oklahoma
2022 Hyundai Sonata Is a Well-equipped Family Sedan That Offers Excellent Value for Money.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Camron Murphy
Business: Carter County Hyundai
Topic: Hyundai Sonata
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
21 June 2022Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile
The citations relate to the company’s failures to protect workers from falls as they performed carpentry work from elevated surfaces, to expose workers to falling or flying objects by not providing required eye, face and head protection, and for not training workers on scaffold-related hazards.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Byline: Leni Fortson
Dateline: Luzerne, Pennsylvania
21 June 2022Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project--East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration regarding the East-West Bus Rapid Transit Project in Madison, Wisconsin.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Mark A. Ferroni
Agency: FTA
21 June 2022Sunshine Act; Meeting
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Education and Training Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Alex B. Leath
Agency: UCR Plan
21 June 2022Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Ohio Department of Transportation Audit #4 Report
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act established the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program that allows a State to assume FHWA's environmental responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, and compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act for Federal highway projects.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Stephanie Pollack
Agency: FHWA
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
22 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
The 2021 VIUS collects data to measure the physical and operational characteristics of trucks from a sample of approximately 150,000 trucks. These trucks are selected from more than 190 million private and commercial trucks registered with motor vehicle departments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Sheleen Dumas
Department: Commerce
22 June 2022Air Plan Approval; NC: Inspection and Maintenance Program
The EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan revision submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, for the purpose of removing Lee, Onslow, and Rockingham Counties from North Carolina's motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Daniel Blackman
Agency: EPA
22 June 2022Event Data Recorders
NHTSA is proposing to amend its regulations regarding Event Data Recorders to extend the EDR recording period for timed data metrics from 5 seconds of pre-crash data at a frequency of 2 Hz to 20 seconds of pre-crash data at a frequency of 10 Hz.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Steven S. Cliff
Agency: NHTSA
22 June 2022FACT SHEET: President Biden Calls for a Three-Month Federal Gas Tax Holiday
The price of gas is up dramatically around the world, and by almost $2 per gallon in America, since Putin began amassing troops on the border of Ukraine.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
22 June 2022National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program
The FHWA proposes to establish regulations setting minimum standards and requirements for projects funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and projects for the construction of publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers under certain statutory authorities.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Stephanie Pollack
Agency: FHWA
Thursday, 23 June 2022
23 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection
Title: Planning and Research Program Administration.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Michael Howell
Agency: FHWA
23 June 2022All Traffic Solutions Launches ‘ATS 3’ as Newest Addition to its Line of Speed and Message Trailers
The ATS 3 trailer will provide greater flexibility to law enforcement agencies and municipalities when solving traffic calming challenges ahead of summer events and a new school year.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Kate Molchany
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
23 June 2022Drivers in the Orange Area Can Now Shop the Latest 2022 Toyota Sienna XLE at Cecil Atkission Toyota
Customers who want to purchase a new 2022 Toyota Sienna XLE can do the same at the Cecil Atkission Toyota dealership.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Mark Blackman
Business: Cecil Atkission Toyota
Topic: Toyota Sienna
23 June 2022Foreign-Trade Zone 21--Dorchester County, South Carolina; Application for Subzone; DMA Sales, LLC, Marion and Nichols, South Carolina
In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
Topic: DMA Sales
23 June 2022Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Kelly Armorsteel KDM 1 commercial truck tires do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Kelly
23 June 2022Michelin North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Michelin
23 June 2022Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Utah Department of Transportation Audit Report
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act established the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program that allows a State to assume FHWA's responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, and compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act. This program mandates annual audits during each of the first 4 years of State participation to ensure compliance with program requirements.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Stephanie Pollack
Agency: FHWA
Friday, 24 June 2022
24 June 2022Safety Zone; Spokane Street Bridge; Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA
The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by repair work on the Spokane Street Bridge.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Coast Guard
Byline: P.M. Hilbert
Saturday, 25 June 2022
25 June 2022Performance Brokerage Services Advises on the Sale of John Elway’s Claremont CDJR in California from John Elway Dealership Group to Knight Automotive Group
In 2017, John Elway’s Claremont Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram opened with a state-of-the-art 65,000-square-foot facility. The dealership has remained active in the community, with an emphasis on supporting local schools and students.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Jason Stopnitzky
Business: Performance Brokerage Services
Topics: Knight Automotive Group,
Claremont Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Sunday, 26 June 2022
26 June 2022All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces January 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Milford Borough Police Department through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Kate Molchany
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
Monday, 27 June 2022
27 June 2022Daimler Vans USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Daimler Vans USA has determined that certain model year 2016-2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris vans do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Mercedes-Benz Metris
27 June 2022Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 189--Kent/Ottawa/Muskegon Counties, Michigan; Notification of Proposed Production Activity, GHSP, Inc. (Automotive Products), Grand Haven, Hart and Holland, Michigan
The proposed finished products include: tube plugs; lock pins; cable brackets for shifters; auxiliary pumps for oil, water and fuel; pump covers; liquid crystal displays; LED displays; printed circuit boards; touch sensors; motor assemblies; and, automobile shifters.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
Topic: GHSP
27 June 2022Hall Volkswagen Offers Volkswagen Vehicle Protection Plans in Brookfield, Wisconsin
Volkswagen has introduced a comprehensive suite of protection products to help their customers have better care for their Volkswagen for years to come.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Hall Volkswagen via PRWeb
Byline: Charlie Hall
Dateline: Brookfield, Wisconsin
27 June 2022Lynn A. Bristow a.k.a Lynn A. Russo, RN’s new book “Driving Well” is a functional opus aiding truckers and ordinary drivers to live a healthier and safer road life
Recent release “Driving Well” from Page Publishing author Lynn A. Bristow a.k.a Lynn A. Russo, RN is a comprehensive read on diabetes for the benefit of drivers, especially the truckers.
Press Release ( PDF)
Business: Page Publishing
Topic: Driving Well
27 June 2022Sunshine Act; Meeting
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
27 June 2022US Department of Labor recovers $72K for 12 Brooksville auto repair techs
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found A&G Auto Service and Repair Inc. paid a salary for all hours employees worked and did not pay the required half-time for overtime hours worked.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Erika Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero
Topic: Magic Wheels Auto World
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
28 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles
The Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles is a one-time voluntary survey regarding motorists' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of safe-driving behaviors towards motorcycles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
28 June 2022Coastal Hyundai Offers Professional Hyundai Oil Services in Melbourne, Florida
Regular oil changes help extend a car's life and keep the engine running smoothly while lubricating the engine components.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb
Byline: TJ Watson
Dateline: Melbourne, Florida
28 June 2022Commercial Driver's License (CDL): New Prime, Inc. (Prime); Application for Exemption Renewal
The exemption allows a CLP holder who has passed the skills test but not yet received the CDL document to drive a Prime commercial motor vehicle accompanied by a CDL holder who is not necessarily in the passenger seat, provided the driver has documentation of passing the skills test.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topic: New Prime
28 June 2022FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Catalyzes more than $700 Million in Private Sector Commitments to Make EV Charging More Affordable and Accessible
Record-Breaking Private U.S. Investments to Help Build 250,000 Chargers Per Year, Create More Than 2,000 Jobs.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
28 June 2022Federal Communications Commission: Seeks Comment on a Request for Nationwide Waiver of Intelligent Transportation System Rules To Use C-V2X Technology in the 5.895-5.925 GHz Band
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issue this Public Notice seeking comment on a joint filing by certain automakers, state departments of transportation, and equipment manufacturers requesting a waiver of the Commission's rules governing intelligent transportation system operations to permit them to deploy Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology immediately in the upper 30 megahertz portion of the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Byline: Amy Brett
28 June 2022Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Programs
DERA provides the EPA with the authority to award grants, rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a competitive basis to eligible entities to fund the costs of projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions from mobile sources through implementation of a certified engine configuration, verified technology, or emerging technology.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Courtney Kerwin
28 June 2022US Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages for 13 auto body shop workers wrongly misclassified as independent contractors by employer
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Sandpiper Autobody in Pleasant Grove misclassified 13 technicians as independent contractors, and failed to pay the overtime wages as required by the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Juan Rodriguez
Topic: Sandpiper Autobody
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
29 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Information Collection Request: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision
Section 5 of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act notes that 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides for criminal liability in circumstances where a person had the intention of misleading the Secretary of Transportation regarding safety-related defects in motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that caused death or serious bodily injury.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Ann E. Carlson
29 June 2022Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Notice and Request for Comment; Countermeasures That Work
The ICR is for a reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of information to conduct a survey that will inform the development of the 12th edition of Countermeasures That Work and structured interviews to populate and update the 2nd edition of Countermeasures At Work.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayana Srinivasan
29 June 2022Proposed Partial Rule Exemption for Gilbarco, Inc.
The petition requests permission to post fuel rating labels that deviate from label size, shape, font size, and letterspace specifications contained in the Fuel Rating Rule.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Byline: April J. Tabor
Topic: Gilbarco
29 June 2022Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 11 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Thursday, 30 June 2022
30 June 2022Exportation of Used Self-Propelled Vehicles
The required documentation includes, but is not limited to, a Certificate of Title or a Salvage Title, the Vehicle Identification Number, a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, etc.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Customs and Border Protection
Byline: Seth D. Renkema
30 June 2022Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Child Restraint Systems—Side Impact Protection, Incorporation by Reference
This final rule fulfills a statutory mandate set forth in the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP–21) that directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule to improve the protection of children seated in child restraint systems during side impacts.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Steven S. Cliff
30 June 2022Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020
The Department of Commerce determines that certain exporters/producers of truck and bus tires from the People's Republic of China received countervailable subsidies during the period of review.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Administration
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
30 June 2022US Department of Labor proposes $315K more in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer that continues to expose workers to dangerous machine hazards
Inspectors found tilt mold devices, sand core machines, and indexing tables at the plant lacked adequate machine guarding and workers performed service and maintenance tasks on industrial machinery without using energy control procedures.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke
Dateline: Conneaut, Ohio
Topic: General Aluminum Mfg. Company
30 June 2022US Department of Labor recovers $62K in back wages, damages for 22 Alabama gas station cashiers denied full overtime wages
Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Kwik Shop Stores Inc. failed to compute correct overtime rates and pay full overtime wages due at its locations in Wetumpka and Montgomery.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Erika Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero
Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama
Topic: Kwik Shop




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