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  • ALERT: On September 26, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released its ruling in the ATA vs. Port of LA case which overturns the employee mandate requirement that was adopted by the Port of LA in the Port's Clean Truck Program. (9/27/11) IANA had filed an amicus brief on this proceeding last year in support of the ATA position. The Court found that "while the Port may impose conditions on licensed motor carriers seeking to operate on Port property (such as safety or emissions requirements), it cannot extend those conditions to the contractual relationships between motor carriers and third parties." The Court did uphold several other aspects of the Port's concession program, including issues such as off-street parking, maintenance and financial capability. Both Parties are considering if further appeals are warranted. A copy of the Court's decision can be obtained by clicking this link.
  • FMCSA seeks comments on No Defect DVIR (Driver Vehicle Inspection Report) for intermodal equipment. Comments due August 8, 2011. (6/7/11): The Agency proposes to delete the requirement for drivers operating intermodal euipqment to submit and intermodal equipment providers to retain driver-vehicle inspection reports when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any defects on the intermodal equipment used.
    Click here to view the FMCSA announcement in the 6/7/11 Federal Register.
  • IMPORTANT DVIR/ROADABILITY Regulatory Information – No Defect DVIR (5/20/11): On August 20, 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it would extend the compliance date, with respect to the No Defect DVIR submission requirement for intermodal equipment, outlined in section 390.42 (b) covered by the roadability regulations, until June 30, 2011. FMCSA has announced today a further extension for compliance until June 30, 2012.
    Click here to view the FMCSA announcement in the 5/20/11 Federal Register.
  • Proposed Rule: EOBR & HOS (5/10): The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposes to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to require certain motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce to use electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) to document their drivers' hours of service (HOS). Under this proposal, all motor carriers currently required to maintain Records of Duty Status (RODS) for HOS recordkeeping would be required to use EOBRs to systematically and effectively monitor their drivers' compliance with HOS requirements. Click here to view the proposed rule's supporting documents
  • Issue Briefings (4/18): IANA's Issue Briefings provide important information regarding legislative and regulatory issues that affect the intermodal freight transportation industry. (members only) Click here to view IANA's Issue Briefings
  • GIER Enforcement Guidelines (1/14): The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) issued a bulletin on Jan. 14, 2011, to enforcement personnel providing guidelines for use of GIER as the 5th marking option. Click here to download a copy of the CVSA Inspection Bulletin.
  • FMCSA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise Driver Hours of Service (12/29/10): The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a regulatory proposal on December 29, 1010 that would revise hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for commercial truck drivers. Click here for more information.
  • GIER Enforcement Guidelines (1/14/11): The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) issued a bulletin on Jan. 14, 2011, to enforcement personnel providing guidelines for use of GIER as the 5th marking option.
    Click here to download a copy of the CVSA Inspection Bulletin.
  • FMCSA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise Driver Hours of Service (12/29/10): The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a regulatory proposal on December 29, 1010 that would revise hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for commercial truck drivers.
    Click here for more information.
  • IMPORTANT DVIR/ROADABILITY Regulatory information – No Defect DVIR (8/9/10): On July 30, 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it would extend the June 30, 2010 compliance date, with respect to the No Defect DVIR submission requirement for intermodal equipment, outlined in section 390.42 (b) covered by the new roadability regulations until June 30, 2011. Until an effective date is established through the Federal Register, DVIRs for all equipment returned to an IEP are required.
    Click here to view the FMCSA document.
  • FMCSRs Not Yet Updated on FMCSA Web site (7/26/10): The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Web site containing the FMCSRs has yet to be updated to reflect the addition of the "roadability" rules within the regulations.
    Click here for the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to obtain the updated online version of section 396 of the regulations.
  • Intermodal Industry Associations Collaborate in Providing DVIR Processing Services (7/2/10):
    Click here to view release.
  • IANA DVIR Processing Webinar Presentations (6/10/10): Below presentations are available for review and download.
    Click here for Motor Carrier DVIR Webinar Presentation.
    Click here for IEP, M&R Vendor/Facility Operator DVIR Webinar Presentation.
    Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions for DVIR Processing.
  • IANA Launches DVIR Processing System (6/7/10): The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) announced that it has launched the IANA Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) Processing System.
    Click here     for full news release.
  • DVIR Roadability Compliance Task Force Recommended Practices (5/11/10):  IANA's DVIR Subcommittee recently updated a DVIR Recommended Practices for industry's consideration.
    Click here to view the latest Recommended Practices.