General Regulation

NHTSA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that initiates rulemaking to gather the information necessary to develop performance requirements and require that new passenger motor vehicles be equipped with...

NHTSA announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection (ACUP). This notice announces the date, time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of the ACUP is to...

Published in North American Government News On July 5, 2023, the following order was published in Canada Gazette Part II_ Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)...

All commercial vehicles are subject to annual inspections, regulated by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, for continued safe operation. Inspection of brake systems requires additional criteria for the persons...

We appealed a tax assessment for Section 4051 excise tax, but the appeals officer assigned to our case seems unwilling to consider our position. We cited several Internal Revenue Service rulings and court cases...

If we do not install an accessory, but sell it with a chassis or body, is the accessory subject to Section 4051 tax?

We perform annual inspections and are wondering if we need to be certified to do so.

We were told Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would allow our delivery fleet to have brake-activated pulsating warning lamps. However, our vehicle builder said they can’t install flashing brake lights on our...

We are a truck equipment distributor and routinely get requests from our customers to install strobe lights. What are the requirements regarding these types of lights?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking (AEB), including pedestrian AEB...