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Intermodal Chassis Regs * USA - Now in effect: Compliance deadlines to follow
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Jami Jones -June 23, 2009: -- Picking through a pile of unusable intermodal chassis may very well become a thing of the past because of a new regulation implemented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration... The “Requirements for Intermodal Equipment Providers and for Motor Carriers and Drivers Operating Intermodal Equipment” final rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 17, 2008... The regulation officially went into effect June 17. However, compliance deadlines for various aspects of the rule are staggered so the full impact of the new regulation won’t be felt by the drivers pulling the equipment for a few more years... The new regulation requires a pre-trip inspection by drivers using intermodal equipment. And, at the end of the day, the driver will have to fill out an inspection report on all of the equipment operated during the day, noting anything wrong with the equipment to the intermodal equipment provider... The regulation is set up for a rollout of compliance dates. For example, intermodal chassis providers have until Dec. 17 of this year to file needed paperwork with FMCSA. Then, intermodal equipment providers will have until June 17, 2010, to get all of the mandated systems and inspections into place and until June 17, 2011, to have all of the equipment marked... (Photo from trizengineering.com: Commercial vehicle's uncomplete chassis )
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