This docket serves as a mailbox for the public’s submission of petitions for rulemaking, in accordance with 49 CFR 389.31(b) – Petitions for Rule Making. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will retrieve all petitions submitted to this docket. FMCSA action on petitions may be tracked on FMCSA’s Petitions website.

Mike Millard, President and Chief Safety Officer of a motor carrier company, identifies a regulatory conflict between 49 CFR Part 390.3T and Part 397.2 regarding intrastate transport of hazardous materials. He requests that the FMCSA take action to rectify these conflicting requirements.

Mike Millard, President and Chief Safety Officer of AWMAssociates, is submitting a petition for rulemaking to address a regulatory conflict between 49 CFR Part 390.3T and Part 397.2. He argues that the FMCSA should take action to rectify the differing requirements for the intrastate transport of hazardous materials.

U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. (USCHI), an association representing professional custom harvesters, is petitioning the FMCSA to clarify conflicting regulations regarding commercial driver's licenses. They argue that custom-harvesting operations should be exempt from the K intrastate restriction requirement, similar to the exception already provided in 49 CFR 391.2, to reduce administrative burdens on their members.

Howard Law & Policy Group PLLC, acting as counsel for Lloyd’s of London, submits a petition requesting that the FMCSA clarify that alien surplus lines insurers listed on the NAIC’s "Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers" are eligible to provide household goods cargo insurance. They argue that this listing should be considered functionally equivalent to state licensure to remain consistent with federal law (the NRRA).

The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC), a non-profit business league, is submitting a petition for a waiver of specific requirements in 49 CFR § 381.310. They argue that because the SBTC is a trade group and not a motor carrier, it does not have a USDOT number and should not be required to provide one or other carrier-specific information when filing class exemption applications.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is petitioning the FMCSA to reverse and rescind its 2018 and 2020 determinations that California and Washington meal and rest break laws are preempted. They argue that the FMCSA lacks the statutory authority to preempt laws of general applicability and that these state laws provide important safety and health protections for truck drivers.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is petitioning the FMCSA to reverse a 2020 determination that preempts Washington's meal and rest break laws for commercial motor vehicle drivers. They argue that the FMCSA lacks the statutory authority to preempt state laws of general applicability and that these specific laws provide important safety benefits for drivers.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is petitioning the FMCSA to reverse its 2020 determination that California's meal and rest break laws are preempted by the Motor Carrier Safety Act. They argue that the FMCSA lacks the statutory authority to preempt state laws of general applicability and that such laws provide significant safety benefits for drivers.