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Transportation

FRA Proposes Train Crew Size Safety Requirements

Office of Advocacy Aug 8, 2022

On July 28, 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) proposed new regulations to establish safe minimum train crews size requirements for various types of rail operations. The FRA proposal includes: A minimum requirement of two…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to FMCSA: Advocacy Supports Application to Modify Hours of Service Rule for Livestock Drivers

Office of Advocacy Mar 13, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Request for Comments on Notice of Application for Exemption from…

Alerts Archive

FMCSA Seeks Comment on Application by Livestock Industry to Modify Hours of Service Rule

Office of Advocacy Feb 27, 2019

On February 6, 2019, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a joint Notice of Application for exemption from certain provisions of the hours-of-service (HOS) of commercial drivers rules. The applicants request approval of…