Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration January 9, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Exemption To Allow Werner Enterprises, Inc. To Use Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology To Monitor and Record Drivers' Hours of Service

Document Number: E9-192

Type: Notice

Date: 2009-01-09

Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation

FMCSA announces that Werner Enterprises, Inc.'s (Werner's) exemption from the Agency's regulatory requirements regarding Automatic On-Board Recording Devices is no longer required for the Werner Paperless Log System (WPLS). Based on information provided by Werner, the Agency has determined that the exemption is no longer required due to recent technological changes in the WPLS.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2009/01/09/E9-192.html

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

Document Number: E9-191

Type: Notice

Date: 2009-01-09

Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation

FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 9 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2009/01/09/E9-191.html