Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Aug. 14, 2023:
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has asked for a 30-day extension to the comment period for the joint notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on trucks.
The rulemaking was proposed in July and would require heavy commercial vehicles with FMVSS-required electronic stability control systems to be equipped with an AEB system. The notice was filed jointly by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CVSA said in its request that the initial 60-day comment period “is not adequate time to prepare and approve comments on such a complicated and important issue.”
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The group added that it and the Commercial Vehicle Brake Manufacturers Council (CVBMC) “are working to develop comments in response to the proposal and would like the opportunity to collaborate with other entities that will be commenting, to ensure all issues and concerns are addressed and our organization can provide NHTSA and FMCSA with comments that will contribute to a comprehensive, well informed, science and data-based NPRM.”
CVSA noted that it is working to facilitate an industry discussion toward the end of August that will include brake manufactures, motor carriers, and commercial motor vehicle manufacturers, to share their thoughts on the proposal.
