Brake light manufacturer and fleets seek factory-level exemption
Monday, 20 February 2023
by Intellistop
It’s been nearly five years since Groendyke Transport petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to add a flashing brake light to the rear of their tanker trucks to increase visibility and reduce collisions. After being ticketed several times for their flashing brake light, Groendyke eventually received their exemption and was recognized by Commercial Carrier Journal in 2020 as an Innovator of the Month.
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Intellistop Owner Takes FMCSA to Court
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
by Intellistop
Seven Motor Carriers File Petitions to Deploy Flashing Brake Light System. Federal trucking regulators have been hit with a flurry of exemption requests from motor carriers looking for long-term authority to deploy a brake-lamp technology with a pulsating bulb feature intended to reduce rear-end collisions with trucks and trailers.
Intellistop pulsating brake lamp exemptions flood Federal Register
Tuesday, 07 February 2023
by Intellistop
Even as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prepares to meet the supplier in court over its pulsating brake lamp module, the administration has published seven requests from fleets seeking to use the oddly contentious device.
Wild, wild mess: Intellistop exemptions flood Federal Register
Monday, 06 February 2023
by Intellistop
Even as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prepares to meet the supplier in court over its pulsating brake lamp module, the administration has published seven requests from fleets seeking to use the oddly contentious device
Arkansas-Made Brake Signal Device Held Up by Regulators
Monday, 31 October 2022
by Intellistop
A Fayetteville company with a product designed to reduce tractor-trailer accidents has hit a regulatory speed bump. Earlier this month, Intellistop Inc. was denied an exemption from a 1960s-era Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule that requires brake lights to remain “steady-burning.”
FMCSA Denies Exemption for Intellistop’s Pulsating Brake-Lamp Technology
Thursday, 13 October 2022
by Intellistop
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied an exemption to the manufacturer of a brake-lamp technology with a pulsating bulb feature intended to help reduce rear-end collisions with trucks and trailers.
FMCSA denies Intellistop’s exemption request
Friday, 07 October 2022
by Intellistop
In long-delayed decision, agency rules Intellistop failed to show its pulsating brake lamp module would improve vehicle safety
Pulsing Brake Light Maker Wants FMCSA Decision
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
by Intellistop
The owner of brake-lamp technology with a pulsating bulb feature intended to help reduce rear-end collisions with trucks and trailers has asked a federal appellate court to compel the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to act on a long-pending exemption request to permit the company to deploy the system.
Intellistop petitions for FMCSA exemption ruling
Thursday, 08 September 2022
by Intellistop
Sept. 7 filing in D.C. circuit asks appeals court to compel the agency to decide on its long-delayed request to allow the use of its pulsating brake lamp module on commercial vehicles
Intellistop goes to court for FMCSA ruling on its brake lamps
Sunday, 04 September 2022
by Intellistop
A filing in the D.C. circuit urges appeals court to compel the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to decide on the company's long-delayed request to allow the use of its pulsating brake lamp module on commercial vehicles.
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