Regulatory Update – November 21, 2025

November 21, 2025

Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations

PHMSA Withdraws NPRM on Registration Fees
On Nov. 20, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)  its  (NPRM) that would have increased registration fees for persons who transport, or offer for transportation, certain categories and quantities of hazardous materials.

FMCSA Requests Comments on 2025 Level VI OOSC Incorporation by Reference
On Nov. 19, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)  comments on an NPRM which would amend the hazardous materials safety permit regulations to update the incorporation by reference of CVSA’s “North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria and Level VI Inspection Procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials as defined in 49 CFR Part 173.403.” The amendment updates the regulations to reference the April 1, 2025 version of the Level VI Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC). Comments are due by Dec. 19.

FMCSA Requests Comments on Motor Carrier Identification Report ICR
On Nov. 19, FMCSA  comments on the Motor Carrier Identification Report information collection request (ICR), which is used to identify FMCSA-regulated entities, help prioritize the agency’s activities, aid in assessing the safety outcomes of those activities and for statistical purposes. Comments are due by Dec. 19.

FMCSA Requests Comments on Annual Report of Class I and Class II For-Hire Motor Carriers ICR
On Nov. 18, FMCSA  comments on the Annual Report of Class I and Class II For-Hire Motor Carriers ICR, which applies to Class I and Class II for-hire motor carriers of property and Class I for-hire motor carriers of passengers, and collects financial, operating, equipment and employment data from individual motor carriers of property and household goods and from individual motor carriers of passengers. Comments are due by Dec. 18.

FMCSA Requests Comments on Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders ICR
On Nov. 18, FMCSA  comments on the Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders ICR, which will provide motor carriers, property brokers and freight forwarders a means to designate process agents. Comments are due by Jan. 20, 2026.

FMCSA Requests Comments on Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing ICR
On Nov. 18, FMCSA  comments on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing ICR which is necessary to identify designated and restricted routes and restrictions or limitations affecting how motor carriers may transport certain hazardous materials on highways. Comments are due by Jan. 20, 2026.

FMCSA Request Comments on Crash Risks by CMV Driver Schedules ICR
On Nov. 17, FMCSA  comments on the Crash Risks by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Schedules ICR, which will provide information related to driver schedules and how these factors impact overall driver performance and fatigue. Comments are due by Jan. 16, 2026.

FMCSA Requests Comments on Lease and Interchange of Vehicles ICR
On Nov. 17, FMCSA  comments on the Lease and Interchange of Vehicles ICR, which will enable FMCSA to document the burden associated with for-hire truck leasing regulations and passenger carrier regulations. Comments are due by Dec. 17.

FMCSA Requests Comment on Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates ICR
On Nov. 17, FMCSA  comments on the Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates ICR, which applies to new registrants seeking initial registration and operating authority registration from FMCSA. Comments are due by Jan. 16, 2026.

Update on Exemptions

FMCSA Grants Grote Rear Lamp Exemption Renewal
On Nov. 17, FMCSA  the approval of an exemption renewal request from Grote Industries LLC (Grote), allowing motor carriers operating trailers and van body trucks to install amber brake-activated pulsating lamps on the rear of the vehicles. The exemption is effective Dec. 3, 2025, through Dec. 2, 2030.

FMCSA Grants NTTC Rear Lamp Exemption Renewal
On Nov. 17, FMCSA  the approval of an exemption renewal request from the National Tank Truck Carriers Inc. (NTTC), allowing motor carriers operating tank trailers to install a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on the rear of the trailers. The exemption is effective Oct. 8, 2025, through Oct. 8, 2030.

CVSA Active Exemption Tracker
CVSA maintains a  issued by FMCSA. The exemption tracker can be found at www.cvsa.org under the “Inspections” tab at the top of the page.

Other Items of Interest

PHMSA Publishes Inspection and Enforcement Priorities
On Nov. 20, PHMSA  a memorandum establishing the inspection and enforcement priorities of Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS). The priorities reflect the current policies, practices and procedures of the U.S. Department of Transportation and will guide OHMS’s efforts in conducting inspections and investigations and initiating enforcement actions.

FMCSA Removes Five Devices from List of Registered ELDs
On Nov. 20, FMCSA  the following electronic logging devices (ELD) from its list of registered ELDs and placed them on the revoked ELDs list due to the providers’ failure to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 395, Subpart B, Appendix A.

  • Ontime Logs PT by Ontime Logs Inc. (ELD Identifier: C3AC23)
  • Green Light ELD by Green Light ELD LLC (ELD Identifier: GLEHOS)
  • Sahara ELD by Sahara ELD LLC (ELD Identifier: SAHELD)
  • USFAST ELD by USFAST ELD (ELD Identifier: UFE021)
  • ELDWISE by NextParse LLC (ELD Identifier: EWS092)

Motor carriers and drivers were instructed to discontinue using the revoked devices listed above and revert to paper logs or other logging software to record required hours-of-service data. The revoked ELDs must be replaced with compliant ELDs from the  before Jan. 20, 2026.

Motor carriers and drivers that use the revoked ELDs listed above on or after Jan. 20, 2026, will be in violation of § 395.8(a)(1) – No Record of Duty Status and will be placed out of service in accordance with CVSA’s North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.