Public Meetings To Discuss Responsibilities for the Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance of Intermodal Container Chassis and Trailers

Résumé

The Office of the Secretary is announcing a series of public meetings for motor carriers, businesses that offer intermodal container chassis and trailers for transportation, and interested parties to discuss current inspection, repair, and maintenance practices in the intermodal transportation industry for ensuring that chassis and trailers are in safe and proper operating condition at all times. Representatives from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) will participate in the listening sessions which are intended to help the DOT broaden its knowledge of the safety implications of industry practices where terminal operators or other parties tender intermodal equipment (container chassis and trailers) to motor carriers. All oral comments will be transcribed and placed in the public docket identified at the beginning of this notice.