Old Mining Conveyors Get Brake Rule Break from FMCSA
Published Date: 5/30/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The FMCSA wants to ease rules for portable conveyors made before 2010 used in the aggregate industry. These conveyors won’t need brakes on all wheels if they meet specific safety conditions. This change helps businesses save money and hassle without risking safety, thanks to a request from the Michigan Aggregates Association.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Brake requirement exception for old portable conveyors
FMCSA proposes letting portable conveyors used in the aggregate industry and manufactured before 2010 be exempt from the rule that each commercial motor vehicle must have brakes acting on all wheels, if they meet certain safety conditions. This would let businesses that own these conveyors avoid the requirement to put brakes on every wheel and reduce compliance costs and hassle. The proposal responds to a petition from the Michigan Aggregates Association.
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