# 2026-22512: Truck Company Asks Feds to Approve Blinking Amber Brake Lights

2026-22512, Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Metronet Application for Exemption, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published 2026-11-04, effective Comments must be received on or before December 4, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22512
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22512
- Title: Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Metronet Application for Exemption
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 69636
- Published: 2026-11-04
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before December 4, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-12-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-05

## In one line

Truck Company Asks Feds to Approve Blinking Amber Brake Lights

## Summary

Metronet wants permission to use a special blinking amber brake light on its trucks instead of the usual steady brake lights. This change affects commercial vehicles and could improve safety by making brake signals more noticeable. The public can share their thoughts by December 4, 2026, before a final decision is made.

## Abstract

FMCSA requests public comment on an application from Metronet for an exemption from the requirement that all exterior lighting devices be steady burning. The exemption would allow Metronet to use Grote Industries LLC's (Grote) amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on its commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), including pickup truck service vehicles not covered by the exemption FMCSA previously granted to Grote, in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).

## Effects PRIA read

- Metronet seeks 5‑year brake‑lamp exemption: benefit, medium. Metronet applied for a 5-year exemption from 49 CFR 393.25(e) to install Grote's auxiliary pulsating brake lamp on its trailers, van body straight trucks, and pickup truck service vehicles. The auxiliary lamp would operate as a Class II strobe for up to 4 seconds when the brakes are applied, then i…
- Existing Grote exemption through 2022‑12‑02: benefit, low. FMCSA previously granted an exemption permitting motor carriers to use Grote's auxiliary pulsating brake lamps on trailers and van body straight trucks; that existing exemption expires on December 2, 2030. Metronet's request would extend similar use to include pickup truck service vehicles not cove…

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## Sources
- [2026-22512 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22512/parts-and-accessories-necessary-for-safe-operation-metronet-application-for-exemption)
- [2026-22512 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-04/pdf/2026-22512.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22512 (as of 2026-11-05).