Input Requested on Fueling Auxiliary Equipment

Input Requested on Fueling Auxiliary Equipment.pdf

On March 28, 2019 (84 FR 11862) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requested public comment on Charles Machine Works, Inc.'s (CMW) application for an exemption from the Agency's prohibition against the use of gravity or syphon-fed fuel systems for auxiliary equipment installed on or used in connection with commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) not operating on the highway.   CMW believes that the use of gravity or syphon-fed fuel systems for auxiliary equipment that operates only when the CMV is parked would maintain a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that it would achieve without the requested exemption.  The exemption would permit CMW and all other CMV operators to utilize auxiliary equipment with gravity fed fuel systems when the CMV is not operating on the highway.  Comments must be received on or before April 29, 2019.