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DOT Regulations Have Changed (Again) Attention commercial vehicle operators! The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is suspending the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Registration Number requirement for all Iowa residents or businesses operating commercial vehicles as private carriers within Iowa. Suspension of this requirement means that intrastate, private motor carriers operating in Iowa will not be asked to obtain a USDOT number between now and Jan. 1, 2011, and will not be issued a citation for failing to display a USDOT number after Jan. 1, 2011. Additionally, the Iowa DOT will not be issuing warnings, verbal or written, to intrastate, private motor carriers for failing to display a USDOT number. This suspension took effect March 1, shortly after we began distributing Two Rivers’ March 2010 newsletter. Please disregard the DOT information on page 2 of our newsletter. No new date has been set for implementation of the numbering requirement. A decision on whether, and during what time period, to implement the numbering requirement will be made once the Iowa DOT has had the opportunity to discuss the issue further with affected stakeholder groups. Two Rivers will keep you posted as new information becomes available. |
