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- 8/3/2009In a notice of regulatory guidance issued in the Federal Register, FMCSA said the guidance will provide the motor carrier industry and federal, state and local law enforcement officials with uniform information for use in determining the headquarters location. The notice becomes effective August 12, 2009, according to the FMCSA information.
"In instances where a motor carrier has more than one terminal or office, the regulations do not explicitly place a restriction on which location a motor carrier may designate as its principal place of business," FMCSA says in the notice. "The definition states that such a location is 'normally' the carrier's headquarters; the rule does not require motor carriers to use the company's corporate headquarters as its principal place of business. However, motor carriers are limited to using an actual place of business of the motor carrier. Moreover, a motor carrier may designate as its principal place of business only locations that contain offices of the motor carrier's senior-most management executives, management officials or employees responsible for the administration, management and oversight of safety operations and compliance with the FMCSRs (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations) and Hazardous Materials Regulations. In determining its principal place of business a motor carrier must consider the following factors: (a) The relative importance of the activities performed at each location, and, if this factor is not determinative, then (b) time spent at each location by motor carrier management or corporate officers."
Read the full story at examiner.com.
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