Small Business in Transportation Coalition - Petition for Rulemaking

Summary: The Small Business Trucking Coalition (SBTC) is petitioning the FMCSA to adopt a new rule (49 CFR 371.11) that prohibits brokers from contractually requiring motor carriers to have undergone random roadside inspections as a condition of doing business. They argue that such requirements create an unreasonable restraint of trade, unfairly disadvantage small carriers, and impose unnecessary burdens on state enforcement resources.