Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From R.B. Stewart Petroleum Products, Inc., USDOT # 1290158

FMCSA requests public comment on an application from R.B. Stewart Petroleum Products, Inc., USDOT No. 1290158, (R.B. Stewart) for an exemption from the requirement that lighting devices be steady burning. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop, Inc. (Intellistop) which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied, and then return the lights to a steady-burning state while the brakes remain engaged. FMCSA requests public comment on the applicant's request for exemption.

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