Several tractor-trailers were destroyed in a fire in Hazleton, Pennsylvania last weekend.
The blaze on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 22, destroyed five trucks located at Central Pennsylvania Transportation's facility.
Numerous reports indicate the Hazleton Fire Department brought the blaze under control.
There were no injuries or damage to the company's building reported.
FMCSA approves brake light exemptions
On Nov. 17, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a notice that it approved an exemption renewal for National Tank Truck Carriers for the use of flashing light on the backs of tank trailers. A. similar exemption was granted to Grote Industries, an Indiana-based maker of truck lighting.
National Tank Truck Carriers requested a five-year exemption renewal in October, following a 2020 renewal.
The exemption allows motor carriers operating tank trailers to install a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on the back of a tank trailer in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by regulation.
National Tank Truck Carriers’ exemption was good through Oct. 8. FMCSA approved a renewal through Oct. 8, 2030, last month, but the agency was unable to publish the notice in the Federal Register because of the government shutdown. With the government running again, FMCSA gave formal approval on Nov. 17.
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