Marc Blubaugh

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Marc Blubaugh |Brian Cullen |Thomas R. O'Donnell

This 30-day extension offers valuable time for those stakeholders who failed to submit comments during the original comment period that ended on January 21, 2025, or those who wish to respond to the comments that other parties submitted during that period. All market participants, including brokers, carriers, and shippers, are strongly encouraged to use this opportunity to submit comments and to play a role in shaping public policy on this important issue.

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Marc Blubaugh |Reed W. Sirak |Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum

Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trumpsigned an Executive Order titled "Unleashing AmericanEnergy." This Executive Order contained several provisionsthat significantly shift current policies and regulations thatimpact the electric vehicle ("EV") marketplace andemissions regulations more generally. Many of the proposed actionsunder the Executive Order will face legal challenges prior toenactment.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Marc Blubaugh |Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum

Rescinding Waivers for California’s Zero-Emission RegulationsThe most consequential action to the transportation and logistics industry contained in the Executive Order is a directive for the EPA to revoke certain federal waivers that previously allowed California to enact and enforce stricter greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions regulations than what is currently provided under federal law.

Dec 5, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Marc Blubaugh |Christopher C. Razek |Jonathan Todd

The limitation of liability for cargo that is lost or damaged during international air transportation will increase on December 28, 2024, from 22 Special Drawing Rights (“SDRs”) per kilogram to 26 SDRs per kilogram. The change in international law is due to an increase under the Montreal Convention 1999 (“Montreal Convention”), formerly known as the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, which applies to traffic with signatory nations.

Nov 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Marc Blubaugh |Brian Cullen |Martha Payne

Proposed Regulatory Changes The proposed rule would amend the “Records to be kept by brokers” regulation located at 49 CFR 371.3 with four key changes: Electronic Recordkeeping. Brokers would be required to keep their transaction records for each shipment in an electronic format in order to facilitate more efficient access of the broker’s records by others. Broker Must Keep Detailed Transaction Records.