Interpretation ID: nht92-4.1

DATE: 09/17/92

FROM: TIM BOHN -- PORTEC, INC.

TO: CHIEF COUNCILS OFFICE, NHTSA

TITLE: REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 11-10-92 FROM PAUL J. RICE (SIGNATURE BY JOHN WOMACK) TO TIM BOHN (A40; VSA 102(3)

TEXT: We are manufacturer of construction equipment located in the Midwest. As a manufacturer, we are concerned with equipping brakes on the wheels of the portable equipment we manufacture.

Much of the equipment we manufacture is transported by towing over public roadways and highways. Although this equipment is transported over public roads, it is usually done so only between job sites and occasionally from the factory.

We need to know if there are any regulations, laws or standards that could be interpreted as applying to the use of brakes on this type of equipment.

Any information or direction you could provide us on this matter would be greatly appreciated.