H.R. 3598 · 102nd Congress · enacted
Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992
Became Public Law No: 102-548.
Latest official action 1992-10-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to require any person at or before tendering to an initial carrier any container or trailer for intermodal transportation having a projected gross weight (including packing material and pallets) of more than 10,000 pounds, to certify to the carrier in writing of the actual gross cargo weight and a reasonable description of the container's or trailer's contents. Requires prior notification to the carrier of projected gross cargo weight and the contents description. Makes it unlawful for a carrier or its agent, a broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouseman, or terminal operator to fail to forward such a certification to a subsequent carrier transporting the container or trailer in intermodal transportation. Makes it unlawful for any person: (1) to coerce or attempt to coerce a person in intermodal transportation to transport such loaded container or trailer before the required certification; or (2) knowing that such weight limits are exceeded, to coerce or attempt to coerce any carrier to transport the container or trailer, or to operate the tractor-trailer combination in violation of such limits. Makes it unlawful for a motor carrier to transport such container or trailer before receiving such certification. Provides for State enforcement and for liens for posted bonds, fines, penalties, costs…
Congressional Research Service · 1992-10-04
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