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The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.The agency's original purpose was to regulate railroads (and later trucking) to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and telephone companies.
Rather than a UN-style system of type approvals, the US and Canadian auto safety regulations operate on the principle of self-certification, wherein the manufacturer or importer of a vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment certifies—i.e., asserts and promises—that the vehicle or equipment complies with all applicable federal or Canada ...
They are the U.S. counterpart to the UN Regulations developed by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations and recognized to varying degree by most countries except the United States. Canada has a system of analogous rules called the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards ( CMVSS ), which overlap substantially but not completely ...
Countries participating in the (1958 agreement) World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations. Japan applies and is a member of the following UNECE regulations [12] 3, approval of retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers; 4, illumination of rear registration plates of power-driven vehicles and their trailers
Develops and enforces data-driven regulations that balance motor carrier (truck and bus companies) safety with efficiency; Harnesses safety information systems to focus on higher risk carriers in enforcing the safety regulations; Provide the information on consumer complaints, authority status, and carrier insurance;
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the United States is an independent federal agency that serves as an adjudicatory board.The board was created in 1996 following the abolition of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and absorbed regulatory powers relevant to the railroad industry previously under the ICC's purview.
The bumper regulations applied to all passenger cars, both American-made and imported. With exceptions including the Volvo 240 , Porsche 911 , and Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow , European and Asian automakers tended to put compliant bumpers only on cars destined for the U.S. and Canadian markets where the regulations applied.