N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-33.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:27-33.7 - Vehicle usage by facility information reporting

(a) An entity subject to this subchapter shall report general information about the vehicle home base of all on-road vehicles as specified at (b) below and information about vehicle operating characteristics for vehicles domiciled or assigned to each vehicle home base as specified at (c) below. Vehicles that accrue a majority of their annual miles in New Jersey, but are not assigned to a particular location in New Jersey, must be reported as part of the headquarters or another location where the vehicles' operation is managed.

(b) An entity subject to this subchapter shall report the following information for each vehicle home base:

1. Facility address including street name, city, state, and zip code;

2. Facility type category as listed at N.J.A.C. 7:27-33.1;

3. Name of responsible official;

4. Responsible official's email address;

5. Whether the facility is owned or leased by the entity;

6. What type of fueling infrastructure is installed at the facility;

7. Whether the refueling infrastructure was initially installed on or after January 1, 2010; and

8. The types of trailers the reporting entity pulls, if it has tractors assigned or domiciled at this facility.

(c) For each vehicle home base, an entity may report the information specified at (c)1 through 6 below, grouped by vehicle body type, as listed at N.J.A.C. 7:27-33.1, and weight class bins and fuel types, as specified by the Department. Alternatively, an entity may complete responses for each individual vehicle and include the vehicle's body type, weight class bin, and fuel type. If applicable, an entity shall separately report vehicles dispatched under their brokerage authority. When responding, each vehicle shall only be counted once for each response. An entity subject to this subchapter shall report the following information:

1. Number of vehicles in each vehicle group;

2. The percent of the vehicles in each vehicle group with operating characteristics including, but not limited to: daily mileage, usage patterns, refueling, trailer towing, and other such characteristics as specified by the Department;

3. The average annual mileage for a typical vehicle in this vehicle group;

4. The average length of time a typical vehicle in this vehicle group is retained by the reporting entity after acquisition;

5. Whether the reporting entity is the fleet owner for this group of vehicles, or if they are dispatched under the reporting entity's brokerage authority; and

6. The start and end date of the analysis period selected by the reporting entity pursuant to (d) below.

(d) An entity shall use annual or quarterly data averaged for work days during the period selected to determine responses or alternatively may select a different time period. For example, if an entity selects annual data to determine vehicle daily mileage, the entity must average the annual mileage accrued based on the number of workdays that year.

1. A shorter analysis period may be used if the reporting entity deems it more representative of periods of high vehicle utilization when answering questions about typical daily operation. For example, if a reporting entity with seasonal workload fluctuations determines that a week or month during the busy season is representative, average the data records for that week or month when determining a response.

2. If an alternative analysis period is used, the reporting entity must be prepared to describe their reasoning at the request of the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-33.5(b).

(e) Responses for items at (c)1 through 5 above for a vehicle group at one location may be repeated for the same vehicle group at another vehicle home base if the respondent determines that the operation at that location is substantially similar to another location.

(f) A broker shall provide information about vehicle usage that is dispatched under contract. For example, if a broker hires a truck to move a load, only the miles driven under that contract are required for the response. If known, the broker may voluntarily report information about the miles driven outside the contract.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-33.7

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 2148(a), effective 12/20/2021