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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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Reference
Part 390 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/regs/390.htm
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Purpose
This presentation
is intended to educate all personnel of motor carrier companies
on the FMCSA general safety regulations.
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Applicability
The Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) apply to all employers, employees
and commercial motor vehicles transporting property or passengers in interstate
commerce.
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Exceptions to General Applicability
- Transportation
provided by Federal, state and local governments
- Occasional transportation
of personal property by individuals for non-commercial purposes
- School bus operations
- Transportation
of human corpses or sick and injured people
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Exceptions to General Applicability
- CMVs carrying
between 9 and 15 passengers not for direct compensation or not
beyond a 75 air-mile radius from the driver’s normal work
reporting location are subject to the following requirements:
- must
file Motor Carrier Identification Report
- must
maintain an accident register
- must
mark vehicle with the motor carrier identification number
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What is a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)?
Any self-propelled
or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport
passengers or property that meets at least one of the following criteria:
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What is a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)?, cont.
- Has a gross vehicle
rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight or gross
combination weight of 4,536 kg (10,001 lbs.) or more
- Is designed or
used to transport more than 8 passengers for compensation
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What is a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)?, cont.
- Is designed or
used to transport more than 15 passengers without compensation
or
- Is used in transporting
hazardous material
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Motor Carrier Responsibility
Whenever a duty
is prescribed for a driver or a prohibition is imposed on a driver,
it is the duty of the motor carrier to ensure compliance with that
duty or prohibition.
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Motor Carrier Identification Report
Each motor carrier
that conducts operations in interstate commerce must file a Motor Carrier
Identification Report (Form MCS-150) at the following times:
- before it begins
operations
- every 24 months
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Type of Accident Required to be Reported by Motor Carrier
- An occurrence involving
a CMV operating on a public road that results in at least one of the
following:
- a fatality
- bodily injury
to a person
- disabling damage
to one or more motor vehicles
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Accident Register
- For one year after
an accident, motor carriers are required to maintain an accident register
containing:
- date and location
of accident
- driver's name
- number of injuries
and fatalities
- hazardous materials
(other than fuel) released
- other information
as required
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Assistance in Investigations
- A motor carrier
shall:
- make all records
and information pertaining to an accident available to an authorized
representative of the FMCSA upon request;
- give an authorized
representative of the FMCSA all reasonable assistance in the investigation
of any accident including providing a full, true and correct answer
to any question of the inquiry.
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Vehicle Identification
- Every CMV operated
by a motor carrier in interstate commerce must be marked on BOTH sides
with the following:
- motor carrier's
name or trade name
- city and state
of its principal place of business
- motor carrier's
identification number preceded by "US DOT"
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Emergencies
Relief from Parts
390-399 of the FMCSRs may be granted during declared emergencies to any
motor carrier who provides emergency assistance.
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Aiding and Abetting Violations
No person shall aid,
abet, encourage or require a motor carrier or its employees to violate
the FMCSA rules.
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Violation and Penalty
Any person who violates
FMCSA regulations may be subject to civil or criminal penalties.
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