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Regulatory Guidance

Welcome to the FMCSA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains and links to all guidance documents in effect from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The guidance documents contained herein lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law or as incorporated into a contract, and are not meant to bind the public in any way. The guidance documents are intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

To comment on any guidance document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of any guidance document in accordance with 49 CFR 5.41, send your request to: FMCSAguidance@dot.gov. Please identify the guidance document in your request.

Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
§395.2 Definitions FMCSA-HOS-395.2-Q09 Hours of Service
§391.21(b)(11) requires that an application for employment contain 10 years of prior employment information on the driver. FMCSA-DQ-391.21-Q003 391.21, application, driver application, employment history, Mexico, Mexican driver, Canada, Canadian Driver Licencia Federal
§391.2 General exemptions. FMCSA-DQ-391.2-Q002 Driver qualification exemptions
§391.2 General exemptions FMCSA-DQ-391.2-Q001 Driver qualification exemptions
§391.15 Disqualification of drivers. FMCSA-DQ-391.15-Q002 Driver disqualification
§391.15 Disqualification of drivers. FMCSA-DQ-391.15-Q003 Driver disqualification
§391.15 Disqualification of drivers. FMCSA-DQ-391.15-Q004 Driver disqualification
§391.15 Disqualification of drivers. FMCSA-DQ-391.15-Q001 Driver disqualification
§391.15 Disqualification of drivers FMCSA-DQ-391.15-Q006 n/a
§391.11 General qualifications of drivers. FMCSA-DQ-391.11-Q003 General driver qualifications