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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 lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract.

To comment on any guidance document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of any guidance document, please identify the guidance document in your request and send it to: FMCSAguidance@dot.gov. NOTE: The FMCSAguidance mailbox is not intended to serve as a mailbox for general inquiries. For inquiries that go beyond the limited purpose of the FMCSAguidance mailbox, please call FMCSA's Information Line (800-832-5660) or visit FMCSA's "Contact Us" page to send your inquiry to the appropriate mailbox.

Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
§380.603 – Applicability Guidance Q&A Question 4: If an applicant held a commercial learner’s permit (CLP) before February 7, 2022, and obtains his or her commercial driver’s license (CDL) before the CLP expires, will he or she be exempt from the ELDT re FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q004 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.603 – Applicability Guidance Q&A Question 2: Who is exempt from entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements? FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q002 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.603 – Applicability (ELDT) Guidance Q&A Question 1: Who is subject to entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements? FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q001 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
Does a receipt to drive issued pursuant to the administrative license revocation (ALR) procedure authorize the continued operation of a CMV when the license surrendered is a CDL? FMCSA-CDL-383.51-Alc-Q02 Commercial Driver License Standards; ALR Procedure
When a driver (a) receives an Administrative Order of Suspension due to a blood alcohol reading in excess of the legal limit with notice that the suspension is not to be effective until 45 days after the notice or after an administrative hearing, and (b) FMCSA-CDL-383.33-Q1 Commercial Driver License Standards; Administrative Order of Suspension
Is the transportation of seed-cotton modules from the cotton field to the gin by a module transport vehicle considered a form of custom harvesting activity that may be included under the FRSI waiver (§ 383.3(f))? FMCSA-CDL-383.3-Q17 Commercial Driver License Standards; Custom Harvesting Activity
Can a driver edit their record after erroneously accepting a driving event that was originally recorded under the Unidentified Driver profile? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ61(2018-12-19)-CORR1 ELD Guidance
Can a driver be assigned driver records recorded under the Unidentified Driver profile and indicate a special driving category at the time the driver is assigned the driver records? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ60(2018-12-19)-CORR1 ELD Guidance
Are Canada/Mexico domiciled CMV drivers required to have record of duty status (RODS) for the current 24-hour period and the previous 7 consecutive days when crossing into the United States? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-395-FAQ017 Cross Border Hours of Service requirements
Who is exempt from the ELD rule? FMCSA-ELD-395-Q17-RESCINDED ELD Guidance