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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
Is there a prescribed or specified form that must be used when a driver applies for employment, or can a carrier develop its own application? FMCSA-DQ-391.21-Q002 Driver employment application
§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
Question 2: May the certificate of qualification as prescribed by §391.65 be incorporated into another carrier’s forms such as a lease and/or interchange agreement? FMCSA-DQ-391.65-Q002 Drivers furnished by other motor carriers
When a motor carrier receives a request for driver information from another motor carrier about a former or current driver, is it required to supply the requested information? FMCSA-DQ-391.23-Q001 Driver investigations and inquiries
Question 3: Is a motor carrier required to accept a certificate from the driver’s regularly employing motor carrier certifying that the driver is qualified per §391.65? FMCSA-DQ-391.65-Q003 Drivers furnished by other motor carriers
Question 4: If a driver furnished by another motor carrier is in the second carrier’s service for a period of 7 consecutive days or more, may the driver still fall under the exemption in §391.65? FMCSA-DQ-391.65-Q004 Drivers furnished by other motor carriers
To what extent must a motor carrier review a driver’s overall driving record to comply with the requirements of § 391.25? FMCSA-DQ-391.25-Q001-RESCINDED Driving record annual inquiry
Question 1: May a driver be exempted from wearing seat belts because of a medical condition such as claustrophobia? FMCSA-DRV-392.16-Q001 Use of seat belts
Is a driver service or leasing company that is not a motor carrier permitted to perform annual reviews of driving records (§391.25) on the drivers it furnishes to motor carriers? FMCSA-DQ-391.25-Q002 Driving record annual inquiry
Question 2: Are motorcoach passengers required to wear seat belts? FMCSA-DRV-392.16-Q002 Use of seat belts