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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 (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
Are rubberized collapsible containers or “bladder bags” attached to a trailer considered a tank vehicle, thus requiring operators to obtain a CDL with a tank vehicle endorsement? FMCSA-CDL-383.5-Q6 Commercial Driver License Standards; Bladder Bags
Must the State use the date of conviction, rather than the offense date, to calculate the starting and ending dates for the driver disqualification period specified in § 383.51? FMCSA-CDL-383.51-Gen-Q08 Commercial Driver License Standards; Date of Conviction
Must all drivers of vehicles required to be placarded have CDLs containing the HM endorsement? FMCSA-CDL-383.93-Q03 Commercial Driver License Standards; HM Endorsement Requirements
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 5: Can States impose more stringent standards than those established by the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q005 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
Does part 383 apply to drivers of vehicles used in “van pools”? FMCSA-CDL-383.3-Q3 Commercial Driver License Standards; Van Pool Drivers
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
Are drivers of double and triple saddle mount combinations required to have the double/triple trailers endorsement on their CDLs? FMCSA-CDL-383.93-Q05 Commercial Driver License Standards; Double and Triple Combinations
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 17: Does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) certify or approve training instructors for listing on the Training Provider Registry (TPR)? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q017 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
Do operators of motorized cranes and vehicles used to pump cement at construction sites have to meet the testing and licensing requirements of the CDL program? FMCSA-CDL-383.3-Q5 Commercial Driver License Standards; Motorized Cranes