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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
Are Canadian commercial drivers who transport any liquid or gaseous material in a tank having a rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or more or multiple tanks having an individual rated capacity of more than 119 gallons and an aggregate capacity of 1,000 FMCSA-BOR-CDL-383-FAQ006 Cross-border commercial and non-Commercial Driver License Requirements.
When a Canada/Mexico-domiciled motor carrier’s driver is operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and is stopped for an inspection in the United States (U.S.), how must the driver verify hours of service (HOS) compliance if required to use an ELD? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ012(2018-03-05)-CORR1 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
Can a Canada/Mexico-domiciled motor carrier’s driver manually enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) for the power unit if the ELD is unable to automatically retrieve the VIN from the engine? FMCSA-HOS-ELD-TECH-395-FAQ73(2018-03-05)-CORR1 ELD requirements for foreign-domiciled motor carriers
ELD FAQ 72: Canada & Mexico FAQ – Canada- US – Q2 FMCSA-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ72 ELD requirements for foreign-domiciled motor carriers
Are U.S. commercial drivers required to possess a Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) training certificate when transporting hazardous materials (HM) in Canada? FMCSA-BOR-CDL-383-FAQ005 Cross-border commercial and non-Commercial Driver License Requirements
If a Canada/Mexico domiciled motor carrier’s vehicle registration for a CMV reflects a model year of 2000 or newer, but the engine plate or documentation from the manufacturer indicates that the engine is older than model year 2000, is the CMV exempt from FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ011 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
Is a Canada/Mexico domiciled motor carrier’s driver, who is exempt under the 100 air-mile radius exception, still exempt from using an ELD when entering the United States more than 8 times in a 30-day period? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ010 Cross Border Transportation ELDs
If a Canada/Mexico domiciled company with a terminal in the United States dispatches a driver from one of its Canada/Mexico location to move a vehicle to its U.S. terminal for use in the U.S., is the vehicle move considered a driveaway/towaway operation? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-ELD-395-FAQ009-RESCINDED Cross Border Transportation ELDs
What proof must a Canadian commercial driver possess to reflect a driver is qualified to transport hazardous materials (HM) in the United States? FMCSA-BOR-CDL-383-FAQ007 Commercial and non-Commercial Driver License Requirements.
Must a driver from Canada have a record of duty status available for inspection when operating a CMV in the United States? FMCSA-BOR-HOS-395-FAQ003 Cross-border hours-of-service requirements