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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
Notice of Final Revision to Guidance for the Use of Binding Arbitration Under the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996, 77 Fed. Reg. FMCSA-FR-77FR34249.2012.06.11 Civil Penalties
Regulatory Guidance on the Applicability of Property-Carrier Hours-of-Service Rules to the Driveaway Operation of Vehicles Designed to Transport Passengers FMCSA-FR-7733331.2012.06.06 Applicability of Hours of Service Regulations – Driveaway-Towaway
Application of Exceptions FMCSA-FR-77FR33098.2012.06.05 Application of Exceptions
State Enforcement of Household Goods Consumer Protection; Notice of Enforcement, 77 Fed. Reg. 32901 FMCSA-FR-77FR32901.2012.06.04 : State Enforcement of Household Goods Consumer Protection Requirements
Tank Vehicle Definition FMCSA-FR-77FR30919.2012.05.24 Tank Vehicle Definition
Guidance on FMCSA’s Publication: Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move, 78 Fed. Reg. 25782 FMCSA-FR-78FR25782.2013.05.02
National Registry Core Curriculum Specifications FMCSA-FR-77FR24104.2012.04.20 National Registry Core Curriculum
Civil Penalty Calculation Methodology, 76 Fed. Reg. 71431 FMCSA-FR-76FR71431.2011.11.17 Civil Penalties
May household goods movers require shippers to sign incomplete documents before loading the shipment? FMCSA-HHG-375.501-Q002-RESCINDED Household Goods Shipping Documents
Regulatory Guidance: Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment, 76 Fed. Reg. 50433 (August 15, 2011) FMCSA-FR-76FR50433.2011.08.15 Applicability of FMCSRs to share-croppers and implements of husbandry