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New Entrant Safety Assurance Process

Interim Final Rule (IFR); request for comments.

The FMCSA establishes minimum requirements for new entrant motor carriers to ensure that they are knowledgeable about applicable Federal motor carrier safety standards. After ensuring that they are knowledgeable through the application process, the new entrants will operate for 18 months in which time they must pass a safety audit in order to receive permanent DOT registration.

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