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Federal Register Notice: Statutory Amendments Affecting Transportation of Agricultural Commodities and Farm Supplies
SUMMARY: FMCSA alerts motor carriers and enforcement officials of two statutory exemptions included in the MAP–21 transportation reauthorization legislation that are applicable to certain motor carriers engaged in the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies. Section 32101 of...
Federal Register Final Rule: Transportation of Agricultural Commodities
Summary: FMCSA promulgates the regulatory exemptions for the ‘‘transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies’’ and for ‘‘covered farm vehicles’’ and their drivers enacted by sections 32101(d) and 32934, respectively, of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21...
Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Medical Examiner's Certification Integration
Summary: FMCSA proposes to require certified medical examiners (MEs) performing physical examinations on drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) to use a newly developed Medical Examination Report (MER) Form, MCSA–5875, in place of the current MER Form and to use Form MCSA–5876 for the...
Report to Congress: Program to Assist Veterans to Acquire Commercial Driver's Licenses
A Report Pursuant to Section 32308 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141)
Federal Register Notice: Registration and Financial Security Requirements for Brokers of Property and Freight Forwarders
FMCSA announces guidance concerning the implementation of certain provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) concerning persons acting as a broker or a freight forwarder. Section 32915 of MAP–21 requires anyone acting as a broker or a freight forwarder and...
Federal Register Final Rule: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing; Safe Clearance
FMCSA and PHMSA amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs), respectively, to prohibit a driver of a commercial motor vehicle or of a motor vehicle transporting certain hazardous materials or certain agents or toxins (hereafter...