Regulations
176
Industrial Transit, Inc. Imminent Hazard Operations Out-of-Service Order
This is an Imminent Hazard Operations Out-of-Service Order (“Order”) issued by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (“the Secretary”) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 521(b)(5)(A), 49 U.S.C. § 13905(f), 49 U.S.C. § 31144(c)(1) and (5), 49 U.S.C. § 31133(a)(10), 49 U.S.C. §...
Future Enhancements to the Safety Measurement System (SMS)
FMCSA proposes enhancements to information on the public Safety Measurement System (SMS) Website and responds to comments received in response to FMCSA’s Federal Register Notice, “Proposal for Future Enhancements to the Motor Carrier Safety Measurement System (SMS),” published on June 29, 2015....
USDOT Speed Limiting Devices NPRM
NHTSA and FMCSA are proposing regulations that would require vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 11,793.4 kilograms (26,000 pounds) to be equipped with a speed limiting device initially set to a speed no greater than a speed to be specified in a final rule and would require...
Federal Register Notice: Crash Weighting Analysis
On January 23, 2015, FMCSA announced the results of the Agency's study on the feasibility of using a motor carrier's role in crashes in the assessment of the company's safety.
Federal Register Notice: Crash Preventability Program
On January 23, 2015, FMCSA announced the results of the Agency's study on the feasibility of using a motor carrier's role in crashes in the assessment of the company's safety.
Frequently Asked Questions: Crash Preventability
Q: What are the two crash preventability notices published in July 2016?One notice provides the Agency’s responses to comments received in response to our January 23, 2015, notice releasing the results of our crash preventability research. That notice explains that FMCSA conducted additional...
Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Driver-Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)
FMCSA rescinds the requirement that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating in interstate commerce, except drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs, submit, and motor carriers retain, DVIRs when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any vehicle defects or deficiencies. This rule...
Hours of Service of Drivers: National Pork Producers Council; Granting of Application for Exemption
SummaryFMCSA announces the granting of a limited one-year exemption from the 30-minute rest break provision of the Agency' s hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers transporting livestock. FMCSA has analyzed the exemption application submitted by the...