Is this “mandatory information” that required of a normal RODS under section 395.8(d) or that of the 100 air-mile radius exemption under section 395.1(e)(5)?

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 19: Regulatory guidance issued by the FMCSA states that a driver’s record-of-duty-status (RODS) may be used as the 100 air-mile radius time record “provided the form contains the mandatory information.” Is...

Is a nonprofit corporation, providing for-hire interstate transportation of passengers, subject to the minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor carriers of passengers?

Part 387

Section § 387.27: Applicability.

Question 1: Is a nonprofit corporation, providing for-hire interstate transportation of passengers, subject to the minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor carriers of passengers?

Guidance:...

Question 3: May a driver or other motor carrier employee be qualified as a brake inspector under § 396.25 by way of experience or training to perform brake adjustments without being qualified to perform other brake-related tasks such as the repair or repl

Section § 396.25: Qualifications of brake inspectors.

Question 3: May a driver or other motor carrier employee be qualified as a brake inspector under § 396.25 by way of experience or training to perform brake adjustments without being qualified to perform other...

May a State require a higher level of financial responsibility coverage than is required by part 387?

Part 387

Section § 387.25: Purpose and scope.

Question 1: May a State require a higher level of financial responsibility coverage than is required by part 387?

Guidance: Yes.

Does the term “insured,” as used on Form MCS-90, Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability, or “Principal”, as used on Form MCS-82, Motor Carrier Liability Surety Bond, mean the motor carrier named in the endorsement or sure

Part 387

Section § 387.15: Forms.

Question 5: Does the term “insured,” as used on Form MCS-90, Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability, or “Principal”, as used on Form MCS-82, Motor Carrier Liability Surety Bond, mean the...

Must a motor carrier obtain a new Form MCS-90 each year if it retains the same insurance company?

Part 387

Section § 387.15: Forms.

Question 4: Must a motor carrier obtain a new Form MCS-90 each year if it retains the same insurance company?

Guidance: If the insurance policy, as identified by the policy number on the Form MCS-90, is still...

Is the use of a printed or stamped signature on the Form MCS-90 endorsement acceptable?

Part 387

Section § 387.15: Forms.

Question 3: Is the use of a printed or stamped signature on the Form MCS-90 endorsement acceptable?

Guidance: Yes.

If a company owns more than one motor carrier subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, may the company use logs listing the names of all such motor carrier employers and require the driver to identify the carrier for which he or she drives

§395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.   

Question 18: Section 395.8(d)(4) requires that the name of the motor carrier be shown on the driver’s record of duty status. If a company owns more than one motor carrier subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

May the Form MCS-90 required by part 387 for proof of minimum financial responsibility be modified?

Part 387

Section § 387.15: Forms.

Question 2: May the Form MCS-90 required by part 387 for proof of minimum financial responsibility be modified?

Guidance: The prescribed text of the document may not be changed. However, the format (i.e., number...

Question 2: May a driver who does not have the necessary experience perform the adjustment under directions issued by telephone by a qualified inspector?

Section § 396.25: Qualifications of brake inspectors.

Question 2: May a driver who does not have the necessary experience perform the adjustment under directions issued by telephone by a qualified inspector?

Guidance: Yes. A driver is permitted to perform...