ELD FAQ 74: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service – Technical Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service – Technical Specifications

Question:

Is it permitted to leave certain fields blank (e.g., sequence id, record origin) for records that were originally obtained from an AOBRD (e.g., operating in a...

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q3

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q3

Description: DETERMINING THAT LIMB IMPAIRED CANADIAN DRIVER CAN OPERATE A CMV

FAQ3:  How will enforcement officials know that a limb-impaired Canadian driver has demonstrated their ability to...

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q5

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q5

Description: FAQ

FAQ5:  Will a U.S. driver currently holding a SPE certificate issued by the FMCSA for a limb impairment be able to drive in Canada?

 A5:  The FMCSA changed...

Frequency of Selection: How often should selections take place under an employer’s random testing program?

Guidance that random testing programs must be spread reasonably throughout the calendar year

Frequency of Selection: How often should selections take place under an employer’s random testing program?

Part 382 requires that random testing be...

May HMSP carriers request a review of their crash data?

FAQ 26: May HMSP carriers request a review of their crash data?

Answer: Yes.  FMCSA will continue the policy allowing carriers to request a determination of crash non-preventability and the removal of such crash or crashes from consideration of the carrier’s crash rate calculation...

How does the HMSP Program Improvement Implementation policy affect new HMSP applicants or holders of Temporary HMSPs?

FAQ 25: How does the HMSP Program Improvement Implementation policy affect new HMSP applicants or holders of Temporary HMSPs?

Answer: It does not.  New HMSP applicants and holders of Temporary HMSPs will continue to be subject to the standards as they appear in section 385.407,...

May a fuel fill pipe opening be placed above the passenger floor level if it is not physically within the passenger compartment?

Section § 393.65: All fuel systems.

Question 1: May a fuel fill pipe opening be placed above the passenger floor level if it is not physically within the passenger compartment?

Guidance: Yes. In addition, the fill pipe may intrude into the passenger...

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q4

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q4

Description: CANANDIAN DRIVER –REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER WITH PROSTHESIS

Q4:  Can a Canadian driver apply for a Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) certificate to drive in the United States?...

How do motor carriers benefit from the HMSP Program Improvement policy change?

FAQ 24: How do motor carriers benefit from the HMSP Program Improvement policy change?

Answer: The driver, vehicle, and hazmat out of service (OOS) rates, as well as the crash rate calculations, will no longer apply to carriers who submit renewal HMSP applications. Carriers who would...

Must the carrier be reviewed, even if during the 6-month timeframe it does not meet the conditions for enhanced oversight?

FAQ 23: Must the carrier be reviewed, even if during the 6-month timeframe it does not meet the conditions for enhanced oversight?

Answer: No.  If the carrier’s safety status improves while awaiting the comprehensive investigation, the Division Administrator may elect to remove...