How will future changes to the CSA Program impact the HMSP Program?

FAQ 29: How will future changes to the CSA Program impact the HMSP Program?

Answer: On June 29th, 2015, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice (Vol. 80 FR 37037), Proposal for Future Enhancements to the Safety Measurement System (SMS)” for public

comment. Any finalized...

What recourse does a carrier have if their HMSP is denied, suspended, or revoked based on the ongoing SMS analysis or other condition in section 385.421?

FAQ 28: What recourse does a carrier have if their HMSP is denied, suspended, or revoked based on the ongoing SMS analysis or other condition in section 385.421?

Answer: The administrative review process in section 385.423 still applies. However, if the denial, suspension,...

How does the HMSP Program Improvement policy affect current HMSP holders who are submitting renewal applications?

FAQ: How does the HMSP Program Improvement policy affect current HMSP holders who are submitting renewal applications?

Answer:  Once an HMSP becomes non-temporary, section 385.407 no longer applies to the carrier’s ability to renew its HMSP.  Therefore, as long as an HMSP...

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...