Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement

Post-Accident Report Advisory Committee: Recommendations and Actions

New Entrant Safety Assurance Program Brochure

New Entrant Safety Assurance Programs affect U.S. and Canada-based motor carriers. New Entrant is a motor carrier not domiciled in Mexico that applies for a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) identification number, in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce. For...

FMCSA Declares Montana Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Montana-licensed truck driver Robert Schefflmaer to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate...

NTL Repository Search

The National Transportation Library has completed the migration of FMCSA content to its new repository ROSA P for better preservation, search, and discovery.

You will find all the FMCSA content in the NTL repository by searching in ROSA P. Can't find what you're...

Motor Carriers

Motor carriers account for 64% of the total weight of freight moved as illustrated in our 2017 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics.  Throughout the years, that percentage has steadily increased and we expect it to continue.

Today, commercial...

Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Frequently Asked Questions for U.S. Carriers/Drivers Operating in Canada (9/2021)

Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Frequently Asked Questions for U.S. Carriers/Drivers Operating in Canada (9/2021)

Proposed Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance

Summary: FMCSA is proposing to revise the regulatory guidance concerning driving a commercial motor vehicle for personal use while off-duty, referred to as "personal conveyance." This provision is available to all CMV drivers required to record their hours of service (HOS) who are permitted...

Proposed Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities

Summary: FMCSA announces regulatory guidance to clarify the applicability of the "Agricultural commodity" exception in the 49 CRF 395.1(k)(1) to the "Hours of Service of Drivers" regulations, and requests public comments. This proposed regulatory guidance would clarify the exception with regard...

FMCSA’s Mobile Developer Website and Web Services

The Mobile Developer web site as well as FMCSA’s QCMobile and SaferBus web services are currently down. FMCSA IT Support is aware of the issue and is working on a solution to remedy the situation. Once the site returns to service, a  notification will be sent to users who have registered...