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Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) Members
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) Members
Digital Outreach Materials
It’s important to raise awareness about the Under 21 Military Driver Program through a variety of channels, including those online. This page includes social media copy, social media graphics, infographics, and sample web content for use via social media and email.
Sample Social Media...FY 2022 Department of Transportation Security Awareness Training
Security Awareness Training 2019
Course Description:
The 2019 DOT Security Awareness Training provides all DOT network users the Department of Transportation's guidelines on using the internal network, personally-owned technologies, and the Department's Cybersecurity Rules of...
Regulatory Impact Analysis for 2020 Final Rule
The Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) provides an assessment of the costs and benefits of final rule changes in Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. The HOS regulations address the number of hours that a...
Environmental Assessment for 2020 Final Rule
FMCSA prepared a Final Environmental Assessment for the 2011 Hours-of-Service (HOS) Final Rule that makes changes to the HOS regulations issued in 2008. The HOS regulations apply to operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) and CMV drivers engaged in interstate commerce, and address...
Summary of Hours of Service Regulations
The following table summarizes the HOS regulations for property-carrying and passenger-carrying drivers.
Hours of Service (HOS)
Most drivers must follow the HOS Regulations if they drive a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV. In general, a CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business and is involved in interstate commerce and fits any of these descriptions: Weighs 10,001 pounds or more Has a gross vehicle weight...