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About 11:36 a.m. on January 5, 2002, a tractor pulling a cargo tank semitrailer departed the plant entrance and the trailer catastrophically failed. This failure occurred in the void area between the first and second tank, and the trailer broke into two pieces.
This notice is to inform you of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Special Permit (SP) 1-1-689, issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), to Trinity Industries. The SP allows the continued use in transportation of DOT specification MC 331 cargo tanks...
In order to ensure your safety, motorcoach companies must comply with ALL applicable Federal regulations. Failure to comply with applicable regulations can result in civil or criminal penalties.
In order to ensure your safety, motorcoach companies must comply...
SUMMARY: FMCSA alerts motor carriers and enforcement officials of two statutory exemptions included in the MAP–21 transportation reauthorization legislation that are applicable to certain motor carriers engaged in the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies. Section 32101 of...
Summary: FMCSA proposes to require certified medical examiners (MEs) performing physical examinations on drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) to use a newly developed Medical Examination Report (MER) Form, MCSA–5875, in place of the current MER Form and to use Form MCSA–5876 for the...
FMCSA announces guidance concerning the implementation of certain provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) concerning persons acting as a broker or a freight forwarder. Section 32915 of MAP–21 requires anyone acting as a broker or a freight forwarder and...