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FAQ 9: What are the logistics for a permitted load that is transported by more than one mode? For example, a permitted load is transferred to an ocean vessel.
Answer: The Hazardous Materials Safety Permit is only required for motor carriers. A motor carrier's HM Safety...
FAQ : When are Level VI inspections required to be performed for international shipments of highway-route-controlled quantities of radioactive materials?
Answer: For international shipments, the Level VI inspection must be performed on a highway route controlled quantity of radioactive...
Advisory: Guidance on the Application of 49 CFR Section 385.403; Who Must Hold a Safety Permit?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing this advisory to motor carriers and shippers of hazardous materials requiring a Hazardous Materials Safety...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...