Intermodal Equipment Violation Attribution
This flowchart explains how to attribute intermodal equipment violations to intermodal equipment providers, teh driver or the motor carrier.
Trucking and Motorcoaches
Legacy ID
316
Case Study: Cargo Tank Failure, Charleston, WV
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.
Cargo Tank Rollovers: Keep Load on the Road
What causes cargo tank rollovers and how can they be prevented? To prevent cargo tank rollovers, it’s important to understand the reasons they occur. This means dispelling some common misconceptions about why they happen.
Final Rule on Unified Registration System
The FMCSA amends its regulations to require interstate motor carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, intermodal equipment providers (IEPs), hazardous materials safety permit (HMSP) applicants, and cargo tank facilities under FMCSA jurisdiction to submit required...
Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) Program
The Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) Program is a key component of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA's) drive to improve commercial motor vehicle safety. The ITD Program supports FMCSA's goals by focusing safety enforcement on high-risk operators; integrating...
Request a USDOT Personal Identification Number (PIN)
FMCSA issues two types of PINs:
The USDOT Number PIN received at registration may be requested from FMCSA if it is lost or forgottenThe MC Number (Docket) PINs are automatically supplied with your MC Number and can only be requested by calling FMCSA Customer Service at 800-832-5660Safety Culture—Developing and Evaluating Blended Training for New Entrant Knowledgeability
To develop and demonstrate a less expensive, easily applied, and more effective blended curriculum incorporating multimedia electronic learning along with group sessions to reinforce and convince new entrants to adopt a safety culture. This will build on lessons learned from the 2010-12...
Hazardous Material Safety Permit (HMSP) Program Improvements
The project team performed a program evaluation of all aspects of the HMSP program. It produced a detailed draft final report on all aspects of the evaluation that enabled FMCSA to meet the above goals. A Federal Register Notice was published in August 2015 implementing policy changes that revised...Effects of Detention Times on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue
Long detention or waiting times could adversely affect CMV driver fatigue. This research effort was designed to better understand the nature of this problem and to develop strategies or regulations to mitigate driver risks. The intent of the study was to seek objective measures of...