Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Belt Use Overview

Safety belt use is on the rise! The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) 2010 annual Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Survey indicates that safety belt use among commercial motor vehicle drivers reached 78 percent in 2010— a 20 percent increase over a...

National “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” Kids’ Art Contest Rules & Entry Form

The annual Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Safety Belt Partnership (www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safetybelt) “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” art contest for children with a relative or sponsor in the truck and bus industries in grades K-6 (ages 5-12) runs through Friday, February 28, 2014!

The awards ceremony...

Research Methodologies and Statistical Approaches to Understanding Driver Fatigue Factors in Motor Carrier Safety and Driver Health

National Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Network Deployment Program

The CVISN program is part of the nationwide Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Initiative to improve safety, security, and productivity by deploying information sharing systems and technology. This project was implemented in order to provide software development, maintenance and technical...

Road Safety Art Contest Past Grand Prize Winners

Past winners of the FMCSA kids art contest since 2008. 

Reciprocity and Recognition of United States and Canadian Commercial Drivers Licenses

In 1989, the governments of the United States and Canada mutually agreed that the testing and issuance of commercial driver's licenses by their respective countries were similar. As a result, the commercial driver's licenses possessed by a United States-domiciled or Canada-domiciled commercial...

Bous voyagez entre les Etats-Unis et le Canada? Ce qu’il faut savoir avant de partir…

Cette brochure d'information fournit des ressources pour les conducteurs qui voyagent transfrontalière entre les États-Unis et au Canada

Traveling Between the U.S. and Canada? Know Before You Go Brochure

This brochure provides informational resources for drivers who are traveling cross-border between the United States and Canada

Verifying a Carrier's Operating Authority Brochure

This brochure provides guidance to state, local and county law enforcment personnel on how to verify if a  motor carrier requires operating authority to transport goods or passengers for hire.

Foreign Commercial Motor Vehicle Awareness Training Program Brochure

This brochure provides an overview of the FMCSA Foreign Commercial Vehicle Awareness Training Program for state, local and county law enforcement personnel.