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2002 Police-Reported Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, 2002 Traffic Crash Victims, 2002 Fatality and Injury Rates, 1997-1999 Average Costs of Truck Crashes (2002 Dollars), Registered Vehicles and Companies, Truck Drivers, Hours of Service (HOS) Related Statistics for...
2009 Police-Reported Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, 2009 Traffic Crash Victims, 2008 Fatality and Injury Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), 2009 Average Costs of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Crashes (2009 Dollars), 2008 Registered Vehicles and Vehicle Miles...
2003 Police-Reported Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, 2003 Traffic Crash Victims, 2003 Fatality and Injury Rates, 1997-1999 Average Costs of Truck Crashes (2003 Dollars), Registered Vehicles and Companies, Hours of Service (HOS) Related Statistics for Large Trucks, FY...
2003 Police-Reported Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, 2003 Traffic Crash Victims, 2003 Fatality and Injury Rates, 1997-1999 Average Costs of Truck Crashes (2003 Dollars), Registered Vehicles and Companies, Hours of Service (HOS) Related Statistics for Large Trucks, FY...
A new FMCSA rule restricts the use of all hand-held mobile devices by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). This rulemaking restricts a CMV driver from holding a mobile device to make a call, or dialing by pressing more than a single button. CMV drivers who use a mobile phone while...
FMCSA has published new rules that restrict texting and the use of hand-held mobile phones by truck and bus drivers while operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
Research commissioned by FMCSA shows the odds of being involved in a safety-critical event (e.g., crash, near-crash,...
The FMCSA and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have published rules specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers and drivers who transport...
FMCSA prepared a Final Environmental Assessment [Download PDF Version] 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...
The Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) [Download PDF Version] 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 Secretary of the Department of Transportation receives the authority to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials from the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA), as amended and codified in 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations to implement...