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Regulations

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506

Interstate Truck Driver's Guide to Hours of Service

Summarizes the Federal hours of service (HOS) regulations in Part 395 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that relate to property-carrying commercial motor vehicles and their drivers, complete with example scenarios and exceptions.

Updated HOS 30-Minute Break Enforcement Policy for Short-Haul Drivers

On December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81133), FMCSA published a final rule amending its hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The final rule adopted several changes to the HOS regulations, including a new provision requiring drivers to take a...

State Hazardous Materials Compliance Effectiveness Study

The purpose of this project is to review the st ate of the practice for state hazardous materials (HM) transportation compliance pr ograms and to identify exemplary initiatives and programs that could serve as a model for other states to consider. Battelle collaborated with the Commercial...

Get Operating Authority (Docket Number)

In general, companies that do the following are required to have interstate Operating Authority (MC number) in addition to a DOT number: Transport passengers in interstate commerce (for a fee or other compensation, whether direct or indirect) Transport federally-regulated commodities owned by...

Registration Forms

The following are printable Registration and Licensing forms, however, FMCSA strongly encourages users to submit these forms online.