Materiales Peligrosos

La misión de Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) es mejorar la seguridad de camiones y autobuses en las carreteras de nuestra nación. Esto incluye reducir el número de incidentes de transporte que involucran materiales peligrosos y podrían perjudicar al público y al medio ambiente. Desarrollar programas para lograr estos objetivos y aumentar la seguridad del transporte de materiales peligrosos es responsabilidad del FMCSA Hazardous Materials (HM) Program (Programa de Materiales Peligrosos de la FMCSA) (HM).

Course: Inspecting High-Voltage Electric-Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in partnership with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), has developed a training course on inspecting high-voltage electric drive commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).

High voltage systems are not currently...

Inspecting High-Voltage Electric-Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles: Course Manuscript

This is the manuscript for the course: Inspecting High-Voltage Electric-Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles. The course with audio and visual may be found here: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/training-high-voltage/story_html5.html.

Research Idea Submission

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is committed to conducting comprehensive research directed toward fuller scientific discovery, knowledge, and understanding of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety considerations. The Agency also works to identify, test, and support...

Our Roads Our Safety Art Contest Logos

Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2005-2015

Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks Per State Pop 2010 and 2015

Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State 2005 - 2015

2017 Pocket Guide for Large Trucks and Bus Stats

Road Safety Art Contest Ideas

Winning artwork will best depict through original creativity how all road users—from cars, to bikers, to pedestrians—can stay safe around large trucks and buses by staying aware of their big blind spots, long stopping distance, and wide...