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Safety

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391

Seat Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers (SBUCMVD) 2013 Survey

The Seat Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers (SBUCMVD) Survey is a nationally representative field data collection program that provides estimates of safety belt use by drivers and other occupants of medium and heavy duty commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The work is conducted on...

Commercial Tire Safety Tips

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is concerned about commercial tire safety and has previously issued alerts to the motorcoach industry to raise awareness regarding summer tire safety issues. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) Office of Defects...

Fisher PRD Recall Safety Notice

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing this safety advisory concerning pressure relief devices (PRD) that were not manufactured or intended for use on cargo tank motor vehicles.  PRDs are an integral part of the safety mechanisms for U.S. Department of...

2016 "Be Ready. Be Buckled." Kids' Art Contest Submissions

Second grader Jessica Hong from East Brunswick, NJ, and fourth grader Andy Chen, also from East Brunswick, NJ, won top honors for their illustrations that demonstrate the need for commercial truck and bus drivers to buckle up every time they get behind the wheel. The two winners were joined by 9...

SFD Compliance With the FAST Act FAQs

Why didn’t FMCSA publish an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for the Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) rule as discussed in Section 5202 of the FAST Act?

Section 31136(g) provides the Secretary with the authority to waive this requirement when it “is...

Urgent Inspection Bulletin: Safety Recall Issued By Volvo Trucks

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing this bulletin based upon a safety recall initiated by Volvo Trucks affecting nearly 20,000 commercial motor vehicles, with more than 17,000 affected vehicles in the United States (click here to view Volvo Trucks’ “Safety Recall...