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FMCSA Bulletin: Safety Recall Issued By Volvo Trucks

March 18, 2016

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing this bulletin based upon a safety recall initiated by Volvo Trucks affecting nearly 20,000 Class 8 motor vehicles, with more than 17,000 affected vehicles in the United States (click here to view Volvo...

Volvo Safety Recall Alert: Steering Shaft

Volvo Trucks North America recently learned of four cases in which the steering failed on vehicles equipped with a greaseable two-piece steering shaft manufactured by Willi Elbe. Based on our inquiry into these incidents, we are proactively contacting all of the owners of the affected vehicles...

Medical Release Form (Seizure) SAMPLE

This is a completed sample form which provides authorization to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to publish seizure exemption information in a public docket.

Federal Seizure Exemption Application

This document is the Federal Seizure Exemption Application that must be submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for consideration.

PRISM System Specification version 9.0

About this Document

Provides all the information necessary for States to develop their local systems to satisfy the PRISM Requirements and interface with the PRISM Central Site.

Share the Road Safely

The Share the Road Safely program strives to improve the knowledge of all highway users to minimize the likelihood of a crash with a large truck, and reduce the consequences of those that do occur. Learn what you can do to stay safe, and keep your family safe, on the highway.

Background of...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

What is OSA?

OSA is a respiratory disorder characterized by a reduction or cessation of breathing during sleep. OSA is characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway collapse in the region of the upper throat (pharynx) that results in intermittent periods of partial airflow obstruction (...

Study of Alternatives to Reduce Driver Exposure to Diesel Exhaust

Goal To study the efficiencies of different idle reduction technologies and to compare their short- and long-term economic costs. The goal is to reduce the amount of diesel emissions that enter a truck cab and to improve air quality in the cab while a driver is resting in a sleeper berth at a...