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Mobile Phone Restrictions Fact Sheet

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...

No Texting Rule Fact Sheet

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,...

Distracted Driving

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...

Environmental Assessment - HOS Final Rule (December 2011)

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...

Regulatory Impact Analysis - HOS Final Rule (December 2011)

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...

How to Comply with Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations

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...

Los Angeles-based Bus Company "Its Good Promotion" Ordered Shut Down by FMCSA

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Los Angeles-based passenger carrier John Andrew Ciego, which does business as "Its Good Promotion," USDOT No. 1518915, to immediately cease operations after finding that the company was...

Field Operational Test Overview

There are nearly 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials on U.S. highways each day. Safeguarding these shipments from possible terrorist use as weapons of mass destruction is the focus of the U.S. Department of Transportation-sponsored Hazardous Materials Safety and Security Operational...

Hazardous Materials Safety & Security Field Operational Test

Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the Department of Transportation was asked to identify areas within the transportation system that were vulnerable to terrorist attack. FMCSA conducted a field operational test (FOT) to quantify the security costs and...