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Crash Weighting Analysis - Report to Congress

Pursuant to the Explanatory Statement accompanying the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76, division L), and Senate Report 113-45 accompanying Senate Bill 1243, the report describes the study approach, questions analyzed...

FMCSA to Maintain 50 Percent Random Drug Testing Rates through 2015

FMCSA to Maintain 50 Percent Random Drug Testing Rates through 2015.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported today that the annual minimum random controlled substances testing rates for employees in safety sensitive positions, including tractor-trailer and bus...

The Mandatory High-Risk Carriers Report - FY 2013

The Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2014 (P.L. 113-76. division L) requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to submit a report on the Agency's ability to meet the requirement contained in Section 4138 of the Safe,...

Hazardous Materials Safety Permit Program Improvements Letter Report

Pursuant to House of Representatives Report No. 113-136 accompanying the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2014 (H.R. 2610), the letter report describes the status of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ...

National Safety Code Change: Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections

The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has revised National Safety Code (NSC) – Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection (PMVI) - Standard 11.  Implementation for the revised NSC-11 standard is anticipated throughout Canada starting in 2015.  The Federal Motor Carrier...

U.S. Regulatory Change: Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports

In a Final Rule published on December 18, 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rescinded the requirement that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating in the United States in interstate commerce, except drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs, submit, and motor...