Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Large Truck Crash Facts. FMCSA-Ri-02-003, 2002 34, 29. 

Balkin T, Thome D, Sing H, Thomas M, Redmond D, Wesensten N, Williams J, Hall S, Belenky G. Effects of sleep schedules on commercial motor vehicle driver performance. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Washington. Technical Report DOT-MC-OO-133. 2000. 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Effects of Sleep Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Performance. Report No. DOT-MC-00-133. 2000. 

The difference between the crash rates per mile in the first two reports is due to the use of a bounding rate (using general data) in the first report and a carrier-specific rate in the second report. The third report derived a truck crash rate per billion ton-miles, based on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data for the number of commercial vehicle hazmat crashes divided by the number of commercial vehicle ton-miles. The commercial vehicle accident rate per ton-mile value was multiplied first by 0.59 and then by 0.013 to account for the number of ton-miles for for-hire commercial vehicles and for Class 6 poisons, respectively. These adjustments to the accident rate are inappropriate without consideration of the corresponding hazmat crashes, for which no data were used. The total accident scenario probabilities may be conservative (too high), however, when the probabilities of fire occurring, impact forces sufficiently high, etc. are considered. These probabilities do not appear to have been addressed, and the committee did not review the reports at that level of detail. 

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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), is responsible for the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials by all transportation modes. The primary office within PHMSA responsible for transportation safety and security is the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety. In addition to PHMSA, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within U.S. DOT are involved in transportation safety and security. 

The Transportation Safety Answer Manual is designed to help you answer your regulatory and safety questions. It covers over 160 critical transportation safety topics, including those areas regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This manual is designed as an easy-to-read and understand source for both the beginner and seasoned professional. 

A BAT-qualified immediate supervisor may not act as the BAT when one of his/her employees is being tested, unless no other BAT or STT is available. However, for reasonable suspicion testing, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations do not allow a person who makes a reasonable suspicion determination to conduct the alcohol test. 

The regulations do not give the employer authority to take any action, other than stated above, against a driver based solely on the driver s behavior and appearance with no test result. However, the employer may take other action independent of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulatory authority. 

Location of Records — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is requiring all documents to be maintained in accordance with 390.29, which sets forth requirements for copies and long-term storage of documents. 

Medical Variance Restriction — If a driver has been issued a medical variance from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the state must indicate this on the driver s Commercial Driver License Information System (CDLIS) driver record and CDL. A restriction code of V will be placed on the CDL. 

The legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier operating the CMV, as hsted on the Motor Carrier Identification Report (Form MCS-150) that is submitted with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ... 

Only the state or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has the authority to take an oflScial disqualification action against a driver. However, a conviction for a disqualif3nng offense automatically disqualifies a driver from driving for the period specified in the regulations. 

A prospective employer should report the failure of a previous employer to respond to an investigation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) according to 386.12. A copy of the report should be maintained in the driver investigation file as part of the good faith effort to obtain the required information. 

The medical exam must be performed by a medical examiner that is certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. 

The certificate must be made available for inspection at the employer s principal place of business within two business days after a request has been made by an authorized Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration representative. 

Regulations that govern procedures in proceedings to determine whether a motor carrier, property broker or freight forwarder, its agent, employee, or any other person subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has comphed with all regulations. If noncompliance has been determined, actions must be taken to ensure future compliance with the statute or regrdation, assess a civil penalty, or both. 

A person subject to 49 U.S.C. chapter 51 or a motor carrier, broker, freight fonwarder, or owner or operator of a CMV subject to part B of subtitle VI of title 49 U.S.C. who fails to allow promptly, upon demand in person or in writing, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an employee designated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or an employee of a MCSAP grant recipient to inspect and copy any record or inspect and examine equipment, lands, buildings, and other property, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 504(c), 5121(c), and 14122(b). 

A motor carrier who has been notified that a driver has been declared out of service must complete the Motor Carrier Certification of Action Taken portion of the form MCS-63 (Driver-Vehicle Examination Report). This form must be submitted to the Division Administrator or State Director, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within 15 days following the day the driver was declared out of service. 

Provide evidence of successful completion of the Driver-Training Program requirements in Part 380, Subpart B, when requested by employers and/or an authorized Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), state, or local official as part of a compliance review (The program must be for the operation of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) representative of the subject matter he/she will teach.) ... 

Before a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier of property or passengers begins operations in interstate commerce between Mexico and points in the United States beyond the mrmicipalities and commercial zones along the United States-Mexico international border, it must apply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for operating authority. 

After the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) grants a motor carrier provisional operating authority, a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier operating in the United States will be subject to an oversight program to monitor its compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs), and Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs). 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20590... 

Failure to respond to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) demand for a written response demanding corrective action within 30 days will result in the suspension of the carrier s provisional operating authority or provisional Certificate of Registration until the required showing of corrective action is submitted to the FMCSA. 

Unsatisfactory Rating — If a carrier is assigned an unsatisfactory safety rating following a compliance review or a safety audit determines that a carrier does not exercise the basic safety management controls necessary to ensure safe operations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wOl provide the carrier written notice (as soon as practicable) that the carrier s registration wiU be suspended. 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will remove a carrier s new entrant designation and notify the new entrant that its registration has become permanent if a safety audit has been performed within the 18-month period and the new entrant is not ... 

The driver safety measiarement system allows the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to directly monitor the safety and performance of individual drivers and address problem drivers based on their records across multiple employers. It holds both motor carriers and drivers responsible for safety and performance. 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Commercial Drivers Pre-Employment Screening Program provides motor carriers with electronic access to individual drivers crash and inspection histories with previous employers. The information is intended to aid motor carriers in assessing potential safety risks of prospective drivers. 

Written Notice — Within 30 days of the compliance review, the carrier will receive written notification of the safety rating resulting from the compliance review. This written notice will be issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration s (FMCSA) headquarters office. The notification will include a list of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation and Hazardous Materials Regulation compliance deficiencies which the motor carrier must correct. 

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