Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMSCA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) 

The primary mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries. On its website, it has links to its regulations and Regulatory Guidance, a series of frequently asked questions that offer detailed answers to specific situations. 

Drivers in the trucking industry experienced the most fatalities of all occupations, accounting for 12 percent of all worker-related deaths according to www.OSHA.gov, 2010. About two-thirds of fatally injured drivers were involved in highway crashes. Drivers also had more nonfatal injuries than workers in any other occupation. Half 

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