Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

The transportation of explosives, including 1,3-DNB and 1,3,5-TNB, must be in accordance with the Department of Transportation hazardous material regulations (49 CFR 171-190) and the motor carrier safety regulations (49 CFR 390-398). Numerous states have established regulations on explosives for air quality control, solid waste disposal, storage, manufacture, and use. 

Transportation of explosives Is in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation hazardous regulations 49 CFR 171-190 and the motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR 390-398 with some... 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, 1992. 

The number of regulations motor carriers and their employees must follow can be mind-boggling. Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) alone ranges from employee drug and alcohol testing to vehicle inspection and maintenance. 

Excepted Interstate — He/she must certify that he/she drives or expects to drive in interstate commerce, but is only involved in transportation or operations excepted under 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), and is not required to get a medical examiner s certificate. 

Establishes a definition of what types of vehicles and drivers fall iinder specific motor carrier safety regulations. 

Regulations to establish compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. 

At least once every 12 months, the motor carrier must review the motor vehicle record of each driver, including compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the Hazardous Materials Regulations. 

Certifies that the driver is fuUy qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under the rules of Part 391 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations ... 

These regulations make intermodal equipment providers (lEPs) subject to the Eederal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (EMCSRs), and call for shared safety responsibility among lEPs, motor carriers, and drivers. 

A roadability review is an on-site examination of an intermodal equipment provider s (lEP) compliance with the applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). This includes compliance with Parts 390, 393, and 396. 

CFR 390 — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations General 49 CFR 393 — Parts and Accessories Necessaiy for Safe Operation 49 CFR 396 — Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance... 

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). 

Operating a vehicle placed out of service for violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations or compatible state laws and regulations without taking necessary corrective action. 

Parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Hazardous Materials Regulations having similar characteristics are combined together into live regulatory factors and an accident factor. The factors, evaluated on the basis of the adequacy of the carrier s safety management controls, are ... 

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. 

A pilot program is defined as a study in which temporary regulatory relief from one or more of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) is given to a person or class of persons subject to the regulations. 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) Federal regulations that estabhsh safe operating requirements for commercial vehicle drivers, carriers, vehicles, and vehicle equipment. 

Hours of service The number of hours commercial motor vehicle drivers may drive and be on duty after meeting off-duty requirements, according to Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. 

The terms motor carrier and/or commercial motor vehicle bring to mind the 18-wheelers we frequently see barreling down the highway. Though these types of vehicles are subject to regulation, many other types of vehicles also fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). 

Safety Program Management — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) were not written to take the place of, or become, your safety effort. Compliance, in and of itself, does not ensure safety. The second major tab is really the core of this manual. Here you will learn how to use the FMCSRs as a framework for developing a comprehensive and integrated safety program — a safety system that overlaps all departments, and impacts all employees. 

Driver discipline — Carriers feel that disciplining drivers is more important or equally important as rewards in encouraging and reinforcing safe driving behavior. Carriers discipline drivers for poor safety performance when drivers violate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, violate company safety policies, or demonstrate generally unsafe driving performance. 

Federal interpretation means a federally developed and issued guidance regarding a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published inter-... 

Our goai is to achieve hours-of-service exceiience, and the company has estabiished a high standard for hours-of-service compiiance and iog vioiations. The company wiii audit all daily logs to ensure compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Part 395. 

Ensming and maintaining compliance with all applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) is the next major topic we will cover. And this is a big one ... 

Before we delve into the Parts and specific regulations contained in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, let s take a step back. Provided below is a brief history of the FMCSRs, followed by a quick refresher on how to navigate through them. 

The end result of this development is what we today call the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Even after deregidation in the early 1980s, the FMCSRs remain the sole safety standard that drivers and motor carriers must comply with when operating commercial motor vehicles on the nation s roadways. 

If the movement crosses a state or country border, interstate commerce, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations must be observed. The individual states will provide regulations for intrastate movements and may or may not reflect the federal requirements. ... 

Pre-trip inspection policy Before operating any company vehicle, our drivers will be expected to perform a complete pre-trip inspection. This inspection will last a minimum of seven minutes, and must be clearly Indicated on the driver s record-of-duty status. The pre-trip must include, but is not limited to, a thorough inspection of the parts and accessories listed in 392.7 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, and a detailed review of the last DVIR done on the vehicle. 

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