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Cargo Tank Truck Rollover Prevention
Over 78% of rollovers involve driver error. As a driver, YOU are the key component for preventing rollovers. So why do rollovers happen and what can you do to prevent them? This FMCSA video answers those questions and more....
Be Aware Of Blind Spots
Large trucks have huge blind spots, or "No Zones." If you can't see the driver in the vehicle's side mirror, assume the driver can't see you.
FMCSA Declares New Mexico Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared New Mexico-licensed commercial driver Evaristo S. Mora to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle...
Agricultural Exceptions and Exemptions to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours of Service and Commercial Driver’s License Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates transportation in interstate commerce for vehicles weighing 10,001 or more pounds (i.e., any of the following: gross vehicle weight (GVW), gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), gross combination weight...
FMCSA To Announce Additional ELD Transition Guidance
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that in advance of the Dec. 18, 2017 implementation of the Congressionally-mandated electronic logging device (ELD) rule, and to further facilitate transition...
DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Notice
Recently, some states passed initiatives to permit use of marijuana for so-called “recreational” purposes. We have had several inquiries about whether these state initiatives will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation’s longstanding regulation about the...