2. Reference
Part 390 Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/regs/390.htm
3. Purpose
This presentation is intended to
educate all personnel of motor
carrier companies on the FMCSA
general safety regulations.
4. Applicability
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) apply to all
employers, employees and
commercial motor vehicles
transporting property or passengers
in interstate commerce.
5. Exceptions to General
Applicability
• Transportation provided by Federal,
state and local governments
• Occasional transportation of personal
property by individuals for non-
commercial purposes
• School bus operations
• Transportation of human corpses or
sick and injured people
6. Exceptions to General
Applicability
CMVs carrying between 9 and 15
passengers not for direct
compensation or not beyond a 75 air-
mile radius from the driver’s normal
work reporting location are subject to
the following requirements:
1.must file Motor Carrier Identification
Report
2. must maintain an accident register
3. must mark vehicle with the motor carrier
identification number
7. What is a Commercial
Motor Vehicle (CMV)?
Any self-propelled or towed
motor vehicle used on a
highway in interstate commerce
to transport passengers or
property that meets at least one
of the following criteria:
8. What is a Commercial
Motor Vehicle (CMV)?
• Has a gross vehicle rating, gross
combination weight rating, gross
vehicle weight or gross
combination weight of 4,536 kg
(10,001 lbs.) or more
• Is designed or used to transport
more than 8 passengers for
compensation
9. What is a Commercial
Motor Vehicle (CMV)?
• Is designed or used to transport
more than 15 passengers without
compensation
or
• Is used in transporting hazardous
material
10. Motor Carrier
Responsibility
Whenever a duty is prescribed
for a driver or a prohibition is
imposed on a driver, it is the
duty of the motor carrier to
ensure compliance with that
duty or prohibition.
11. Motor Carrier
Identification Report
Each motor carrier that conducts
operations in interstate commerce
must file a Motor Carrier Identification
Report (Form MCS-150) at the
following times:
• before it begins operations
• every 24 months
12. Type of Accident
Required to be Reported
by Motor Carrier
An occurrence involving a CMV
operating on a public road that
results in at least one of the
following:
• a fatality
• bodily injury to a person
• disabling damage to one or more
motor vehicles
13. Accident Register
For one year after an accident, motor
carriers are required to maintain an
accident register containing:
• date and location of accident
• driver’s name
• number of injuries and fatalities
• hazardous materials (other than
fuel) released
• other information as required
14. Assistance in
Investigations
A motor carrier shall:
• make all records and information
pertaining to an accident available to
an authorized representative of the
FMCSA upon request;
• give an authorized representative of
the FMCSA all reasonable assistance
in the investigation of any accident
including providing a full, true and
correct answer to any question of the
inquiry.
15. Vehicle Identification
Every CMV operated by a motor carrier in
interstate commerce must be marked on
BOTH sides with the following:
• motor carrier’s name or trade name
• city and state of its principal place of
business
• motor carrier’s identification number
preceded by “US DOT”
16. Emergencies
Relief from Parts 390-399 of the
FMCSRs may be granted during
declared emergencies to any motor
carrier who provides emergency
assistance.
17. Aiding and Abetting
Violations
No person shall aid, abet,
encourage or require a motor
carrier or its employees to
violate the FMCSA rules.
18. Violation and Penalty
Any person who violates
FMCSA regulations may
be subject to civil or
criminal penalties.
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To view the specific FMCSA regulations, please click on the link on the above slide.
The following presentation is a brief overview of the FMCSA general safety regulations.
FMCSA guidelines apply to commercial motor vehicle drivers, employers and motor carriers. Transportation provided by the government, occasional transportation of personal property for non-commercial purposes, school bus operations and the transportation of human corpses or sick/injured people are considered exceptions to general applicability.
Commercial motor vehicles carrying between nine and fifteen passengers for compensation are also exempt from most of the FMCSRs. They must still file a Motor Carrier Identification Report, maintain an accident register, and mark vehicle with the motor carrier identification number.
The definition of a commercial motor vehicle is any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property that meets at least one of the following criteria off of the next two slides.
A motor carrier is responsible for any and all actions of the drivers that it employs.
A Motor Carrier Identification Report must be filed before it begins operations and every 24 months.
It is important for a motor carrier to report all accidents resulting in a fatality, bodily injury or disabling damage to at least one of the vehicles.
Motor carriers are required to keep a register for one year after an accident. This register must contain the date and location of the accident, the driver’s name, the number of injuries and/or fatalities, hazardous materials released, and other information as required.
It is very important that employees and employers assist in any official investigations. A motor carrier shall make all records and information regarding an accident available to an authorized FMCSA representative.
It is every motor carrier’s responsibility to ensure that all vehicles under it’s operation are properly marked. Both sides of the vehicle must be marked with the motor carrier’s name, the city and state of its principal place of business and the motor carrier’s identification number preceded by “US DOT.”
Serious consequences can occur if someone is aiding, abetting or encouraging a motor carrier or any of its employees to violate FMCSA regulations.
