Sentences with phrase «federal commercial motor vehicle»

(Sec. 5524) Prescribes requirements to exempt certain welding trucks used in the pipeline industry from specified federal commercial motor vehicle requirements for motor carrier registration, driver qualifications, commercial motor carrier safety, maintenance and repair, and maximum driving hours and on duty time.

high priority activities and projects to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with federal commercial motor vehicle safety regulations; and

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule amending its commercial driver's license (CDL) regulations to ease the transition of military personnel into civilian careers driving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) by simplifying the process of obtaining a commercial learner's permit (CLP) orMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule amending its commercial driver's license (CDL) regulations to ease the transition of military personnel into civilian careers driving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) by simplifying the process of obtaining a commercial learner's permit (CLP) ormotor vehicles (CMVs) by simplifying the process of obtaining a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or CDL.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice and information to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) concerning incidents that have occurred relating to the possession and use of battery - powered portable electronic smoking devices [e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery systems] and the transportation safety risks associated with the use of these devMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice and information to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) concerning incidents that have occurred relating to the possession and use of battery - powered portable electronic smoking devices [e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery systems] and the transportation safety risks associated with the use of these devmotor vehicles (CMVs) concerning incidents that have occurred relating to the possession and use of battery - powered portable electronic smoking devices [e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery systems] and the transportation safety risks associated with the use of these devices.

Formerly a part of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle - related fatalities and injuMotor Carrier Safety Administration's primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle - related fatalities and injumotor vehicle - related fatalities and injuries.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has awarded more than $ 70 million in grants to states and educational institutions to enhance commercial motor vehicle (CMV) saMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has awarded more than $ 70 million in grants to states and educational institutions to enhance commercial motor vehicle (CMV) samotor vehicle (CMV) safety.

The clearinghouse would help improve roadway safety by making it easier to determine whether a truck or bus driver is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle for failing to comply with federal drug and alcohol regulations, including mandatory testing.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposal to require interstate commercial truck and bus companies to use Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in their vehicles to improve compliance with the safety rules that govern the number of hours a driver can work.

Issue: Continued pressure to increase the Federal size and weight limitations on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).

The CMV Safety Belt Partnership is a collaboration among the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, other government agencies, and industry specific private - sector organizations designed to encourage safety belt use by commercial motor vehicle driMotor Carrier Safety Administration, other government agencies, and industry specific private - sector organizations designed to encourage safety belt use by commercial motor vehicle drimotor vehicle drivers.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Utah - licensed truck driver Eddie D. Price to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Utah - licensed truck driver Eddie D. Price to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commmotor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the launch of its new safety - focused campaign, «Our Roads, Our Responsibility,» to raise public awareness about how to operate safely around large trucks and buses, or commercial motor vehicles (CMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the launch of its new safety - focused campaign, «Our Roads, Our Responsibility,» to raise public awareness about how to operate safely around large trucks and buses, or commercial motor vehicles (Cmotor vehicles (CMVs).

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice and information to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) concerning incidents that have occurred relating to the possession and use of battery - powered portable electronic smoking devices [e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine deliveryMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice and information to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) concerning incidents that have occurred relating to the possession and use of battery - powered portable electronic smoking devices [e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine deliverymotor vehicles (CMVs) concerning incidents that have occurred relating to the possession and use of battery - powered portable electronic smoking devices [e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery syst

Since a first step to reduce accidents is to understand them, FMCSA collects and maintains commercial vehicle safety data, as well as a national inventory of motor carriers and shippers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Hazardous Materials Regulatmotor carriers and shippers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Hazardous Materials RegulatMotor Carrier Safety Regulations and Hazardous Materials Regulations.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Minnesota - licensed truck driver John Ray Carpenter to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Minnesota - licensed truck driver John Ray Carpenter to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commmotor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commerce.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reported to Congress that current financial responsibility minimums for the commercial motor vehicle industry are inadequate to meet the costs of some craMotor Carrier Safety Administration has reported to Congress that current financial responsibility minimums for the commercial motor vehicle industry are inadequate to meet the costs of some cramotor vehicle industry are inadequate to meet the costs of some crashes.

This reports reviews the existing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that pertain to fueling systems to determine if changes to those regulations are necessary to accommodate the introduction of gaseous and liquid hydrogen as alternative fuel in commercial vehicles.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Tennessee - licensed truck driver Randall J. Weddle to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Tennessee - licensed truck driver Randall J. Weddle to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commmotor vehicle in interstate commerce.

Drivers deemed eligible to participated in the Pilot will be entered in to FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) which provides multiple agencies, namely CBP and Federal and State roadside commercial vehicle inspectors, who conduct commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities and monitor hazardous materials shipping by motor carriers access to information about carriers and CMV drivers operating within the United StMotor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) which provides multiple agencies, namely CBP and Federal and State roadside commercial vehicle inspectors, who conduct commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities and monitor hazardous materials shipping by motor carriers access to information about carriers and CMV drivers operating within the United Stmotor vehicle enforcement activities and monitor hazardous materials shipping by motor carriers access to information about carriers and CMV drivers operating within the United Stmotor carriers access to information about carriers and CMV drivers operating within the United States.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Texas - licensed truck driver Ruben Galindo to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Texas - licensed truck driver Ruben Galindo to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commmotor vehicle in interstate commerce.

The imminent hazard order finds that Patterson violated federal hours - of - service regulations, used a hand - held cell phone while operating a commercial motor vehicle, and was speeding.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared South Carolina - licensed truck driver Arnold Bradford Williams to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared South Carolina - licensed truck driver Arnold Bradford Williams to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commmotor vehicle in interstate commerce.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Florida - licensed truck driver Devon L. House to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Florida - licensed truck driver Devon L. House to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commmotor vehicle in interstate commerce.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) also issued a final rule banning text messaging while operating a commercial motor vehMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) also issued a final rule banning text messaging while operating a commercial motor vehmotor vehicle.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) require that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers comply with physical qualification requirements and be examined and certified by a medical examiner at least once every two yMotor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) require that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers comply with physical qualification requirements and be examined and certified by a medical examiner at least once every two ymotor vehicle (CMV) drivers comply with physical qualification requirements and be examined and certified by a medical examiner at least once every two years.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Wenceslao Cruz Marquez and his son, Hugo Cruz, to each be an imminent hazard to public safety, individually and as a passenger motor carrier, and has ordered both not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Wenceslao Cruz Marquez and his son, Hugo Cruz, to each be an imminent hazard to public safety, individually and as a passenger motor carrier, and has ordered both not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commmotor carrier, and has ordered both not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commmotor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commerce.

To carry out its safety mandate, FMCSA partners with stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies; the motor carrier industry; safety groups; commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers; and organized labor on efforts to reduce crashes involving CMVs.

From June 28 through July 8, the department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will conduct a nationwide roadside inspection sweep to ensure that commercial motor vehicles transporting fireworks categorized as Class 1 Explosives are operating in full compliance with federal and state safety staFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will conduct a nationwide roadside inspection sweep to ensure that commercial motor vehicles transporting fireworks categorized as Class 1 Explosives are operating in full compliance with federal and state safety standMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will conduct a nationwide roadside inspection sweep to ensure that commercial motor vehicles transporting fireworks categorized as Class 1 Explosives are operating in full compliance with federal and state safety standmotor vehicles transporting fireworks categorized as Class 1 Explosives are operating in full compliance with federal and state safety stafederal and state safety standards.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a regulation banning text messaging while operating a commercial motor vehicle in September Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a regulation banning text messaging while operating a commercial motor vehicle in September motor vehicle in September 2010.

FMCSA has also declared one of Highway Star's drivers, Ibrahim Fetic, an imminent hazard and ordered him to immediately cease all commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations due to his failure to comply with federal hours - of - service (HOS) regulations.

adopting and enforcing effective motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety regulations and practices consistent with Federal requirements; and

Your motor carrier operations pose an imminent hazard to the public because of serious and ongoing non-compliance with the Federal statutes and regulations including the FMCSRs relating to commercial motor vehicle maintenance.

Federal and state safety inspectors will be required to inspect and verify the status and validity of the license of each driver of a long - haul Mexican - domiciled motor carrier (1) when carrying a placardable quantity of hazardous material; (2) when undergoing a full vehicle driver Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection; and (3) 50 percent of other long - haul Mexican drivers engaged in cross-border opervehicle driver Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection; and (3) 50 percent of other long - haul Mexican drivers engaged in cross-border operVehicle Safety Alliance inspection; and (3) 50 percent of other long - haul Mexican drivers engaged in cross-border operations.

Section 5404 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish a pilot program to study the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of allowing a covered driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish a pilot program to study the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of allowing a covered driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commmotor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce.

FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to allow the voluntary mounting of certain devices on the interior of the windshields of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), including placement within the area that is swept by the windshield wiMotor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to allow the voluntary mounting of certain devices on the interior of the windshields of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), including placement within the area that is swept by the windshield wimotor vehicles (CMVs), including placement within the area that is swept by the windshield wipers.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) defines driving time as the time spent at the driving controls operating a commercial motor vehMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) defines driving time as the time spent at the driving controls operating a commercial motor vehmotor vehicle.

Federal Truck Laws There are federal and state laws which require commercial motor vehicles to carry insurance for various types of Federal Truck Laws There are federal and state laws which require commercial motor vehicles to carry insurance for various types of federal and state laws which require commercial motor vehicles to carry insurance for various types of losses.

There are federal and state laws which require commercial motor vehicles to carry insurance for various types of losses.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) reported that 13 % of commercial motor vehicle drivers in the study were fatigued at the time of the cMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) reported that 13 % of commercial motor vehicle drivers in the study were fatigued at the time of the cmotor vehicle drivers in the study were fatigued at the time of the crash.

Commercial Vehicles The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has established specific rules and standards that truck drivers and their companies must follow to operate a commercial motoCommercial Vehicles The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has established specific rules and standards that truck drivers and their companies must follow to operate a commercial motor vehMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has established specific rules and standards that truck drivers and their companies must follow to operate a commercial motocommercial motor vehmotor vehicle.

According to a study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the arm of the DOT that regulates the trucking industry, commercial vehicles consist of only 4 percent of registered vehicles on the road, but are involved in over 13 percent of overall traffic fatalities.

In order to combat the threat of texting and driving, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has enacted regulations to ban operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) from texting while driMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has enacted regulations to ban operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) from texting while drimotor vehicles (CMVs) from texting while driving.

If the driver is an independent driver or working for a company that does not satisfy the federal requirements governing commercial motor vehicles, a victim may find himself facing a situation where the driver and the motor carrier for whom he worked are not insured or are underinsured.

According to the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the costs associated with commercial vehicle crashes across the nation exceeded $ 89 billion in 2011.

Section 396.3 of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's regulations requires commercial trucks to undergo systemic inspection, repair and maintenance, which is generally understood to mean a regular or scheduled program to keep vehicles in safe operating condition.

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) reported that 14 percent of crashes involving large trucks occur due to the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers» inadequate surveillMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) reported that 14 percent of crashes involving large trucks occur due to the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers» inadequate surveillmotor vehicle (CMV) drivers» inadequate surveillance.

Because of concerns about fatigue among drivers of large vehicles, the federal government has regulated the work hours for drivers of commercial motor vehicles used in interstate commerce for many years.

In 1939, the Federal Government passed regulations to limit the hours of service (HOS), that truck drivers could operated their commercial motor vehicles.

Commercial vehicles must also carry a minimum amount of liability coverage, which is established by state regulations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and is higher than for personal vehicles.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration («FMCSA») is a federal agency that is responsible for regulating commercial vehicles that operate on interstate highways in the United Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration («FMCSA») is a federal agency that is responsible for regulating commercial vehicles that operate on interstate highways in the United federal agency that is responsible for regulating commercial vehicles that operate on interstate highways in the United States.