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Medical Certification Requirements as Part of the Commercial Driver's License:Availability of Supplemental Document - 06/27/08


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Hours of Service of Drivers; Availability of Supplemental Documents - 06/25/08

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Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs - 6/25/08

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Office of the Secretary Technical Corrections (includes Part 40 changes) - 06/13/08

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Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: State Laws Requiring Drug and Alcohol Rule Violation Information- 06/13/08

 

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Hours of service of drivers: United States Department of Energy (DOE); Application for exemption; Notice of application for exemption; request for comments - 6/12/08

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Commercial Driver's License Testing and Learner's Permit Standards; Extension of Comment Period - 06/09/08

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Federal motor vehicle safety standards; Denial of petition for rulemaking; Denial of petition for rulemaking - 6/3/08


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Agency information collection activities; Revision of a currently-approved information collection: Licensing applications for motor carrier operating authority; Notice and request for information - 5/28/08


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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration RULES Vehicle Identification Number Requirements; Correction. - 05/16/08

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Motor carrier safety: Improvements to drug testing programs could better identify illegal drug users and keep them off the road; Government Accountability Office report GAO-08-600 - 05/15/08
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Private highway-rail grade crossing safety research and inquiry; Federal Railroad Administration final report - 5/08
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Withdrawal of notice for emergency approval of a new information collection: Commercial vehicle driver survey: Truck driver hours of service and fatigue management; Notice; Withdrawal of notice for emergency information collection request - 05/02/08

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arrow New nationwide report estimates that roughly a quarter of all drivers in some states drove under the influence of alcohol in the past year; SAHMSA news release - 04-23/08
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Model Years 2008-2020 and Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards Model Years 2008-2020; Request for Product Plan Information - 05/02/08

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Average Fuel Economy Standards: Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2011-2015 Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards - 05/02/08

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration RULES Vehicle Identification Number Requirements - 04/30/08

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Environmental Impact Statement, Notice of Intent: New Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Supplemental - 04/28/08

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Sleep apnea and driving recommendations; FMCSA Medical Review Board 1/28/08 meeting summary - 04/08/08

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Transportation Department RULES Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties: National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator - 04/14/08

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Commercial Driver's License Testing and Commercial Learner's Permit Standards - 04/09/08

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Documents required for travelers departing from or arriving in the United States at aea and land ports-of-entry from within the western hemisphere; Final rule - 04/03/08

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Designation of an enhanced driver's license and identity document issued by the state of Washington as a travel document under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; Notice - 04/03/08

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NOTICES Highway Safety Programs: Model Specifications for Screening Devices to Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids - 03/31/08

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arrow Mary E. Peters releases new data showing seat belt usage among truck drivers hits record level; DOT news release - 03/25/08
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - NOTICES Demonstration Project on NAFTA Trucking Provisions - 03/24/08

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Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators: Updated Information - Proposed Rules - 03/24/08
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Agency information collection activities; Emergency approval of a new information collection: Commercial vehicle driver survey: Truck driver hours of service and fatigue management; Notice and request for information - 03/21/08
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Transportation safety: Medical certification and background check requirements for pilots, vessel masters, and commercial drivers vary; GAO report GAO-08-421R - 02/27/08

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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Fees for Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement; Correction - 02/26/08
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Hours of Service of Drivers - 02/20/08
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arrow PROPOSED RULES Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer Complaint Information Quarterly Report - 02/20/08
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arrow Railroad operating rules: Program of operational tests and inspections; Railroad operating practices: Handling equipment, switches and fixed derails; Final rule - 02/13/08
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2006 large truck crash overview; Publication No. FMCSA-RI-07-033 - 12/07 - Posted 02/08
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Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Hours of service of drivers; Government Accountability Office report GAO-08-390R - 01/03/08
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Senator Dorgan letter to DOT Secretary Mary Peters regarding the Mexican trucking pilot project - 01/03/08
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Legal Counsel letter to Senator Dorgan regarding the Mexican trucking pilot project - 12/28/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators, Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments - 12/26/07
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arrow Conforming products list of evidential breath alcohol measurement devices; Notice - 12/17/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Motor carrier safety standards: Drivers’ hours of service—On-duty driving time adjustments - 12/17/07
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arrow Highway safety programs; Proposed amendments to model specifications for screening; Devices to measure alcohol in bodily fluids; Notice of proposed amendments to model specifications - 12/14/07
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NTSB determines truck driver failed to slow for traffic, cites inadequate rest; NTSB news release - 12/04/07

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arrow Electronic signatures on documents: Verigo, Incorporated (Verigo), Application for exemption; Notice of application for exemption; Request for comments - 11/30/07
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arrow Hours of service of drivers: Application for exemption; Notice of application for exemption; request for comments - 11/26/07
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arrow Motor vehicle safety standards: School bus passenger crash protection requirements; upgrades, Proposed Rule - 11/21/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Motor carrier safety standards: Calculating crash rates and driver, vehicle, and hazardous materials out-of-service rates, etc.; enforcement policy - 11/07/07
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arrow Comprehensive safety analysis 2010 initiative; Notice of public listening session - 11/02/07
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Motor carrier safety: Preliminary information on challenges to ensuring the integrity of drug testing programs; U.S. Government Accountability Office Report GAO-08-220T - 11/01/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Motor carrier safety standards: Drivers hours of service and records of duty status; supporting documents requirements; withdrawn - 10/25/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: NAFTA cross-border trucking provisions; demonstration project - 10/17/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Technical amendments - 10/01/07
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arrow Motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder, and hazardous materials proceedings; practice rules— Penalty schedules; violations of notices and orders; CFR correction, 55100 [07–55515] - 09/28/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Motor carrier safety standards: Motorcoach passengers; pre-trip safety information - 09/13/07
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arrow Informational notice regarding certain substituted specimens; Notice - 09/11/07
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DOT response to the release of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) official report – mandated by Congress – on the cross border trucking demonstration project, submitted to Congress on September 6, 2007 - 09/07/07
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Federal safety agency identifies many high-risk carriers but does not assess maximum fines as often as required by law; U.S. Government Accountability Office report GAO-07-584 - 08/28/07
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arrow Motor carrier safety standards: Unified carrier registration plan and agreement fees - 08/24/07
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arrow RULES Motor carrier safety standards: Commercial motor vehicle accidents involving fires; recording; regulatory guidance Correction - 08/09/07
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arrow Transportation Department PROPOSED RULES Standard time zone boundaries: Indiana - 08/08/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Motor carrier safety standards: Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation—Driveaway-towaway operations; fire extinguisher exception - 08/07/07
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arrow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Motor carrier safety standards: Commercial motor vehicle accidents involving fires; recording; regulatory guidance - 07/24/07
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT - Decided July 24, 2007; No. 06-1035 – On Petitions for Review of a Final Rule of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - 07/24/07

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arrow Transportation Department PROPOSED RULES Standard time zone boundaries: Southwest Indiana - 07/19/07
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arrow U.S. Customs and Border Protection RULES Automated Commercial Environment Truck Manifest System:Advance electronic truck cargo information; ports of entry—Maine and Minnesota - 07/18/07
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Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA-LU); Final Rule - 07/05/07
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arrow Letter to Representative Petri regarding the Motor Carrier Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat); DOT Office of Inspector General correspondence - 06/19/07
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The Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005; Questions and Answers: Informal Guidance for Interested Parties - 06/18/07

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arrow Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation—Lamps and reflective devices; correction - 06/18/07
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arrow UCRA registration agreement document - 06/11/07
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arrow Automation program test:Automated Commercial Environment—Truck carrier accounts; automated truck manifest data; deployment schedule - 06/11/07
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Unified carrier registration plan and agreement fees, correction - 06/05/07
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§390.5 definitions; FMCSA guidance for regulation - Revised 05/07
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Fees for Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement - 05/29/07