Federal trucking regulation
Safety rules and their application to commercial motor vehicles.
Entries
- Cargo loading and securement Federal performance, equipment and driver-check requirements, and why loading responsibility needs its own analysis. Updated
- Commercial driver drug and alcohol testing Testing categories, post-crash triggers and timing under 49 CFR Part 382. Updated
- Electronic logging devices and duty-status records What ELD records contain, how edits work and why a log is not a continuous crash reconstruction. Updated
- FMCSA and federal trucking rules What federal motor-carrier safety rules cover, and why a vehicle description alone does not establish which rules apply. Updated
- Hours of service for property-carrying drivers The federal driving limits, break rule and important exceptions for covered property-carrying operations. Updated
- Leased trucks, owner-operators and contractor status Written equipment leases, carrier responsibility and the distinction between regulatory control and employment status. Updated
- Motor-carrier minimum financial responsibility Federal liability minimums, their scope and why the regulatory minimum does not establish available insurance. Updated
- Truck driver fatigue The federal fatigue prohibition, its relationship to driving limits and the limits of log-based conclusions. Updated
- Truck inspection, repair and maintenance Systematic maintenance, driver inspections and the different retention rules for vehicle records. Updated
- Underride crashes Rear protection standards, vehicle applicability and the distinction between rear and side underride. Updated