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Transportation - Motor Carrier

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Motor carrier safety standards: Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation - Trailer conspicuity; retroreflexive sheeting; compliance deadline partially suspended - 06/06/01
  File sizes: 25K 48K

FMCSA's Conspicuity Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicles - 05/29/01
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  File sizes: n/a 939K

Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Early Compliance Allowed for Electronic Reporting; Final Rule - 05/23/01
  File sizes: 11K 33K

Registration of For-Hire Motor Carriers, Property Brokers, and Freight Forwarders; Proposed Rule, Withdrawal - 05/16/01
  File sizes: 10K 30K

Department of Transportation Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (Summary and Lists) - 05/14/01
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Motor carrier safety standards: Commercial driver's license standards; requirements and penalties; noncommercial motor vehicle violations - 05/04/01
  File sizes: 94K 88K

Motor carrier safety standards: Mexican-domiciled motor carriers; application form to operate in U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on U.S.-Mexico border - 05/03/01
 
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54K 1,332K

Mexican motor carriers; applications to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border - 05/03/01
 
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53K 1,290K

Mexican motor carriers operating in United States; safety monitoring system and compliance initiative - 05/03/01
  File sizes: 38K 49K

Motor carrier safety standards: Controlled substances and alcohol use and testing; amendments conforming to DOT rule - 4/30/01
  File sizes: 97K 87K

Workplace drug and alcohol testing programs; amendments conforming to DOT rule - 4/30/01
  File sizes: 22K 101K

Estimates of Commercial Motor Vehicles Using the Southwest Border Crossings - 04/01/01
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  File sizes: n/a 88K

Younger Commercial Driver Pilot Training Program - 02/20/01
  File sizes: 27K 48K

Memorandum for the Heads and Acting Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies - 01/24/01
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Cabotage Rules for Canadian Drivers - 1/01
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FMCSA Issues Rules to Improve Safety Of For-Hire Small Buses and Vans Q & A' s - 1/01
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Motor carrier safety standards: Small passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle definition; commercial motor vehicle operator requirements, Final Rule- 1/11/01
  File sizes: 80K 251K

Motor carrier safety standards: Small passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles used in interstate commerce; operator safety requirements, Proposed Rule - 1/11/01
  File sizes: 97K 165K

Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Final Rule - 12/19/00
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  File sizes: 366K, 362K, 109K 861K

National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Final amendments - 12/18/00
  File sizes: 265K 263K

Development of a North American Standard for Protection Against Shifting and Falling Cargo - 12/18/00
  File sizes: 143K 209K

Sanctions Against Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders for Failure To Pay Civil Penalties - 12/15/00
  File sizes: 47K 144K

Regulations Governing Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services--2000 Update - 12/11/00
  File sizes: 24K 130K

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice - 12/11/00
  File sizes: 60K 227K

Evaluating Commercial Driver's License Program Vulnerabilities A study of the states of Illinois and Florida - 12/00
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  File sizes: n/a 535K

Motor Carrier Identification Report, Interim Final Rule - 11/24/00
  File sizes: 41K 139K

Effects of Sleep Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Performance - 11/00

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Executive Summary
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  Part 1 - TechBrief FMCSA-MCRT-00-014
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  Part 2 - TechBrief FMCSA-MCRT-00-015
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Physical Qualification of Drivers; Medical Examination; Certificate - 10/05/00
  File sizes: 59K 922K

Sanctions Against Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders for Failure to Pay Civil Penalties - 09/19/00
  File sizes: 70K 159K

FMCSA Responses to Questions Posed at Hours-of-Service Public Hearings - 09/00
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  File sizes: n/a 35K

Safety Fitness Procedures - 08/22/00
  File sizes: 127K 186K

Hours of Service of Drivers; Driver Rest and Sleep for Safe Operations - 08/15/00
  File sizes: 11K 122K

Office of Inspector General Audit Report - The Department of Transportation's Rulemaking Process, Report Number MH-2000-109 - 07/20/00
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  File sizes: n/a 224K

Bus Driver Fatigue and Stress Issues Study - 06/00
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  File sizes: n/a 458K

Design, Development and Evaluation of Driver Wellness Programs, Final Report- 06/00
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  File sizes: n/a 6,809K

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General; Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking; Final Rule - 06/02/00
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  File sizes: 73K n/a

Hours of Service of Drivers; Driver Rest and Sleep for Safe Operations; Proposed Rule - 05/02/00
  File sizes: 521K 568K

Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis Hours of Service NPRM - 04/25/00
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  File sizes: n/a 1050K

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program - 03/21/00
  File sizes: 126K 207K

FMCSA Jurisdiction to Regulate the Qualifications and Maximum Hours of Service of CMV Drivers - 02/08/00
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  File sizes: n/a 13K

FMCSA Safety Action Plan 2000 - 2003 - 02/00 n/a
 
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Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 - 12/9/99 n/a
 
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Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs - 12/9/99
 

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441K 371K

Commercial Driver Disqualification Provision, Final Rule - 09/02/99
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  File sizes: 83K n/a

Revision to Reporting Requirements for Motor Carriers of Property and Household Goods - 07/21/99 n/a
  File sizes: 13K n/a

U.S. Department Of Transportation Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Action Plan - 05/25/99 n/a
  File sizes: 6K n/a

Comments on Truck Splash and Spray Reduction for a Report to Congress - 05/07/99
  File sizes: 18K 29K

Highway Tax Equity and Simplification Act of 1999 - 05/99 n/a
  File sizes: 6K n/a

Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Lighting Devices, Reflectors, and Electrical Equipment; Final Rule - 3/31/99
 
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145K 145K

Retrofitting Older Trailers With Conspicuity Markings -- Final Rule - 03/31/99
  File sizes: 144K 145K

Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Motor Carrier Registration and Insurance - 02/12/99
  File sizes: 40K 54K

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