Farmer Safety

Rules and Regulations
 

Driver regulations

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  • Procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs
  • Fees for motor carrier registration and insurance
  • Exemptions, commercial zones, and terminal areas
  • Lease and interchange of vehicles and more
Driver regulations

Vehicle regulations

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  • Compliance with interstate motor carrier noise emission standards
  • Exemptions, commercial zones and terminal areas
  • Passenger carrier regulations
  • Rulemaking procedures federal motor carrier safety regulations and more
Driver regulations

Company regulations

  • Compatibility of state laws and regulations affecting interstate motor carrier operations
  • Commercial motor carrier safety assistance program
  • Compatibility of state laws and regulations affecting interstate motor carrier operations
  • Receipts and bills and more
HAZMAT

Hazardous materials regulations

  • Safety fitness procedures
  • Federal motor carrier safety regulations; general
  • Transportation of hazardous materials; driving and parking rules and more
  • The transportation of agricultural products (see 49 CFR171.8) by highway may be excepted from some or all of the provisions of the Hazardous Materials Regulations when transported in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 173.5.
Regulatory guidance

Regulatory guidance

  • CDL standards; requirements and penalties
  • Minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor carriers
  • Qualifications of drivers and longer combination vehicle (LCV) driver instructors and more
Alcohol and drug rules

Alcohol and drug rules

The FMCSA regulations require alcohol and drug testing of drivers, who are required to have a CDL. The U.S. DOT rules include procedures for urine drug testing and breath alcohol testing. Urine drug testing rules were first issued in December 1989. In 1994, the rules were amended to add breath alcohol testing procedures.

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