# 9180 – FEDERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO DRIVER QUALIFICATION FILE AND DRIVER’S LOG
The federal motor carrier safety regulations apply to all motor carriers, including private carriers such as dealers, who operate vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 10,000 pounds in interstate commerce. The truck does not necessarily have to leave the state to be involved in interstate commerce. Any truck which continues the interstate…
Focus on Safety 1999
Safety is as fundamental to trucking as the freight it carries, but never has it been more important in the public’s mind. Recent events, such as the Bourbonnais, Ill., train crash or the rollover of a tractor-trailer carrying black powder in Virginia, have put safety in the spotlight. The Bourbonnais incident – which left 11…
It’s Trend vs. Numbers in Fatality Debate
Are highway travelers safe from big trucks? It all depends on what numbers are used to quantify safety. Despite more trucks on the roads, the likelihood of being in a fatal collision with a commercial vehicle has declined steadily since 1975 in the United States. However, the number of people dying in truck-related road accidents…
WHY ARE SAFETY REGULATIONS REQUIRED?
FACTORS THAT AFFECT FATIGUE IN HEAVY TRUCK ACCIDENTS VOLUME 1: ANALYSIS NTSB Number: SS-95/01 NTIS Number: PB95-917001 SYNOPSIS The Safety Board analysis of Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) data indicates that in 1993 there were 3,311 heavy trucks involved in 3,169 fatal accidents, in which 3,783 persons died (432 were occupants of the heavy…
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