Welcome To Transportation Safety Consultants, Inc.
TSCI provides peace of mind by providing you with the training and tools necessary to ensure compliance with all Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR).
If you received a DOT Compliance Review today…what would the result be?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations states: EVERY EMPLOYER shall be knowledgeable of, and comply with all regulations which are applicable to that motor carrier’s operations.
If you received a DOT Compliance Review today…What would the result be?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations states: EVERY EMPLOYER shall be knowledgeable of, and comply with all regulations which are applicable to that motor carrier’s operations.
What is a Commercial Motor Vehicle and do these Rules apply to you?
Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle:
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is greater; or
- Is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or
- Is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or
- Is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter C.
This means that if you operate any single truck over 10,000 pounds (i.e. a large van unit or a small box truck), or operate a single truck that could be hooked to a trailer that combined, puts you over 10,000 pounds (i.e. a regular sized pickup hooked up to a small trailer) that you are subject to the rules and regulations established by DOT-FMCSR.
