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MCat: Vehicle Management
Cat: Trucking

Manual on the realities and limitations of trucking. Fact sheets about the trucking industry & trucking safety, including information on basic industry facts, safety statistics, a truck's average total stopping distance, etc. Alternative fuels.

26 Resources
Canada: Federal Lighting Equipment Location Requirements [26535] ?

Basic equipment required on all trailers

Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (CTS&W) Study [14817] ?

Study regarding the highly controversial and multifaceted truck size and weight (TS&W) issue

Conspicuity Tape is NOT Required on a Straight Truck [26536] ?

Lighting, conspicuity requirements for trucks in the USA

New Corrosion Impacts on Trucking [pdf] [39982] ?

Dealing with road salt and corrosion

New DOT Compliance - Truck-Mounted Auxiliary Fuel Tanks [39980] ?

Federal regulations regarding truck-mounted auxiliary fuel tanks

New DOT Compliance Answers [39979] ?

Answers to common questions

Driver's Handbook on Cargo Securement [26214] ?

This Handbook is based on the North American Cargo Securement Standard

Driving Tips for Commerical Motor Vehicles [35807] ?

Supported with real-world video clips (25- to 30-second video clips)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Trucking [35812] ?

How to comply with FMCSA safety regulations

FMCSA Regulations on Financial Responsibility [35817] ?

Insurance policies or surety bonds sufficient to satisfy the minimum public liability requirements

FMCSA Standards for Cargo Securement [23895] ?

Information on the final rule and educational materials

Forms: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [9001] ?

Do-It-Yourself registration forms and On-Line Filing and Payments System

Forms: Motor Carrier Licensing [5834] ?

Provides an overview of the regulations and access to the licensing forms

Glossary of Truck Terms [5681] ?

Provides definitions of trucking terms, legislative acronynms and more

Large Truck Crash Causation Study [28867] ?

A study to determine the causes of, and contributing factors to, crashes involving commercial motor vehicles

Large Trucks Q&A and Fatality Facts [650] ?

Information regarding the safety of large trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds

LCV (Longer Combination Vehicle) Training Regulation [35808] ?

Minimum Training Requirements for Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) Operators and LCV Driver-Instructor Requirements

Longer Combination Vehicle Safety Data Collection [19494] ?

Trucks that pull several trailers, known as "longer combination vehicles" or LCVs

Mexican Motor Carriers Operating in the USA [35809] ?

US DOT resources, information, and applications to assist you in operating safely in the U.S.

Motor Transport [14088] ?

Guidelines for local haul, line-haul, terminal clearance, and terminal transfer operations

The Three-Point Rule [18794] ?

The biggest cause of falls from a vehicle is driver error and failure to follow the 3 point rule

Traffic Size & Weight Study [14823] ?

Results of a comprehensive examination of issues surrounding current Federal TS&W) limits and potential changes

Truck Equipment Glossary [18617] ?

Definition of truck equipment terms

Trucking Industry Safety Research [10062] ?

Commercial trucking documents - Bureau of Transportation Statistics library documents

Where to get Trucking Permits [14541] ?

Addresses, phone numbers for each of the 50 states

Where to Obtain Truck Permits [11653] ?

Addresses and phone numbers for each of the 50 states


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