Vehicle Management » 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.
Canada: Federal Lighting Equipment Location Requirements [26535] 
Basic equipment required on all trailers
Basic equipment required on all trailers
Cargo Securement: Protection Against Shifting & Falling Cargo [26214]
Text of Federal Register 9/27/02 49 CFR Parts 392 and 393 (pdf)
Text of Federal Register 9/27/02 49 CFR Parts 392 and 393 (pdf)
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (CTS&W) Study [14817]
Study regarding the highly controversial and multifaceted truck size and weight (TS&W) issue
Study regarding the highly controversial and multifaceted truck size and weight (TS&W) issue
FMCSA Program Measures [14802]
Data on compliance reviews, roadside inspections, traffic enforcements
Data on compliance reviews, roadside inspections, traffic enforcements
Forms: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [9001]
Do-It-Yourself registration forms and On-Line Filing and Payments System
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
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
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
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
Information regarding the safety of large trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds
Longer Combination Vehicle Safety Data Collection [19494]
Trucks that pull several trailers, known as "longer combination vehicles" or LCVs
Trucks that pull several trailers, known as "longer combination vehicles" or LCVs
Motor Transport [14088]
Guidelines for local haul, line-haul, terminal clearance, and terminal transfer operations
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
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
Results of a comprehensive examination of issues surrounding current Federal TS&W) limits and potential changes
Trucking Industry Safety Research [10062]
Commercial trucking documents - Bureau of Transportation Statistics library documents
Commercial trucking documents - Bureau of Transportation Statistics library documents
US Federal Truck Lighting & Reflective Device Requirements [26536]
Lighting, conspicuity requirements for trucks in the USA
Lighting, conspicuity requirements for trucks in the USA
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