DOT Manual
Table of Contents
Topic TAB
Safety Fitness Ratings (§385)...................................................................1
Overview
Compliance Review
Methodology
Acute and Critical Factors
Marking of Motor Vehicles
Motor Carrier Identification Report (DOT Form MCS-1 50)
Insurance (Financial Responsibility) (§387).........................................2
General Requirements
Schedule of Required Insurance
Commercial Driver's License (§383)......................................................3
Overview
Vehicles Requiring a CDL
Single CDL
Learner's Permit
Notification of Previous Employment
Notification of Traffic Violations
Disqualifying Offenses
Out-of-Service Orders
Endorsements
Air Brake Restriction
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (General) (§390)...........................4
Overview
Vehicle Marking
Rented Vehicles
Electronic Recordkeeping
Location of Records / Documents
Definitions
Accident / Incident Compared
Accidents and Incidents
Qualification of Drivers (§391)................................................................5
Overview
Qualifications
Disqualification
Driver Qualification Files
Employment Application Checklist
Investigation and Inquiries - State Agencies
Investigation and Inquiries - Previous Employers
Annual Review of Driving Record
Record of Violations
Road Test
Medical Examination
Record Retention
Purging Old Documents from DQFs
Hazard Materials Incidents (§171).........................................................6
Overview
What Must Be Reported?
Reporting Requirements
Exceptions from Written Reporting
Accident / Incident Compared
Incident Reporting Form 5800.1
DOT Guide for Preparing Hazardous Materials Incident Reports
Hours of Service (§395)...........................................................................7
Hour Limitations
Definitions
Record of Duty Status
100-Air Mile Exemption
Submitting Duty Status Logs
Supporting Documents
Record Retention
Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (§396)......................................8
Overview
Roadside Inspections
Post-Trip Vehicle Inspection
Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection
Periodic (Annual) Vehicle Inspection
Brake Inspector
Driving Commercial Motor Vehicles (§392).......................................9
General Requirements
Illness or Fatigue
Drugs
Alcohol
Routes and Schedules
Hearing Aids
Railroad Crossings
Seat Belts
Obscured Lamps or Reflectors
Stopped Vehicles
Load Securement
Fueling
Unauthorized Passengers
Carbon Monoxide
Radar Detector
Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection
Hazardous Materials Transportation
Transportation of Hazardous Materials (§397)..............................10
Overview
Attendance
Parking
Routing
Fires
Smoking
Tires
General Information Hazardous Materials (§171).........................11
Overview
Hazardous Materials Table and Hazardous Materials................12
Communication Regulations (§ 172)
Overview
Hazardous Materials Table
Shipping Paper
Shipping Paper Retention
Mixtures
Marking
Labeling
Labeling and Marking per CGA C-7
Placarding
Emergency Response Information
Shipping via United Parcel Service
Training (HM-126F)
HM-215A
HM-215B
HM-206
HM-200
Hazardous Materials Regulations
General Requirements, Shipments and Packaging (§173).......13
General Requirements
Use and Qualification of Cylinders
Requirements for Filling and Shipping
Other Filling Requirements
Cylinder Ownership
Manifolding
Filling Pressure
Valve Protection
Cylinder Retesting / Requalification
Requirements
Registration
Independent Inspection Agencies
"Failed" Cylinders
Cylinder Condemnation
10% Overfill
10-year Retest
Common Citations Levied Against Retesters
Pressure Relief Devices
Types of Devices
Inspection
Repair
Used Valves
Acetylene Cylinder Requalification
Requirements
Inspection Schedule
Registration
Marking
Special Considerations
Carriage by Public Highway (§177)...............................................14
Overview
Training
"No Smoking" Rule
Parking Brake
Attendance
Load Securement
Stopped Vehicles
Vehicle Repairs
Vehicle Accidents
Segregation of Hazardous Materials
Segregation Table (abridged)
Generic Truck Manifest.....................................................................15
Overview
Shipping Paper Rules
More Shipping Paper Information
Interstate / Intrastate Operations....................................................16
Interstate / Intrastate
State Motor Vehicle Office Addresses..........................................17
US DOT Address Directory.............................................................18
Cargo Tank Inspection and Maintenance...................................19
General Requirements
Definitions
Registration
Cargo Tank Inspectors
Responsibilities of Registered Inspectors and Cargo Tank Owners
Periodic Testing and Inspection
Compliance Dates for Inspections / Tests
Types of Inspections (External, Internal, Lining, Pressure)
General Testing Procedures
Test and Inspection Markings
Test and Inspection Reports
DOT Exempt Cargo Tanks
Non-Specification Cargo Tanks
Hazardous Materials Registration Program.................................20
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