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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