2024 Facts for Drivers PDF

part of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and frag Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007. 1995 The [CC was formally abolished, and its remaining responsibilities were transferred to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). 1998 The Transportation Equity Act for the 21s...

part of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and frag Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007. 1995 The [CC was formally abolished, and its remaining responsibilities were transferred to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). 1998 The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) required states to lower the breath-alcohol content level for intoxication to 0.08. This Act also established the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) to better disperse funds for state enforcement of CM’ safety and hazardous materials regulations. In part, MCSAP regulations require states to have motor carrier safety regulations that are compatible with the federal regulations. Finally, TEA-21 estab- lished the procedures used to shut down carriers proven to be unsafe or non-compliant. 1999 The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities from the Office of Motor Carriers within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the then-newly created Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an agency within the U. 5. DOT. The FMCSA officially began operation on January 1, 2000. 2015 The Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act required FPMCSA to establish a Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to track drivers that were caught violating the drug and alcohol regulations, implement electronic logging devices (ELDs), and develop new entry-level driver training requirements. 2017 Negotiations began on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which was fully implemented in 2020. This updated and 10