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(314) 500-HURTThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sets commercial driver regulations in order to ensure the safety of everyone on the roads. When those rules are broken, either by a company or a driver, and you end up injured, you can hold the liable party accountable for your injuries.
A commercial motor vehicle is any vehicle that operates for business or commercial purposes. Commercial vehicles can carry either cargo or passengers. The FMCSA has three classes of commercial drivers’ licenses, which help define what a commercial motor vehicle is:
In short, companies and drivers that transport large amounts of passengers for money, trucking companies and those transporting dangerous materials must all abide by the commercial driver regulations.
The FMCSA regulations are laid out in detail on their websites. The more important ones, the ones that, if broken, can cause catastrophic injuries in truck accidents and other crashes, are:
Part 382 also stipulates that commercial drivers cannot drive with a blood alcohol content of .04 percent or higher. If they have a blood alcohol content of .02 percent or higher, they may be subjected to disciplinary action, and they will not be allowed to drive for 24 hours.
Buses must also inspect pushout windows, emergency doors and emergency door marking lights every 90 days.
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