Presentation for the
American Society of
Safety Engineers
The Missouri Department of Transportation
Motor Carrier Services
MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
• Division of the Missouri Department
of Transportation
• Established in 2002 under Governor
Holden’s ‘One Stop Shop’ order
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Merged several offices into one agency for carriers to
obtain credentials
• Vehicle registration and fuel tax from Department of
Revenue
• Over size & over weight permits from MoDOT
• Operating authority and safety from Department of
Economic Development
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Responsible for:
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Apportioned vehicle license (IRP)
Commercial vehicle fuel tax (IFTA)
Over size and over weight permits
Intrastate operating authority
Unified Carrier Registration
Motor carrier safety
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Recent Commercial Vehicle Regulation
Changes
• Hours of service
February 27, 2012 – changes to the definition of
on-duty time, oil field exemption, egregious
violation penalty
July 1, 2013 – changes to 11-hour driving rule
and 34-hour restart provision
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Recent Commercial Vehicle Regulation
Changes
• Medical certification of commercial vehicle
drivers
Merge of medical certification with CDL –
January 30, 2014
National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
May 21, 2014
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Recent Commercial Vehicle Regulation
Changes
• Distracted driving issues
Texting ban for commercial vehicle drivers
Cell phone restriction for commercial vehicle
drivers
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Recent Commercial Vehicle Regulation
Changes
• Changes to CSA program
 Cargo securement violations moved to Vehicle
Maintenance BASIC
 Cargo Related BASIC changed to Hazardous Material
BASIC
 Alignment with intermodal equipment provider violations
and inspection levels
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Recent Commercial Vehicle Regulation
Changes
• Intrastate passenger carriers
Change to Chapter 390.063, RSMo
Regulatory applicability to meet federal
regulations
Effective August 28, 2012
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Recent Commercial Vehicle Regulation
Changes
• MAP-21
27 month transportation reauthorization enacted
by Congress and signed into law July 2012
FMCSA has 29 projects and deadlines
Many provisions effective October 1, 2012
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
Recent Commercial Vehicle Regulation
Changes
• Change to New Entrant Motor Carrier Safety
Audit
Property carriers within first 12 months of
beginning operations
Passenger carriers within first 120 days of
beginning operations
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
MAP-21
• Hours of service exception for the transportation of
agricultural commodities and supplies
 Expansion of carriers and operating range
• Covered Farm Vehicles
 GVWR 26,000 pounds or less - exceptions from most
regulations
 GVWR > 26,000 pounds - exceptions from most
regulations within state or 150 mile radius of farm
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
MAP-21
• Due in 2013
 July – Report from USDOT and DOD re assisting military
veterans get truck driving jobs
 September – 34 hour restart study
 October – EOBR rule, carrier notification of driver moving
violations and suspensions, national registry rule,
hazardous material safety permit report, rental truck
accident report, new guidelines for inspections, and new
entrant driver training rule
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MoDOT Motor Carrier
Services
MAP-21
• Due in 2014
 April – written testing for new operating authority
applicants
 October – national clearinghouse for drug and alcohol
testing results, truck size and weight study
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QUESTIONS?
1-866-831-6277, option 6
modot.org/mcs
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