The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) within the U.S. Department of Transportation regulates the interstate – and, to a certain degree and under certain conditions, intrastate – transportation by highway of persons and property by a Commercial Motor Vehicle.
If you operate a CMV, the FMCSA wants you to do so safely and in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) which require the driver of a CMV to wear a safety belt.
The purpose of this article is to identify and dispel nine myths related to safety belt use in CMVs. (more…)