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Hours of service ( HOS) regulations are issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and govern the working hours of anyone operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in the United States. These regulations apply to truck drivers, commercial and intercity bus drivers, and school bus drivers who operate CMVs.
Title 49 is the principal set of rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) issued by the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security, federal agencies of the United States regarding transportation and transportation-related security. This title is available in digital and printed form, and can be referenced online ...
List of some standard rules of the road: Entering and leaving roadways. Right of way at marked and unmarked intersections under various conditions. Observing and interpreting traffic signs (especially warning, priority or prohibitory traffic signs) Keeping to right side (or left side) except to pass others, where passing is allowed.
If a gradient in % is required, the numbers work out with the same rule: 1% over 1 NM ≈ 60' It is also useful to find out the lateral deviation from a given VOR course or radial: Each dot on a VOR indicator represents 2° of deviation, or 200' per dot per DME. There are other applications to this rule. One such application is time drift.
In the United States, speed limits are set by each state or territory. States have also allowed counties and municipalities to enact typically lower limits. Highway speed limits can range from an urban low of 25 mph (40 km/h) to a rural high of 85 mph (137 km/h). Speed limits are typically posted in increments of five miles per hour (8 km/h).
Highway shields for Interstate 80, Business Loop Interstate 80, and the Eisenhower Interstate System Primary Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico also have Interstate Highways. System information Length 48,756 mi [a] (78,465 km) Formed June 29, 1956 ; 67 years ago (1956-06-29) Highway names Interstates Interstate X (I-X) System links Interstate ...
The federal weight limits for CMVs are 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) for gross weight (unless the bridge formula dictates a lower limit), 34,000 pounds (15,000 kg) for a tandem axle, and 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg) for a single axle. [9] A tandem axle is defined as two or more consecutive axles whose centers are spaced more than 40 inches (102 cm) but ...
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812, codified at 44 U.S.C. §§ 3501 – 3521) is a United States federal law enacted in 1980 designed to reduce the total amount of paperwork burden the federal government imposes on private businesses and citizens. The Act imposes procedural requirements on agencies that wish ...