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The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) is a non-profit organization that provides certification of training courses for drivers of commercial motor vehicles.It was formed in 1986 during the standardization of commercial driver's licensing by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the United States.
A freight broker in the United States must be licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and be granted authority as verifiable via the FMCSA Licensing & Insurance database. [1] A freight broker, in freight transport , over land in the United States by truck [2] is often used as part of the logistics.
In December 2012, the company was ordered to close by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The company's president said that the company had been targeted by government officials. He later announced that the company would close down permanently. LEX affiliate Illini Tours was shut down by the FMCSA on May 15, 2013.
To the extent drivers are shown not to be in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, appropriate corrective action shall be taken by the motor carrier. Motor carriers shall complete the "Motor Carrier Certification of Action Taken" on form MCS 63 in accordance with the terms prescribed thereon.
Motor Carrier Act may refer to: Motor Carrier Act of 1935 , an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act that regulated bus lines and airlines as public utilities Motor Carrier Act of 1980 , a law that deregulated the trucking industry
1919 "Trans-Continental Motor Truck" [1] The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy was a long distance convoy (described as a Motor Truck Trip with a "Truck Train" [1]) carried out by the U.S. Army Motor Transport Corps that drove over 3,000 mi (4,800 km) on the historic Lincoln Highway from Washington, D.C., to Oakland, California and then by ferry over to end in San Francisco.
The mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to ensure the safe operation of large trucks and buses, primarily by promulgating and enforcing safety regulations. FMCSA also supports research and non-regulatory safety initiatives related to new technology, management practices, and driver behaviour.
The 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act established funding for state motor carrier enforcement programs and, in August 1984, a North American standard for safety was created by combining the work of CVSA with that of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP).