Presented here are the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations and the interstate motor carrier noise emission compliance regulations applicable to the following operations when transporting property or persons in interstate or foreign commerce: motor common carriers; motor contact carriers; private motor carriers of property; owner-operators transporting exempt commodities; interstate transportation of hazardous materials by an interstate motor carrier; motor carriers transporting exempt commodities; contract main carriers operating vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR; and transportation of migrant workers. The regulations are designed to reduce commercial motor vehicle accidents, to decrease fatalities, injuries, and property loss to reduce casualties and economic loss, and to improve employee safety and health.
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