The Safety Section is responsible for enforcing the Missouri State Statutes, Division Rules, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). This entails:
Identifying possible violators
Inspecting buses at terminals and their destinations
Performing terminal safety inspections of commercial vehicles at terminals
Investigating complaints received from shippers, receivers, carriers, drivers and the general public
Assisting carriers with problems of compliance through educational contacts and seminars
Submitting cases for prosecution when carriers and drivers violate Federal and State
Statutes dealing with motor carrier safety
Work closely with the United States Department of Transportation, the Missouri Department of Public Safety, prosecuting attorneys and judges in fulfillment of Motor Carrier Services’ mission
All of our enforcement and motor carrier training activities are accomplished
with seven region offices throughout the state. The map below will provide
information on regional office locations and a point of contact for each.
The Compliance Review (CR) is an in-depth review of a carrier's/shipper's
compliance with the applicable safety and hazardous materials regulations. The
CR is designed to provide the State and Federal Government with statistical
information that can be used to determine the degree of compliance. A
representative sample of carrier records are reviewed to build a basis for
recommending accident countermeasures and further decision making which may
involve changing the carrier's rating, taking enforcement action, placing the
carrier/shipper in aselective monitoring program, or issuing an Out-of-Service Order. In addition to
complaints received from various sources, new intrastate carriers registered
through the MO-1 and MO-2 application process are selected for a CR through two
special programs.
MO SafeStat is the selection process that targets intrastate carriers for reviews.
Federal Safestat is the selection process that targets interstate carriers for reviews.
Motor Carrier Services’ Passenger Carrier Safety Inspection Program provides safe mass transit for the thousands of passengers who travel throughout Missouri by bus.
Motor Carrier Services provides motor carriers a Compliance Manual (requires Adobe Acrobat) to assist them in achieving safety compliance with the State and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. It includes sample forms for driver qualification files, accident registers, maintenance records, etc. This is a guide and not intended to take place of the regulations. For specific regulations, please refer to Safety Regulations or HM Regulations.
Regional Map Link
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