On May 25, 2012, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered Texas-based Denny Mekenye, doing business as Demco Express and/or Demco Trans, Inc. to immediately cease all transportation services based on serious safety violations that posed an imminent hazard to public safety.

  Regulatory Guidance for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)               We are allways happy to help you find what you need within the FMCSR’s.  To access the FMCSRs, click on the part number in the left column. To access the Regulatory Guidance for the FMCSRs, click on Yes in the right column. These regulations are current as of 1/2003. To view changes since then, please read final rules on the 2000 , 2001 , 2002 and current Rulemakings pages.   Part  49 Code of Federal Regulations Regulatory Guidance  Disclaimer  40 Drug and Alcohol Regulations  Yes  325 Compliance with Interstate Motor Carrier Noise Emission Standards  Yes  350 Commercial Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program    355 Compatibility of State Laws and Regulations Affecting Interstate Motor Carrier Operations    356 Interpretations and Routing Regulations    360 Fees for Motor Carrier Registration and Insurance    365 Rules Governing Applications for Operating Authority    366 Designation of Process Agents by Motor Carriers and Brokers    367 Standards for Registration with States    368 Applications for Certificates of Registration by Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers    370 Principles and Practices for the Investigation and Voluntary Disposition of Loss and Damage Claims and Processing Salvage    371 Brokers of Property    372 Exemptions, Commercial Zones, and Terminal Areas    373 Receipts and Bills    374 Passenger Carrier Regulations    375 Transportation of Household Goods in Interstate or Foreign Commerce    376 Lease and Interchange of Vehicles    377 Payment of transportation charges    378 Procedures governing the processing, investigation, and disposition of overcharge, duplicate payment, or over collection claims    379 Preservation of records    381 Waivers, Exemptions, and Pilot Programs    382 Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing  Yes  383 Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Requirements and Penalties  Yes  384 State Compliance With Commercial Driver’s License Program  Yes  385 Safety Fitness Procedures    386 Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Proceedings  Yes  387 Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers  Yes  388 Cooperative Agreements with States    389 Rulemaking Procedures – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations    390 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General  Yes  391 Qualifications of Drivers  Yes  392 Driving of Commercial Motor Vehicles  Yes  393 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation  Yes  394 [Reserved]    395 Hours of Service of Drivers  Yes  396 Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance  Yes  397 Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Driving and Parking Rules  Yes  398 Transportation of Migrant Workers    399 Employee Safety and Health Standards  Yes  571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards    658 Truck Size and Weight, Route Designations – Length, Width and Weight Limitations      APPENDIX A TO SUBCHAPTER B [RESERVED]    B  APPENDIX B TO SUBCHAPTER B – SPECIAL AGENTS      APPENDIX C-D TO SUBCHAPTER B [RESERVED]    F  APPENDIX F TO SUBCHAPTER B – COMMERCIAL ZONES    G  APPENDIX G TO SUBCHAPTER B – MINIMUM PERIODIC INSPECTION STANDARDS          Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration    

PRESS RELEASE:  November 2, 2011 National Fleet Services LLC is pleased to announce the release of a new Web Accessible application – DRIVER COMPLIANCE SERVICES (DCS).  This web accessible application will allow our clients to meet and maintain the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Department of Transportation driver qualification compliance requirements in an application accessible 24/7 via the internet in a user-friendly environment.   Our clients will be able to maintain, review and track all driver information, including, but not limited to: The ability to review the up-to-date driver information; The ability to view the scanned documents on-line and to what information is missing or incorrect for your drivers; The ability to view expiration dates of critical driver qualification documents and to see which documents are due for renewal; The ability to request the program to e-mail you when documents are due for expiration or renewal; The ability to print your own reports; The ability to achieve documents; and  The ability to print driver qualification files and supporting documents for a selected driver. Contact: Eva Clair Bowles @ ecbowles@tssllc.us or Karen Brice @ kbrice@tssllc.us or Compliance@tssllc.us Click here for more information or Click her for log-in screen National Fleet Services LLC is committed to providing motor carriers a lower cost alternative service offering for the essential “in-house” compliance requirements. We are devoted to “giving back” to the continued health and future growth of the trucking industry, and in doing so, helping to ensure future opportunities for motor carriers to grow and prosper by complying with FMCSR Part 40 – Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Part 380 – Special Training Requirements; Part 382 – Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing; Part 383 – Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Part 387 – Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers; Part 391 – Qualification of Drivers; Part 395 – Hours of Service of Drivers; Part 396 – Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; and Part 397 – Transportation of Hazardous Materials        

10/04/2011 – CSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) website updated The CSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) website has been updated with the  September 23, 2011  snapshot.  Check your safety assessment now at:  http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/sms . NOTE TO CARRIERS:  To login into the SMS website and see all of your safety data, you will need an FMCSA-issued U.S. DOT Number Personal Identification Number (PIN) (NOT a Docket Number PIN). If you do not know or have forgotten your PIN, you can request one via  http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/ and select ‘Click here to request your Docket Number PIN and/or USDOT Number PIN.’ Be sure to request a U.S. DOT Number PIN, NOT a Docket Number PIN.