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FMCSA Begins New Entrant Safety Enforcement
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has begun enforcing its New Entrant Safety Assurance Process rule, requiring stricter safety standards for newly registered truck and bus companies.
The rule raises safety compliance standards and requires that carriers correct safety deficiencies before being granted registration, FMCSA said in a statement.
A newly registered carrier will also fail its safety audit if violations to any of the 16 federal regulations are found.
Failing the new entry safety audit could result in revocation of a registration, unless the carrier corrects the violations within a given time period, FMCSA said.
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