Trucking Accident Lawyer discusses the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA) is a comprehensive set of regulations intended to maintain safe practices for trucks and buses that travel interstate, and also applies to other motor carriers that are registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation explains a trucking accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm. It should be noted that trucks and buses that do not travel interstate are still regulated similarly under New York law, because New York has adopted its own version of motor carrier safety regulations that are essentially identical to the federal rules. These regulations are wide-ranging, and apply to...