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Out of Service Orders (Issued to Commercial Carriers)

The purpose of this site is to enhance the compliance and enforcement efforts of the FMCSA by providing our federal and state partners and the general public with a list of the commercial motor carriers that the FMCSA has placed out of service (OOS).

A carrier whose OOS Order has been rescinded will be kept on the list for an additional 15 calendar days thereafter. At the end of the 15-day period, the carrier will be removed from the list.

For further information, please contact the appropriate FMCSA service center. These telephone numbers are:

The FMCSA may place a interstate commercial motor carrier out of service for the following reasons:

1. 49 CFR 386.72(b)(1) Imminent Hazard
Whenever it is determined that a violation of 49 USC 31502 or the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984, as amended, or the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, as amended, or a regulation issued under such section or Acts, or a combination of such violations, poses an imminent hazard to safety;

2. 49 CFR 386.83(a)(1) Failure to pay civil penalty
Whenever a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) owner or operator fails to pay a civil penalty in full within 90 days of the date specified for payment by the FMCSA final agency order;

3. 49 CFR 385.13 Unsatisfactory rated motor carriers
Generally, a motor carrier rated 'unsatisfactory' is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
Motor carriers transporting hazardous materials in quantities requiring placarding, and motor carriers transporting passengers in a CMV, are prohibited from operating a CMV beginning on the 46th day after the date of the FMCSA notice of a proposed 'unsatisfactory' rating.
All other motor carriers rated from reviews completed on or after November 20, 2000, are prohibited from operating a CMV beginning on the 61st day after the date of the FMCSA notice of a proposed 'unsatisfactory' rating.

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