How will the FMCSA respond to requests for review of ratings??
A motor carrier must make this request in writing to the FMCSA Service Center for the geographic area where the carrier maintains its principal place of business. The FMCSA will perform reviews of requests made by motor carriers with a proposed or final unsatisfactory safety rating within 30 days for motor carriers transporting passengers or placardable quantities of hazardous materials, and within 45 days for all other motor carriers. The FMCSA will inform the motor carrier in writing of its findings as to whether or not the carrier has taken all the corrective actions required, and whether or not its operations now meet the safety standards and factors specified in 385.5 and 385.7. If a motor carrier whose request for rating change is denied, it may request the FMCSA for an administrative review. The motor carrier must make the request within 90 days of the denial of the rating change request. However, if a proposed rating has become final, it remains in effect while the administrati
