What are carriers required to do to obtain and keep an HM Safety Permit?
Carriers will be required to: • Maintain a “satisfactory” safety rating in order to obtain and hold a safety permit. • Maintain their crash rating, and their driver, vehicle, hazardous materials or out-of service rating so they are not in the worse 30 percent of the national average as indicated in FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). • Have a satisfactory security program (and associated training) according to 49 CFR 173.800 in place. • Maintain registration with PHMSA. • Develop a system of communication that will enable the vehicle operator to contact the motor carrier during the course of transportation and maintain records of these communications. • Have written route plan required for radioactive materials set forth in 49 CFR 397.101 and for explosives in Part 397.19 (currently required). • Perform a pre-trip inspection (North American Standard (NAS) Level VI Inspection Program for Radioactive Shipments) for shipments containing highway route controlled Cl
