Historical textIn force on April 16, 2018Source: eCFR

§ 355.1 Purpose.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded July 24, 2020. The section was then removed.

eCFR as of April 16, 2018 ↗

49 CFR § 355.1 — Purpose.. Text in force on April 16, 2018. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to July 24, 2020. Source: eCFR as of April 16, 2018, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2018-04-16/title-49/section-355.1. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/355.1?asof=2018-04-16, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) To promote adoption and enforcement of State laws and regulations pertaining to commercial motor vehicle safety that are compatible with appropriate parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

(b) To provide guidelines for a continuous regulatory review of State laws and regulations.

(c) To establish deadlines for States to achieve compatibility with appropriate parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations with respect to interstate commerce.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 1, 1996 → July 24, 2020annual editions 1996–2016viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.