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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1998–1999

§ 385.11 Notification of a safety rating.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 1998, superseded by the 2000 annual edition.

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(a) TheExcept FHWAas shallprovided provideelsewhere in this section, written notification toof the safety rating will be provided to a motor carrier as soon as practicable after assignment of the assignedrating, safetybut not later than 30 days after the review that produced the rating.
(b) NotificationBefore a safety rating of aunsatisfactory “or conditional”, oris “unsatisfactory”assigned ratingto any motor carrier, the FHWA will includeissue a notice of proposed safety rating. The notice of proposed safety rating will list the deficiencies discovered during the review of thosethe itemsmotor carrier's operations, for which immediate corrective actionactions must be taken.
(c) A notificationproposed conditional safety rating (which is an improvement of an “existing unsatisfactory” safety rating) willbecomes effective as soon as it issued from Washington, D.C., and the carrier may also includeavail aitself of relief under the § 385.15, Administrative Review and § 385.17, Change to safety rating based on corrective actions.
(c) A notice of a proposed safety rating of unsatisfactory will indicate that, if the unsatisfactory rating becomes final, the motor carrier will be subject to the provisions of § 385.13, which prohibit motor carriers rated “unsatisfactory” from transporting:
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[5662 FR 4080660042, AugNov. 166, 19911997]

49 CFR § 385.11 — Notification of a safety rating.. Text in force on October 1, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to October 1, 2000. Source: govinfo, 1998 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1998-title49-vol4/CFR-1998-title49-vol4-sec385-11. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.11?asof=1998-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, written notification of the safety rating will be provided to a motor carrier as soon as practicable after assignment of the rating, but not later than 30 days after the review that produced the rating.

(b) Before a safety rating of unsatisfactory or conditional, is assigned to any motor carrier, the FHWA will issue a notice of proposed safety rating. The notice of proposed safety rating will list the deficiencies discovered during the review of the motor carrier's operations, for which corrective actions must be taken. A proposed conditional safety rating (which is an improvement of an existing unsatisfactory safety rating) becomes effective as soon as it issued from Washington, D.C., and the carrier may also avail itself of relief under the § 385.15, Administrative Review and § 385.17, Change to safety rating based on corrective actions.

(c) A notice of a proposed safety rating of unsatisfactory will indicate that, if the unsatisfactory rating becomes final, the motor carrier will be subject to the provisions of § 385.13, which prohibit motor carriers rated unsatisfactory from transporting hazardous materials or passengers, and other consequences that may result from such rating.

(d) Except as provided in § 385.17, a proposed safety rating issued pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section will become the motor carrier's final safety rating 45 days after the date the notice of proposed safety rating is received by the motor carrier.

[62 FR 60042, Nov. 6, 1997]

Amendment history

5 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2012 → presentannual editions 2012–2016diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 75 FR 17241, Apr. 5, 2010; 77 FR 28450, May 14, 2012]
  2. Oct. 1, 2010 → Oct. 1, 2012annual editions 2010–2011diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 75 FR 17241, Apr. 5, 2010]
  3. Oct. 1, 2000 → Oct. 1, 2010annual editions 2000–2009diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000]
  4. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2000annual editions 1998–1999diff vs. previousviewing
    [62 FR 60042, Nov. 6, 1997]
  5. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996
    [56 FR 40806, Aug. 16, 1991]

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.