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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2000Source: annual CFR editions 2000–2006

§ 385.13 Unsatisfactory rated motor carriers; prohibition on transportation; ineligibility for Federal contracts.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2000, superseded by the 2007 annual edition.

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[6265 FR 6004250934, NovAug. 622, 19972000]

49 CFR § 385.13 — Unsatisfactory rated motor carriers; prohibition on transportation; ineligibility for Federal contracts.. Text in force on October 1, 2000. This wording effective October 1, 2000 to October 1, 2007. Source: govinfo, 2000 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2000-title49-vol4/CFR-2000-title49-vol4-sec385-13. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.13?asof=2000-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Generally, a motor carrier rated “unsatisfactory” is prohibited from operating a CMV. Information on motor carriers, including their most current safety rating, is available from the FMCSA on the Internet at http://www.safersys.org, or by telephone at (800) 832-5660.

(1) 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's notice of proposed “unsatisfactory” rating.

(2) 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's notice of proposed “unsatisfactory” rating. If the FMCSA determines the motor carrier is making a good-faith effort to improve its safety fitness, the FMCSA may allow the motor carrier to operate for up to 60 additional days.

(b) A Federal agency must not use a motor carrier that holds an “unsatisfactory” rating to transport passengers in a CMV or to transport hazardous materials in quantities requiring placarding.

(c) A Federal agency must not use a motor carrier for other CMV transportation if that carrier holds an “unsatisfactory” rating which became effective on or after January 22, 2001.

(d) Penalties. If a proposed “unsatisfactory” safety rating becomes final, the FMCSA will issue an order placing its interstate operations out of service. Any motor carrier that operates CMVs in violation of this section will be subject to the penalty provisions listed in 49 U.S.C. 521(b).

[65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000]

Amendment history

9 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Sept. 30, 2019 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007; 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 75 FR 17241, Apr. 5, 2010; 77 FR 28450, 28454, May 14, 2012; 84 FR 51432, Sept. 30, 2019]
  2. Oct. 1, 2013 → Sept. 30, 2019annual editions 2013–2016diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007; 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 75 FR 17241, Apr. 5, 2010; 77 FR 28450, 28454, May 14, 2012]
  3. Oct. 1, 2012 → Oct. 1, 2013annual edition 2012diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007; 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 75 FR 17241, Apr. 5, 2010; 77 FR 28454, May 14, 2012]
  4. Oct. 1, 2011 → Oct. 1, 2012annual edition 2011diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007; 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 75 FR 17241, Apr. 5, 2010]
  5. Oct. 1, 2010 → Oct. 1, 2011annual edition 2010diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007; 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 75 FR 17241, Apr. 5, 2010]
  6. Oct. 1, 2007 → Oct. 1, 2010annual editions 2007–2009diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 36788, July 5, 2007; 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007]
  7. Oct. 1, 2000 → Oct. 1, 2007annual editions 2000–2006diff vs. previousviewing
    [65 FR 50934, Aug. 22, 2000]
  8. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2000annual editions 1998–1999diff vs. previous
    [62 FR 60042, Nov. 6, 1997]
  9. 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.