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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

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the agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation that is responsible for regulating and providing safety oversight of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). FMCSA’s mission is to reduce crashes injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. FMCSA partners with industry safety advocates, and state and local governments to keep the nation’s roadways safe and improve CMV safety through regulation, education, enforcement, research, and technology (28).

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