Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0004 - Motor Carrier
Chapter 1 - Motor Carriers
Section 1-9 - Safety Regulations
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The Department requires all motor carriers, as defined in W.S. 31-18-101, and carriers in interstate commerce, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, to comply strictly with the following:
(b) WYDOT shall conduct audits and inspections as needed to enforce state and federal laws related to interstate and intrastate motor carrier operations. The Department's authorized employees or agents may enter, inspect, and examine any lands, buildings, and equipment of motor carriers subject to this section in order to inspect and copy any accounts, books, records, or documents to administer and enforce state and federal laws related to motor carrier operation provided:
(c) When a motor carrier receives a compliance review, the motor carrier shall receive one of the following ratings:
(d) These regulations shall authorize placing a driver out-of-service for driving or working in excess of hours of service or any other conditions identified in the federal safety standards and found by WYDOT to contribute to unsafe operations. These regulations shall additionally authorize placing a vehicle out-of-service because of mechanical or operational dysfunction causing a vehicle to be unsafe under federal safety standards. These regulations shall abide by established federal safety standards.