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49 CFR § 385.413 - Proposed safety rating less than Satisfactory.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s385.413"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 385.413 - Proposed safety rating less than Satisfactory."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "385.413"
section_name: "Proposed safety rating less than Satisfactory."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "385"
part_name: "SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 50968, Dec. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "385"
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# 385.413 Proposed safety rating less than Satisfactory.

(a) If a motor carrier receives a proposed safety rating that is less than Satisfactory and does not already have a safety permit, it will not be issued a safety permit (including a temporary safety permit) unless and until a Satisfactory safety rating is issued to the motor carrier.

(b) If a motor carrier receives a proposed safety rating that is less than Satisfactory and holds a safety permit (including a temporary safety permit), the safety permit will be subject to revocation or suspension (see § 385.421).

[89 FR 90621, Nov. 18, 2024]