Source Registry
Sources are selected to support the actual topics on this site. Official sources are preferred for regulated subjects. Industry and reference sources are used only for general safety or insurance terminology.
Each source includes quality, sensitivity flags, and the claim areas it supports so sensitive pages can be audited before indexing.
| Source | Publisher | Quality | Supports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 CFR 390.15: Assistance in Investigations and Accident Register | eCFR | official | accident-recordkeeping, incident-documentation, internal-review | Supports general accident register and recordkeeping context. Readers must check current rule text. |
| 49 CFR 390.5T: Definitions | eCFR | official | fmcsr-definitions, accident-context | Used only for broad FMCSR terminology context, not for legal interpretation. |
| What Tests Are Required and When Does Testing Occur? | FMCSA | official | post-accident-testing, driver-policy | High-level official guidance for testing categories. This site does not provide compliance decisions. |
| 49 CFR 382.303: Post-Accident Testing | eCFR | official | post-accident-testing, regulated-testing | Primary rule-text reference for post-accident testing. Pages use cautious wording and direct readers to current rules. |
| Drug and Alcohol Testing Program | FMCSA | official | drug-alcohol-program, driver-policy | Background reference for CDL drug and alcohol testing program requirements. |
| NHTSA and FMCSA Propose AEB Requirement for Heavy Vehicles | NHTSA | official | heavy-vehicle-aeb, proposed-rule, safety-technology | Official announcement of proposed heavy vehicle AEB rulemaking. It does not make the proposal a final heavy truck mandate. |
| Heavy Vehicle Automatic Emergency Braking; AEB Test Devices | FMCSA / Federal Register | official | heavy-vehicle-aeb, nprm, rulemaking-status | Federal Register NPRM entry for heavy vehicle AEB. Pages must describe this as rulemaking, not a final heavy truck mandate. |
| Heavy Vehicle Automatic Emergency Braking; AEB Test Devices | Federal Register | official | heavy-vehicle-aeb, nprm, official-notice | Primary Federal Register version of the heavy vehicle AEB NPRM. |
| NHTSA Finalizes Rule on Automatic Emergency Braking | NHTSA | official | light-vehicle-aeb, final-rule, rulemaking-distinction | Light vehicle final rule background. It must be separated from heavy vehicle AEB rulemaking. |
| Driver Assistance Technologies | NHTSA | official | adas, driver-assistance, technology-limitations | General background for ADAS terms, warnings, and technology limitations. |
| 49 CFR Part 563: Event Data Recorders | eCFR | official | event-data, accident-reconstruction, technology-records | Reference for event data recorder context. Pages avoid implying all commercial trucks have identical data systems. |
| Motor Carrier Safety Planner | FMCSA | official | safety-management, driver-policy, documentation | General carrier safety management and recordkeeping reference. |
| Safety Measurement System | FMCSA | official | safety-scores, fleet-risk-review, safety-management | Supports general discussion of safety measurement and fleet review. It is not used to rate a specific carrier. |
| Compliance, Safety, Accountability | FMCSA | official | fleet-safety, safety-management, safety-performance | Used for general carrier safety management context. |
| Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts | FMCSA | official | crash-context, safety-education | Used only for general crash-safety context. This site avoids inventing or repeating unsourced statistics. |
| 49 CFR 392.22: Emergency Signals; Stopped Commercial Motor Vehicles | eCFR | official | roadside-incident, emergency-warning, driver-safety | Rule-text reference for stopped CMV warning context. Readers should check current text and company policy. |
| 49 CFR 393.95: Emergency Equipment on All Power Units | eCFR | official | roadside-incident, emergency-equipment, pre-trip-context | Supports general references to emergency equipment. Pages do not restate detailed equipment requirements. |
| 49 CFR 395.8: Driver's Record of Duty Status | eCFR | official | eld-data, hours-of-service-records, incident-documentation | Supports general ELD and duty-status record context. |
| 49 CFR 395.22: Motor Carrier Responsibilities for ELDs | eCFR | official | eld-data, motor-carrier-responsibilities, documentation | Used for general ELD responsibility context. It is not interpreted as compliance advice. |
| 49 CFR 396.3: Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance | eCFR | official | maintenance-records, vehicle-condition, claim-documentation | Supports general references to maintenance records. Readers should check current rules and policy. |
| 49 CFR Part 379: Preservation of Records | eCFR | official | record-retention, preservation, company-policy | Used as broad preservation-of-records context. Pages do not provide a retention schedule. |
| National Roadway Safety Strategy | U.S. DOT | official | roadway-safety, safety-system | General roadway safety-system context for technology and policy pages. |
| Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements | OSHA | official | workplace-injury-records, documentation | Used only where workplace injury documentation is mentioned in broad terms. |
| Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business | FTC | official | privacy, access-control, driver-facing-camera | General privacy and data handling reference. It is not trucking-specific legal advice. |
| Roadway Safety | National Safety Council | industry | driver-safety, coaching, incident-prevention | Industry safety reference for driver coaching and incident prevention language. |
| Crash Avoidance Features | IIHS | industry | crash-avoidance, adas, technology-limitations | General reference for crash avoidance technology explanations. |
| Understanding the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry | ATRI | industry | nuclear-verdict-risk, fleet-risk-management | Industry research reference. This site uses the topic only for general risk management education. |
| How to File an Auto Insurance Claim | Insurance Information Institute | industry | insurance-claim-documentation, claim-communication | General insurance education reference. It is not carrier-specific claim advice and does not promise outcomes. |
| Auto Insurance | NAIC | reference | insurance-basics, coverage-terms, deductible | General consumer insurance reference for terminology. Commercial trucking policies require separate review. |
| Business Auto Coverage Form | IRMI | reference | commercial-auto-terms, coverage-context | Reference for commercial auto terminology. It is not policy advice. |
| Driver's Handbook on Cargo Securement | FMCSA | official | cargo-documentation, cargo-condition, driver-safety | Supports general cargo condition and securement context. It is not cargo claim advice. |
| 49 CFR 392.16: Use of Seat Belts | eCFR | official | seat-belt-requirement, driver-safety, fleet-policy | Rule-text reference for CMV operator seat belt requirement. Company policies should be consistent with current rule text. |
| 49 CFR 392.82: Using a Hand-Held Mobile Telephone | eCFR | official | distracted-driving, mobile-device-restriction, driver-policy | Primary rule-text reference for handheld mobile device restriction for CDL drivers. Company policies may be more restrictive. |
| 49 CFR Part 391: Qualifications of Drivers and Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) Driver Instructors | eCFR | official | driver-qualification, driver-records, fleet-documentation | Reference for driver qualification file requirements. Pages use this for general context; readers should check current rule text. |
| Crash Preventability Determination Program | FMCSA | official | crash-review, internal-review, preventability | Used for broad crash review context. Pages avoid telling readers how an individual crash will be classified. |
| 49 CFR Part 387: Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers | eCFR | official | primary-liability, financial-responsibility, insurance-minimums | Federal minimum financial responsibility requirements for motor carriers. Referenced for primary liability context only. |