Ask X3What does 49 CFR 385.333 (Conclusion of 18-month safety monitoring period) require?
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According to 49 CFR 385.333, what happens at the conclusion of the 18-month safety monitoring period depends on your carrier's specific situation:
* If a safety audit was done and you are not under any out-of-service or corrective orders: FMCSA will remove your "new entrant" designation and send you written notice that your registration is now permanent. After that, FMCSA will evaluate your motor carrier business just like any other established carrier.
* If a compliance review finds you "unfit": Your new entrant registration will be revoked.
* If you finished the 18-month period while under an order to correct your safety management practices: Once FMCSA determines you have successfully taken the required actions to fix those practices, they will remove your new entrant designation, notify you in writing that your registration is permanent, and thereafter evaluate you on the same basis as any other carrier.
* If FMCSA has not performed a safety audit or compliance review by the end of the 18-month period through no fault of your own: You are allowed to keep operating as a new entrant until an audit or review is finally completed and a final decision is made. Based on those results, FMCSA will either make your registration permanent or revoke it.