North Carolina Crash Report Instruction Manual - NHTSA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________Commercial Motor Vehicles20. As indicated on the top cover sheet of the DMV-349 crash report pad, check box #20 on thefront of the DMV-349 to indicate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is involved in the crash.Definition of a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)“Commercial Motor Vehicle” is defined as a motor vehicle or combination of motorvehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:(a) Has a gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds inclusive of a towedunit; or(b) Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or(c) Is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardousfor the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and which require themotor vehicle to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFRPart 172, Subpart F).20 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE: Carrier Name, Address, SourceABC45 Cargo Body Type ______Same Address as OwnerDSource:TruckShippingPapersDriverCarrier Identification Numbers, GVWR, AxlesEUS DOT# __ __ __ __ __ __FEI# __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ICC MC# __ __ __ __ __ __State __ __ State# ________________________HAxles on VehicleIncluding Trailers ________GIFTA# __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __Gross VehicleFleet# __ __ Weight Rating ____________________IFReporting Crashes involving CMVsThe reporting of motor vehicle crashes involving CMVs has been incorporated into the DMV-349. All of the data requirements to meet the Office of Motor Carrier, Federal HighwayAdministration requirements for SAFETYNET, and the seven motor carrier specific dataelements recommended by the National Governor’s Association have been addressed.COMMERCIALThe DMV-349 is designed to record information for a single CMV involved in a crash.Questions concerning hazardous materials involvement may be found on the reverse side of theDMV-349. All other cargo or commodities should be identified in the narrative. In rareinstances where two or more CMVs are involved in the same crash, a second DMV-349 mustbe submitted with the appropriate information for subsequent CMVs.Carrier Name, Address, Identification NumbersA. Enter the name of the motor carrier company from the first available source (vehicleside, shipping papers, or driver) and check the appropriate box in D.B. Enter the address of the owner, using street or rural road number, city, state and zipcode. If the address is the same as the Owner, check the box above._____________________________________________________________________________________________North Carolina DMV-349 Crash Report Instruction Manual Page 45