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Pennsylvania has adopted 390.15 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Section 390.15 includes accident recordkeeping requirements.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) adoption of 390.15 applies to a vehicle or combination of vehicles used on a highway in intrastate commerce with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight of 17,001 pounds or more (whichever is greater), or transporting hazardous materials which are required to be placarded.
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) regulates motor carriers that transport property or household goods between points in Pennsylvania for compensation. The PUC adoption of 390.15 applies to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating or registered gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds, or a vehicle that is being used to transport hazardous materials of a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be marked or placarded.
Accident reporting - Motor carrier
| Notification | A driver involved in an accident not investigated by police, must file a report with PennDOT if the accident resulted in:
Motor carriers subject to PUC regulation must notify, by telephone, the Bureau of Transportation and Safety of any accident resulting in a fatality. Also, carriers subject to PUC regulation must maintain copies of police reports for one year from the date of an accident. |
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Obtaining an accident report
| Procedure | A copy of an Official Pennsylvania State Police Accident Report may be obtained online or by submitting Form SP 7-0015 “Application to Obtain Copy of Police Crash Report” to the Pennsylvania State Police. Online access or a copy of Form SP 7-0015 is available from the Pennsylvania State Police website: http://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/Get-a-Copy-of-a-Crash-Report.aspx. |
| Fee | $22.00 |