| --- |
| license: cc0-1.0 |
| task_categories: |
| - text-classification |
| - tabular-classification |
| - tabular-regression |
| language: |
| - en |
| tags: |
| - federal |
| - government |
| - regulatory |
| - united-states |
| - public-data |
| - cc0 |
| - us-department-of-transportation-excl-faa |
| - dot-rules |
| - nhtsa-fmvss |
| - fmcsa-commercial-driver |
| pretty_name: "Transportation Federal Register Final Rules" |
| size_categories: |
| - unknown |
| homepage: https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/dot-rules |
| --- |
| |
| # Transportation (non-FAA) Federal Register Final Rules (~2k NHTSA + FMCSA + FRA + PHMSA + STB + MARAD + FTA) |
|
|
| Every Department of Transportation Final Rule 1994-2026 excluding FAA (which has its own dedicated dataset of 22.9k Airworthiness Directives). NHTSA detailed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS — seatbelts, airbags, child restraints, tire specs, school buses). FMCSA commercial motor carrier rules (hours of service, CDL standards, brake performance). FRA railroad safety (track standards, positive train control). PHMSA pipeline safety + hazardous materials shipping. MARAD merchant marine licensing. FTA mass transit. STB rail rates + mergers. Source: federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json (2 paginated multi-slug fetches per year — top 4 by volume in pass A, remaining 3 in pass B). |
|
|
| ## Live API |
|
|
| This dataset is served via a **live REST API** at `api.ai-analytics.org`. The card you're reading exists so HuggingFace's index can route AI agents + researchers to the canonical source. |
|
|
| - **API endpoint**: `https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/dot/rules/recent` |
| - **Dataset landing page**: <https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/dot-rules> |
| - **DataCatalog (JSON-LD)**: <https://api.ai-analytics.org/.well-known/dataset.json> |
| - **DCAT-US (data.gov-compatible)**: <https://api.ai-analytics.org/data.json> |
|
|
| ### Quick start |
|
|
| ```bash |
| # Recent records (JSON) |
| curl 'https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/dot/rules/recent?limit=10' |
| |
| # Browse on the web |
| open 'https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/dot-rules' |
| ``` |
|
|
| ### MCP (Model Context Protocol) |
|
|
| This dataset is also accessible via MCP at `https://api.ai-analytics.org/mcp` — Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible agents can call it directly. |
|
|
| ## Source |
|
|
| - **Agency**: US Department of Transportation (excl. FAA) |
| - **Primary source**: <https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department> |
| - **License**: CC0 1.0 Universal (derived data). Underlying federal works are US public domain under [5 USC 105](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/105) / [17 USC 105](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/105). |
| - **Update cadence**: Per agency (most refresh daily via Cloudflare Cron Trigger) |
|
|
| ## Keywords |
|
|
| DOT rules, NHTSA FMVSS, FMCSA commercial driver, FRA railroad safety, PHMSA pipeline safety, hazmat, MARAD merchant marine, FTA transit, STB rail rates |
|
|
| ## Citation |
|
|
| ```bibtex |
| @misc{ai_analytics_dot_rules_2026, |
| title = {{name}}, |
| author = {AI Analytics}, |
| year = {2026}, |
| url = {https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/dot-rules}, |
| note = {Derived from US Department of Transportation (excl. FAA). License: CC0 1.0.} |
| } |
| ``` |
|
|
| ## Related |
|
|
| - [Full data catalog (100 datasets)](https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/) |
| - [Unified compliance screening (30+ enforcement lists)](https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/screening/all) |
| - [Cross-vertical entity timeline](https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/entity/AAPL/timeline) |
| - [OpenAPI 3.1 spec](https://api.ai-analytics.org/openapi.json) |
| - [llms.txt for AI agents](https://api.ai-analytics.org/llms.txt) |
|
|
| --- |
| *Maintained by [AI Analytics](https://ai-analytics.org). Data is CC0; please cite the upstream agency.* |
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