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Mich. Comp. Laws § 480.11 (2026)

Motor carrier safety act; short title.

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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ACT OF 1963


Act 181 of 1963


480.11 Motor carrier safety act; short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known as the “motor carrier safety act of 1963”.

History: 1963, Act 181, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of Public Service Commission highway enforcement functions relating to motor carriers to Department of State Police, see E.R.O. No. 1982-1, compiled at MCL 28.21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

    For transfer of powers and duties of public service commission, department of licensing and regulatory affairs, under motor carrier safety act, 1963 PA 181, to Michigan state police, see E.R.O. No. 2015-3, compiled at MCL 460.21.

TransferOfPowers Notes:

    See MCL 28.21.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Dep't of Transp. v. Initial Transp. Inc., 740 N.W.2d 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007).
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Dep't of Transp. v. Initial Transp. Inc., 740 N.W.2d 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 8× “Plaintiff filed a complaint to reach the higher limit under the umbrella policy, asserting among other claims, that the adoption in the Motor Carrier Safety Act of federal regulations for transportation of hazardous materials, MCL 480.11, created an exception to the damages…”
Dep't of Transp. v. North Cent. Coop. LLC, 750 N.W.2d 234 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 8× “Because the requirement of the Michigan Motor Carrier Safety Act, MCL 480.11 et seq., that transporters of hazardous materials maintain $5 million in security creates an exception *237 to the no-fault act's $1 million cap on damages, and neither res judicata nor compulsory…”
Nichols v. All Points Transp. Corp. of Michigan, Inc., 364 F. Supp. 2d 621 (E.D. Mich. 2005). “The Motor Carrier Safety Act, Michigan Compiled Laws § 480.11 et seq., requires all drivers of commercial vehicles to obtain a CDL.”
People v. Hegedus, 425 N.W.2d 729 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “According to Culton, each of these defects violated the Motor Carrier Safety Act, MCL 480.11 et seq. ; MSA 9.1666(1) et *66 seq.”
Martin v. Rapid Inter-Urban Transit P'ship, 722 N.W.2d 262 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “1405, and the Motor Carrier Safety Act, MCL 480.11 et seq. Defendants filed a joint motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.”
Dean McMaster v. Dte Energy Co. (Mich. 2022). · cites it 2× “11a of the Motor Carrier Safety Act (the MCSA), MCL 480.11 et seq., abrogated DTE’s common-law duty to McMaster or, in the alternative, that the “shipper’s exception” set forth in United States v Savage Truck Line, Inc, 209 F2d 442, 445 (CA 4, 1953), applied to bar McMaster’s…”
Dean McMaster v. Dte Energy Co. (Mich. 2022). · cites it 2× “11a of the Motor Carrier Safety Act (the MCSA), MCL 480.11 et seq., abrogated DTE’s common-law duty to McMaster or, in the alternative, that the “shipper’s exception” set forth in United States v Savage Truck Line, Inc, 209 F2d 442, 445 (CA 4, 1953), applied to bar McMaster’s…”
Dean McMaster v. Dte Energy Co. (Mich. 2022). · cites it 2× “11a of the Motor Carrier Safety Act (the MCSA), MCL 480.11 et seq., abrogated DTE’s common-law duty to McMaster or, in the alternative, that the “shipper’s exception” set forth in United States v Savage Truck Line, Inc, 209 F2d 442, 445 (CA 4, 1953), applied to bar McMaster’s…”
James R Bradley Jr v. Prudential Sec. Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “, and those related to the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1963, MCL 480.11 et seq. 1. MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE Plaintiff’s second amended complaint identifies sections of the Michigan Vehicle Code that he contends would have been violated had he driven the malfunctioning vehicle,…”
Est. of Sanan Altaye v. Sa&r Trucking Co. Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “, as adopted in Michigan under the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1963 (“MCSA”), MCL 480.11 et seq. Plaintiff also alleged that A & R Express and S A & R Trucking failed to comply with portions of Michigan’s owner’s liability statute.”
Est. of Jason Allen v. Arbor Springs Water Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “3 Michigan’s Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1963, MCL 480.11 et seq., adopted various federal motor carrier safety regulations, including 49 CFR 390 through 393.”
Dep't of Transp. v. INITIAL Transp., INC., 743 N.W.2d 892 (Mich. 2008). “At oral argument, the parties shall address (1) whether the Motor Carrier Safety Act (MCSA), MCL 480.11 et seq., provides a private cause of action or remedy for third parties; (2) whether the MCSA, at MCL 480.”
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