# T3-fail-obey-traffic-device-cmv-third — FMCSA commercial driver disqualification offenses and periods

For T3-fail-obey-traffic-device-cmv-third, table is Table 3 (railroad-highway grade crossing); offense is The driver fails to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing; vehicle type at time of offense is CMV; occurrence is third or subsequent; disqualification period is No less than 1 year, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **Offense ID:** T3-fail-obey-traffic-device-cmv-third _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Table:** Table 3 (railroad-highway grade crossing) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Offense:** The driver fails to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vehicle type at time of offense:** CMV _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Occurrence:** third or subsequent _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Disqualification period:** No less than 1 year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR citation:** 49 CFR 383.51(d)(5) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Reinstatement eligible:** n/a _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (5) The driver fails to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing * * * | No less than 60 days | No less than 120 days | No less than 1 year.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-383/subpart-D/section-383.51

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
Part of [FMCSA commercial driver disqualification offenses and periods](https://referencesource.org/cdl-disqualification-offenses-and-periods/).