(a) The rules in Subchapter B of this chapter
are applicable to all employers, employees, and commercial motor vehicles,
which transport property or passengers in interstate commerce.
(b) The rules in Part 383, Commercial Driver's
License Standards; Requirements and Penalties, are applicable to every person
who operates a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in §383.5 of this subchapter,
in interstate or intrastate commerce and to all employers of such persons.
(c) The rules in Part 387, Minimum levels of
financial responsibility for motor carriers, are applicable to motor carriers
as provided in §§387.3 or
§387.27 of this
subchapter.
(d) Additional requirements. Nothing in
Subchapter B of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an employer from
requiring and enforcing more stringent requirements relating to safety of
operation and employee safety and health.
(e) Knowledge of and compliance with the
regulations.
(e)(1) Every employer shall be knowledgeable
of and comply with all regulations contained in this subchapter which are
applicable to that motor carrier's operations.
(e)(2) Every driver and employee shall be
instructed regarding, and shall comply with, all applicable regulations
contained in this subchapter.
(e)(3) All motor vehicle equipment and
accessories required by this subchapter shall be maintained in compliance with
all applicable performance and design criteria set forth in this subchapter.
(f) Exceptions. Unless otherwise
specifically provided, the rules in this subchapter do not apply to —
(f)(1) All school bus operations as defined
in §390.5;
(f)(2) Transportation performed by the
Federal government, a State, or any political subdivision of a State, or an
agency established under a compact between States that has been approved by the
Congress of the
(f)(3) The occasional transportation of
personal property by individuals not for compensation nor in
the furtherance of a commercial enterprise;
(f)(4) The transportation of human corpses or
sick and injured persons;
(f)(5) The operation of fire trucks and rescue vehicles while involved in emergency and related operations;
(f)(6)(i) The operation of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver), not for direct compensation, provided the vehicle does not otherwise meet the definition of a commercial motor vehicle, except that motor carriers operating such vehicles are required to comply with §§ 390.15, 390.19, and 390.21(a) and (b)(2).
(f)(6)(ii) The operation
of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport between 9 and 15
passengers (including the driver) for direct compensation, provided the vehicle
is not being operated beyond a 75 air-mile radius (86.3 statute miles or 138.9
kilometers) from the driver's normal work-reporting location, and provided the
vehicle does not otherwise meet the definition of a commercial motor vehicle,
except that motor carriers operating such vehicles are required to comply with §§ 390.15, 390.19, and 390.21(a) and (b)(2).
(f)(7) Either a driver of a commercial motor vehicle used primarily in the transportation of propane winter heating fuel or a driver of a motor vehicle used to respond to a pipeline emergency, if such regulations would prevent the driver from responding to an emergency condition requiring immediate response as defined in §390.5.
(g) Motor carriers that transport hazardous materials in intrastate commerce. The rules in the following provisions of subchapter B of this chapter apply to motor carriers that transport hazardous materials in intrastate commerce and to the motor vehicles that transport hazardous materials in intrastate commerce:
(g)(1) Part 385, subparts A and E,
for carriers subject to the requirements of § 385.403 of this chapter.
(g)(2) Part 386, Rules of practice
for motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder, and hazardous materials
proceedings, of this chapter.
(g)(3) Part 387, Minimum Levels of
Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers, to the extent provided in § 387.3 of this chapter.
(g)(4) Section 390.19, Motor carrier identification
report, and § 390.21, Marking of CMVs,
for carriers subject to the requirements of § 385.403 of this chapter. Intrastate
motor carriers operating prior to