Qualification and disqualification of drivers
§391.11 General qualifications of drivers.
(a) A person shall not drive a commercial
motor vehicle unless he/she is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
Except as provided in §391.63, a motor carrier shall not require or permit a
person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to
drive a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) Except as provided in subpart G of
this part, a person is qualified to drive a motor vehicle if he/she—
(b)
(1) Is at least 21 years old;
(b)(2) Can read and speak the English
language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand
highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to
official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records;
(b)(3) Can, by reason of experience,
training, or both, safely operate the type of commercial motor vehicle he/she
drives;
(b)(4) Is physically qualified to drive a
commercial motor vehicle in accordance with subpart E—Physical Qualifications
and Examinations of this part;
(b)
(5) Has a currently valid commercial motor vehicle operator’s license issued
only by one State or jurisdiction.
(b)(6) Has prepared and furnished the
motor carrier that employs him/her with the list of violations or the
certificate as required by §391.27;
(b)(7) Is not disqualified to drive a
commercial motor vehicle under the rules in §391.15; and
(b)(8) Has successfully completed a
driver’s road test and has been issued a certificate of driver’s road test in
accordance with §391.31, or has presented an operator’s license or a
certificate of road test which the motor carrier that employs him/her has
accepted as equivalent to a road test in accordance with §391.33.
[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 35 FR 17420, Nov. 13,
1970; 35 FR 19181, Dec. 18, 1970; 36 FR 222, Jan. 7, 1971; 36 FR 24220, Dec.
22, 1971; 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 52 FR 20589, June 1, 1987; 59 FR 60323,
Nov. 23, 1994; 60 FR 38744, 38745, July 28, 1995; 63 FR 33277, June 18,
1998]