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Is a motor vehicle owned by an owner-operator, and being dead-headed (returning empty), or a tractor that is being bobtailed (operating without a trailer), subject to the financial responsibility regulations?

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FMCSA-INS-387.3-Q005.docx (22.22 KB)

Part 387

Section § 387.3: Applicability.

Guidance Q&A

Question 5: Is a motor vehicle owned by an owner-operator, and being dead-headed (returning empty), or a tractor that is being bobtailed (operating without a trailer), subject to the financial responsibility regulations?

Guidance: A motor vehicle deadheading or bobtailing while in the service of a motor carrier would be subject to the financial responsibility regulations.

Regulatory Topic: Applicability of Financial Responsibility Regulations to Deadheading and Bobtailing
Effective Date: Sunday, May 4, 1997
Issued Date: Sunday, May 4, 1997