May a driver operating a CMV under a lease arrangement with a motor carrier, after being placed out of service for an hours of service violation, cancel the lease and continue to operate the vehicle as a private personal conveyance?

Lease arrangements and out of service declarations

§395.13 Drivers declared out of service.   

Question 2: May a driver operating a CMV under a lease arrangement with a motor carrier, after being placed out of service for an hours of service...

Question 2: Is it the intent of § 396.9 to allow "out of service" vehicles to be towed?

Section § 396.9: Inspection of motor vehicles and intermodal equipment in operation.

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Question 1: Under what conditions may a vehicle that has been placed ‘‘out of service’’ under § 396.3 be moved?

Section § 396.9: Inspection of motor vehicles and intermodal equipment in operation.

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