If a CMV, other than a motor coach, is equipped with a passenger seat, is a seat belt required for the passenger seat?

Section § 393.93: Seats, seat belt assemblies, and seat belt assembly anchorages.

Question 1: If a CMV, other than a motor coach, is equipped with a passenger seat, is a seat belt required for the passenger seat?

Guidance: Yes.

Does the term ‘‘rear wheels’’ include the tag axle on a bus/motorcoach?

Section § 393.44: Front brake lines, protection.

Question 1: Does the term ‘‘rear wheels’’ include the tag axle on a bus/motorcoach?

Guidance: Yes. The braking system on a bus/motorcoach must be constructed so that if any brake line to either front wheel...

Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Passenger Endorsement Standards, 80 Fed. Reg. 30163 (May 27, 2015)

Regulatory Guidance

Federal Register Title and Cite

Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Passenger Endorsement Standards, 80 Fed. Reg. 30163 (May 27, 2015)

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CMVRTC: Motorcoach Tire Analysis

Case Study/Beta Test of Updated Model Motorcoach Curriculum

Federal and State Law Enforcement Agencies Conduct Nationwide "Strike Force" to Improve Safety of Interstate Buses

September 8, 2008

WASHINGTON - Last month, following several months of planning, state and local police and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) inspectors placed nearly 1,200 buses and 225 bus drivers out of service for non-compliance with federal safety regulations as part...