Is a driver training school required to keep a driver qualification file on each student?

§391.51 General requirements for driver qualification files.

Question 2: Is a driver training school required to keep a driver qualification file on each student?

Guidance: A training school must maintain a driver qualification file when the training school is acting as the...

Withdrawal of Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 75 FR 31836

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Withdrawal of Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 75 FR 31836 (June 4, 2010)

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Part 390 § 390.3T General applicability Question 21

Question 21: Does the exemption in § 390.3T(f)(3) for the ‘‘occasional transportation of personal property by individuals not for compensation nor in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise’’ apply to persons who occasionally use CMVs to transport cars, boats, horses, etc., to races,...

Part 390 § 390.23 Relief from regulations Question 3

Question 3: After providing emergency relief under § 390.23, what on-duty hours must a driver use to determine how much off-duty time he/she must have before returning to the service of the employing motor carrier?

Guidance: The driver must total the number of hours worked while the...

49 CFR 390.3T General applicability Question 19 --Government Entities

Question 19: ‘‘Unless otherwise specifically provided,’’ § 390.3T(f)(2) exempts certain government entities and their drivers from compliance with 49 CFR Chapter III, Subchapter B, i.e., parts 350-399. Which parts are covered by this exemption and which are ‘‘otherwise specifically’’ excluded?...

A person involved in an incident discovers that he or she is injured after leaving the scene of the incident and receives medical attention at that time. Does the incident meet the definition of accident in 49 CFR 390.5T?

Question 20: A person involved in an incident discovers that he or she is injured after leaving the scene of the incident and receives medical attention at that time. Does the incident meet the definition of accident in 49 CFR 390.5T?

Guidance: No. The incident does not meet the...

What is the meaning of ‘‘immediate’’ as used in the definition of ‘‘accident?’’

Question 19: What is the meaning of ‘‘immediate’’ as used in the definition of ‘‘accident?’’

Guidance: The term ‘‘immediate’’ means without an unreasonable delay. A person immediately receives medical treatment if he or she is transported directly from the scene of an accident to a...

Must a person who is injured in an accident and immediately receives treatment away from the scene of the accident be transported in an ambulance?

Question 18: Must a person who is injured in an accident and immediately receives treatment away from the scene of the accident be transported in an ambulance?

Guidance: No. Any type of vehicle may be used to transport an injured person from the accident scene to the treatment site....

May a motor carrier that employs owner-operators who have their own operating authority issued by the ICC or the Surface Transportation Board transfer the responsibility for compliance with the FMCSRs to the owner-operators?

Question 17: May a motor carrier that employs owner-operators who have their own operating authority issued by the ICC or the Surface Transportation Board transfer the responsibility for compliance with the FMCSRs to the owner-operators?

Guidance: No. The term ‘‘employee,’’ as defined...

Does a driver leasing company that hires, assigns, trains, and/or supervises drivers for a private or for-hire motor carrier become a motor carrier as defined by 49 CFR 390.5T?

Question 16: Does a driver leasing company that hires, assigns, trains, and/or supervises drivers for a private or for-hire motor carrier become a motor carrier as defined by 49 CFR 390.5T?

Guidance: No.