What is considered a ‘‘public road?”

What is considered a ‘‘public road?”

Guidance: The term “public road” has the same meaning as “highway” in § 390.5T.

The definition of a passenger CMV is a vehicle ‘‘designed to transport’’ more than 15 passengers, including the driver. Does that include standing passengers if the vehicle was specifically designed to accommodate standees?

The definition of a passenger CMV is a vehicle ‘‘designed to transport’’ more than 15 passengers, including the driver. Does that include standing passengers if the vehicle was specifically designed to accommodate standees?

Guidance: No. ‘‘Designed to transport’’ refers only to the...

Are trailers which are stacked upon each other and drawn by a motor vehicle by attachment to the bottom trailer, a driveaway-towaway operation.

Are trailers which are stacked upon each other and drawn by a motor vehicle by attachment to the bottom trailer, a driveaway-towaway operation.

Guidance: No. Only the bottom trailer has one or more sets of wheels on the roadway. The other trailers are cargo.

Can a truck tractor drawing a trailer be a driveaway-towaway operation?

Can a truck tractor drawing a trailer be a driveaway-towaway operation?

Guidance: Yes, if the trailer is a commodity. For example, the trailer is transported from the manufacturer to the dealer or from the dealer or other seller to the buyer.

Is a motor vehicle drawing a non-self-propelled mobile home that has one or more set of wheels on the roadway, a driveaway-towaway operation?

Is a motor vehicle drawing a non-self-propelled mobile home that has one or more set of wheels on the roadway, a driveaway-towaway operation?

Guidance: Yes, if the mobile home is a commodity. For example, the mobile home is transported from the manufacturer to the dealer or from the...

Do electronic devices which are advertised as radar jammers meet the definition of a radar detector in 49 CFR 390.5T?

Do electronic devices which are advertised as radar jammers meet the definition of a radar detector in 49 CFR 390.5T?

Guidance: Devices that are said to reflect incoming energy passively or to transmit steadily on the same frequency as police radar units are not radar detectors because...

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?

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 definition of...

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

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 hospital or...

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?

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.

Regulatory Guidance Concerning Household Goods Carriers Requiring Shippers Sign Blank or Incomplete Documents, 76 Fed. Reg. 50537

Federal Register Title and Cite

Regulatory Guidance Concerning Household Goods Carriers Requiring Shippers Sign Blank or Incomplete Documents, 76 Fed. Reg. 50537 (Aug. 15, 2011)

The Federal Register text can be found on the Federal Register website. To view...