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Question 10: Does the FMCSA define for-hire transportation of passengers the same as the former ICC did?
Guidance: To the extent FMCSA’s authority stems from 49 U.S.C. 31502 or other sections of Title 49 which are rooted in the Interstate Commerce Act, the FMCSA is bound by judicial...
Question 28: Is the operation of motor vehicles designed or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver), in interstate commerce, by private firefighting companies transporting their employees subject to the FMCSRs?
Guidance: No. Although the 9- to 15-passenger...
Question 10: Does the FMCSA define for-hire transportation of passengers the same as the former ICC did?
Guidance: To the extent FMCSA’s authority stems from 49 U.S.C. 31502 or other sections of Title 49 which are rooted in the Interstate Commerce Act, the FMCSA is bound by judicial...
Are the operations of a church which provides bus tours to the general public for compensation subject to the FMCSRs as a for-hire motor carrier?
Guidance: Yes, the church is a for-hire motor carrier of passengers subject to the FMCSRs.
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