Regulatory Guidance on the Designation of Steerable Rear Axle Operators (Tillermen) as Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles, 76 Fed. Reg. 32327
Regulation / Statute Cite (if any): 49 CFR 383.3 and 390.5
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Are crashes involving motorists striking attenuator trucks while the impact attenuators or crash cushions are deployed included within the definition of ‘‘accident’’ with regard to the motor carrier responsible for the operation of the attenuator truck?
Question 33:Are crashes involving motorists striking attenuator trucks while the impact attenuators or crash cushions are deployed included within the definition of ‘‘accident’’ with regard to the motor carrier responsible for the operation of the attenuator truck?
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May a motor carrier with a single business location, including a private residence, designate a different location as its "principal place of business?"
Question 32:May a motor carrier with a single business location, including a private residence, designate a different location as its "principal place of business?"
Guidance: No. The definition of "principal place of...
What location may a motor carrier designate as its "principal place of business?"
*Question 31:What location may a motor carrier designate as its "principal place of business?"
Guidance: In instances where a motor carrier has more than one terminal or office, the regulations do not explicitly place a...
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?
Question 25: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?
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Can a truck tractor drawing a trailer be a driveaway-towaway operation?
Question 23: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...
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?
Question 22: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...
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?
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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...