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Question 24: 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.
Federal Register Title and Cite
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Regulatory Guidance Concerning Crashes Involving Vehicles Striking Attenuator Trucks Deployed at Construction Sites, 80 FR 15913 (Mar. 26, 2015)
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Regulatory Guidance on Reporting Accidents Involving Fires
Federal Register Title and Cite
Regulatory Guidance for Recording of Commercial Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Fires, 72 Fed. Reg. 40250 (July 24, 2007)
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