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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Southern Service Center 1800 Century Blvd., Suite 1700 Atlanta, GA 20245
March 3, 2020
REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION UNDER 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-001
...Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Southern Service Center 1800 Century Blvd., Suite 1700 Atlanta, GA 20245
February 14, 2020
EXTENSION OF REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION...
Question 23: Is transportation within the boundaries of a State between a place in an Indian Reservation and a place outside such reservation interstate commerce?
Guidance: No, such transportation is considered to be intrastate commerce. An Indian reservation is geographically located...
Question 20: Do the FMCSRs apply to Indian Tribal Governments?
Guidance: Under § 390.3T(f)(2), transportation performed by the Federal Government, States, or political subdivisions of a State is generally exempt from the FMCSRs. Since 1997, FHWA and FMCSA have likewise not...
§391.15 Disqualification of drivers.
Guidance Q&AQuestion 9: If a driver commits a felony while operating a CMV but not in the employ of a motor carrier, is the offense disqualifying?
Guidance: No. There are 2 conditions required to be present for a felony conviction...
§383.93 – Endorsements
Guidance Q&A
Question 11: Is a person who operates a custom motorcoach in commerce with a GVWR or GVW greater than 26,001 pounds required to have a passenger endorsement for his or her CDL if the vehicle is designed or used to...
§383.93 – Endorsements
Guidance Q&A
Question 3: Must all drivers of vehicles required to be placarded have CDLs containing the HM endorsement?
Guidance: Yes, unless waived by the State, as allowed by the provisions of § 383.3.
§383.93 – Endorsements
Guidance Q&A
Question 2: Would the driver in the following scenarios be required to have a CDL with an HM endorsement?
a. A driver transports 1,001 or more pounds of Division 1.4 (Class C explosive) materials in a vehicle with a...
§383.93 – Endorsements
Guidance Q&A
Question 1: Are employees of a governmental agency who drive emergency response vehicles that transport HM in quantities requiring placarding subject to the CDL regulations?
Guidance: No, if the vehicle is being operated under...