Are police officers who operate buses and vans which are designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, and are used to transport police officers during demonstrations and other crowd control activities required to obtain a CDL?

§383.3 - Applicability  

Question 13: Are police officers who operate buses and vans which are designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, and are used to transport police officers during demonstrations and other crowd control activities...

Must a civilian operator of a CMV, as defined in § 383.5, who operates wholly within a military facility open to public travel, have a CDL?

§383.3 - Applicability  

Guidance Q&A Question 12: Must a civilian operator of a CMV, as defined in § 383.5, who operates wholly within a military facility open to public travel, have a CDL?

Guidance: Yes, a civilian operator of a CMV, who operates...

Are drivers of non-military amphibious landing craft that are usually used in water but occasionally used on a public highway, such as those used for sightseeing tours, subject to the CDL requirements?

§383.3 - Applicability  

Question 11: Are drivers of non-military amphibious landing craft that are usually used in water but occasionally used on a public highway, such as those used for sightseeing tours, subject to the CDL requirements?

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Question 1: If a DVIR does not indicate that certain defects have been repaired, and the motor carrier has not certified in writing that such repairs were considered unnecessary, may the driver refuse to operate the motor vehicle?

Section § 396.13: Driver inspection.

Question 1: If a DVIR does not indicate that certain defects have been repaired, and the motor carrier has not certified in writing that such repairs were considered unnecessary, may the driver refuse to operate the motor vehicle...

Are public transit employees known as “hostlers,” who maintain and park transit buses on transit system property, subject to CDL requirements?

§383.3 - Applicability  

Question 10: Are public transit employees known as “hostlers,” who maintain and park transit buses on transit system property, subject to CDL requirements?

Guidance: No, as long as they do not operate on...

Question 26: Is the motor carrier official or agent who certifies that defects or deficiencies have been corrected or that correction was unnecessary required to be a mechanic or have training concerning commercial motor vehicle maintenance?

Section § 396.11: Driver vehicle inspection report(s).

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Do the regulations require that a person driving an empty school bus from the manufacturer to the local distributor obtain a CDL?

Guidance Q&A Question 9: Do the regulations require that a person driving an empty school bus from the manufacturer to the local distributor obtain a CDL?

Guidance: Yes. Any driver of a bus that is designed to transport 16 or more persons, or that has a...

Question 25: Section 396.11 requires the driver, at the completion of each day’s work, to prepare a written report on each vehicle operated that day. Does this section require a ‘‘post trip inspection’’ of the kind described in § 396.15?

Section § 396.11: Driver vehicle inspection report(s).

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Are State, county and municipal workers operating CMVs required to obtain CDLs?

§383.3 - Applicability  

Question 8: Are State, county and municipal workers operating CMVs required to obtain CDLs?

Guidance: Yes, unless they are waived by the State under the firefighting and emergency equipment exemption in § 383....

May time spent in resting or sleeping in motor homes being delivered be recorded as off-duty time?

Hours of Service Maximum Driving Time

§395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.  

Question 9: May time spent in resting or sleeping in motor homes being delivered be recorded as off-duty time?

Guidance: The FMCSA believes...