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Do electronic devices which are advertised as radar jammers meet the definition of a radar detector in 49 CFR 390.5T?
Guidance: Devices that are said to reflect incoming energy passively or to transmit steadily on the same frequency as police radar units are not radar detectors because...
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?
Guidance: No. The incident does not meet the definition of...
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 is transported directly from the scene of an accident to a hospital or...
Must a person who is injured in an accident and immediately receives treatment away from the scene of the accident be transported in an ambulance?
Guidance: No. Any type of vehicle may be used to transport an injured person from the accident scene to the treatment site.
May a motor carrier that employs owner-operators who have their own operating authority issued by the ICC or the Surface Transportation Board transfer the responsibility for compliance with the FMCSRs to the owner-operators?
Guidance: No. The term ‘‘employee,’’ as defined in § 390...
Does a driver leasing company that hires, assigns, trains, and/or supervises drivers for a private or for-hire motor carrier become a motor carrier as defined by 49 CFR 390.5T?
Guidance: No.
Does the definition of a ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ in § 390.5T of the FMCSRs include parking lot and/or street sweeping vehicles?
Guidance: If the GVWR of a parking lot or street sweeping vehicle is 10,001 or more pounds, and it operates in interstate commerce, it is a CMV....
Question 14: Is the tillerman who controls the steerable rear axle of a vehicle so equipped a driver subject to the FMCSRs while operating in interstate commerce?
Guidance: Yes. Although the tillerman does not control the vehicle’s speed or braking, the rear-axle steering he/she...
To what extent would the windshield and/or mirrors of a vehicle have to be damaged in order for it to be considered ‘‘disabling damage’’ as used in the definition of an accident in § 390.5T?
Guidance: The decision as to whether damage to a windshield and/or mirrors is disabling is...
A CMV becomes stuck in a median or on a shoulder, and has had no contact with another vehicle, a pedestrian, or a fixed object prior to becoming stuck. If a tow truck is used to pull the CMV back onto the traveled portion of the road, would this be considered an accident?
Guidance: No...