[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR380.105]

[Page 927]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 380_SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A_Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) Driver-Training and Driver-
                     Instructor Requirements_General
 
Sec. 380.105  Definitions.

    (a) The definitions in part 383 of this subchapter apply to this 
part, except where otherwise specifically noted.
    (b) As used in this part:
    Classroom instructor means a qualified LCV driver-instructor who 
provides knowledge instruction that does not involve the actual 
operation of a longer combination vehicle or its components. Instruction 
may take place in a parking lot, garage, or any other facility suitable 
for instruction.
    Longer combination vehicle (LCV) means any combination of a truck-
tractor and two or more trailers or semi-trailers, which operate on the 
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways with a gross vehicle 
weight (GVW) greater than 36,288 kilograms (80,000 pounds).
    LCV Double means an LCV consisting of a truck-tractor in combination 
with two trailers and/or semi-trailers.
    LCV Triple means an LCV consisting of a truck-tractor in combination 
with three trailers and/or semi-trailers.
    Qualified LCV driver-instructor means an instructor meeting the 
requirements contained in subpart C of this part. There are two types of 
qualified LCV driver-instructors: (1) classroom instructor and (2) 
skills instructor.
    Skills instructor means a qualified LCV driver-instructor who 
provides behind-the-wheel instruction involving the actual operation of 
a longer combination vehicle or its components outside a classroom.
    Training institution means any technical or vocational school 
accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. 
Department of Education. A motor carrier's training program for its 
drivers or an entity that exclusively offers services to a single motor 
carrier is not a training institution.