[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: 49CFR391.1]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 391_QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS AND LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLE (LCV) 
DRIVER INSTRUCTORS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 391.1  Scope of the rules in this part; additional qualifications; 
duties of carrier-drivers.




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
391.1 Scope of the rules in this part; additional qualifications; duties 
          of carrier-drivers.
391.2 General exemptions.

         Subpart B_Qualification and Disqualification of Drivers

391.11 General qualifications of drivers.
391.13 Responsibilities of drivers.
391.15 Disqualification of drivers.

                   Subpart C_Background and Character

391.21 Application for employment.
391.23 Investigation and inquiries.
391.25 Annual inquiry and review of driving record.
391.27 Record of violations.

                             Subpart D_Tests

391.31 Road test.
391.33 Equivalent of road test.

           Subpart E_Physical Qualifications and Examinations

391.41 Physical qualifications for drivers.
391.43 Medical examination; certificate of physical examination.
391.45 Persons who must be medically examined and certified.
391.47 Resolution of conflicts of medical evaluation.
391.49 Alternative physical qualification standards for the loss or 
          impairment of limbs.

                       Subpart F_Files and Records

391.51 General requirements for driver qualification files.
391.53 Driver investigation history file
391.55 LCV Driver-Instructor qualification files.

                      Subpart G_Limited Exemptions

391.61 Drivers who were regularly employed before January 1, 1971.
391.62 Limited exemptions for intra-city zone drivers.
391.63 Multiple-employer drivers.
391.64 Grandfathering for certain drivers participating in vision and 
          diabetes waiver study programs.
391.65 Drivers furnished by other motor carriers.

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391.67 Farm vehicle drivers of articulated commercial motor vehicles.
391.68 Private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness).
391.69 Private motor carrier of passengers (business).
391.71 [Reserved]

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 504, 508, 31133, 31136 and 31502; Sec. 
4007(b) of Pub. L. 102-240 (105 Stat. 2152); Sec. 114, Pub. L. 103-311 
(108 Stat. 1673, 1677); and 49 CFR 1.73.

    Source: 35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

    Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 391 appear at 66 FR 
49873, Oct. 1, 2001.



    (a) The rules in this part establish minimum qualifications for 
persons who drive commercial motor vehicles as, for, or on behalf of 
motor carriers. The rules in this part also establish minimum duties of 
motor carriers with respect to the qualifications of their drivers.
    (b) A motor carrier who employs himself/herself as a driver must 
comply with both the rules in this part that apply to motor carriers and 
the rules in this part that apply to drivers.

[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 18057, May 19, 1988; 60 
FR 38744, July 28, 1995]