[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR374.311]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 374_PASSENGER CARRIER REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Adequacy of Intercity Motor Common Carrier Passenger Service

 

Sec. 374.311  Service responsibility.



    (a) Schedules. Carriers shall establish schedules that can be 

reasonably met, including connections at junction points, to serve 

adequately all authorized points.

    (b) Continuity of service. No carrier shall change an existing 

regular-route schedule without first filing a written notice with the 

FMCSA's Division Office(s). The carrier shall display conspicuously a 

copy of such notice in each facility and on each bus affected. Such 

notice shall be displayed for a reasonable time before it becomes 

effective and shall contain the carrier's name, a description of the 

proposed schedule change, the effective date thereof, the reasons for 

the change, the availability of alternate service, and the name and 

address of the carrier representative passengers may contact.

    (c) Trip interruptions. A carrier shall mitigate, to the extent 

possible, any passenger inconvenience it causes by disrupting travel 

plans.

    (d) Seating and reservations. A carrier shall provide sufficient 

buses to meet passengers' normal travel demands, including ordinary 

weekend and usual seasonal or holiday demand. Passengers (except 

commuters) shall be guaranteed, to the extent possible, passage and 

seating.

    (e) Inspection of rest stops. Each carrier shall inspect 

periodically all rest stops it uses to ensure that they are clean.



[55 FR 11199, Mar. 27, 1990. Redesignated at 61 FR 54709, Oct. 21, 1996, 

as amended at 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997]