[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: 49CFR380.105]



[Page 143]

 

                        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.