[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: 49CFR391.11]



[Page 321-322]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 391_QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS AND LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLE (LCV) 

DRIVER INSTRUCTORS--Table of Contents

 

         Subpart B_Qualification and Disqualification of Drivers

 

Sec. 391.11  General qualifications of drivers.





    (a) A person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he/

she is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle. Except as provided 

in Sec. 391.63, a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to 

drive a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to 

drive a commercial motor vehicle.

    (b) Except as provided in subpart G of this part, a person is 

qualified to drive a motor vehicle if he/she--

    (1) Is at least 21 years old;

    (2) Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse 

with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals 

in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make 

entries on reports and records;

    (3) Can, by reason of experience, training, or both, safely operate 

the type of commercial motor vehicle he/she drives;

    (4) Is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle in 

accordance with subpart E--Physical Qualifications and Examinations of 

this part;

    (5) Has a currently valid commercial motor vehicle operator's 

license issued only by one State or jurisdiction;

    (6) Has prepared and furnished the motor carrier that employs him/

her with the list of violations or the certificate as required by Sec. 

391.27;



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    (7) Is not disqualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under 

the rules in Sec. 391.15; and

    (8) Has successfully completed a driver's road test and has been 

issued a certificate of driver's road test in accordance with Sec. 

391.31, or has presented an operator's license or a certificate of road 

test which the motor carrier that employs him/her has accepted as 

equivalent to a road test in accordance with Sec. 391.33.



[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 35 FR 17420, Nov. 13, 1970; 35 

FR 19181, Dec. 18, 1970; 36 FR 222, Jan. 7, 1971, 36 FR 24220, Dec. 22, 

1971; 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 52 FR 20589, June 1, 1987; 59 FR 

60323, Nov. 23, 1994; 60 FR 38744, 38745, July 28, 1995; 63 FR 33276, 

June 18, 1998]