[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: 49CFR391.13]



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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 B_Qualification and Disqualification of Drivers

 

Sec. 391.13  Responsibilities of drivers.



    In order to comply with the requirements of Sec. 392.9(a) and Sec. 

393.9 of this subchapter, a motor carrier shall not require or permit a 

person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the person--

    (a) Can, by reason of experience, training, or both, determine 

whether the cargo he/she transports (including baggage in a passenger-

carrying commercial motor vehicle) has been properly located, 

distributed, and secured in or on the commercial motor vehicle he/she 

drives;

    (b) Is familiar with methods and procedures for securing cargo in or 

on the commercial motor vehicle he/she drives.



[63 FR 33277, June 18, 1998]