[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: 49CFR392.51]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 392_DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart F_Fueling Precautions

 

Sec. 392.51  Reserve fuel; materials of trade.



    Small amounts of fuel for the operation or maintenance of a 

commercial motor vehicle (including its auxiliary equipment) may be 

designated as materials of trade (see 49 CFR 171.8).

    (a) The aggregate gross weight of all materials of trade on a motor 

vehicle may not exceed 200 kg (440 pounds).

    (b) Packaging for gasoline must be made of metal or plastic and 

conform to requirements of 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, and 178 or 

requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

contained in 29 CFR 1910.106.

    (c) For Packing Group II (including gasoline), Packing Group III 

(including aviation fuel and fuel oil), or ORM-D, the material is 

limited to 30 kg (66 pounds) or 30 L (8 gallons).

    (d) For diesel fuel, the capacity of the package is limited to 450 L 

(119 gallons).

    (e) A Division 2.1 material in a cylinder is limited to a gross 

weight of 100 kg (220 pounds). (A Division 2.1 material is a flammable 

gas, including liquefied petroleum gas, butane, propane, liquefied 

natural gas, and methane).



[63 FR 33279, June 18, 1998]