[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR380.111]

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                        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.  380.111  Substitute for driver training.

    (a) Grandfather clause. The LCV driver-training requirements 
specified in subpart B of this part do not apply to an individual who 
meets the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this 
section. A motor carrier must ensure that an individual claiming 
eligibility to operate an LCV on the basis of this section meets these 
conditions before allowing him/her to operate an LCV.
    (b) An individual must certify that, during the 2-year period 
immediately preceding the date of application for a Certificate of 
Grandfathering, he/she had:
    (1) A valid Class A CDL with a ``double/triple trailers'' 
endorsement;
    (2) No more than one driver's license;
    (3) No suspension, revocation, or cancellation of his/her CDL;
    (4) No convictions for a major offense while operating a CMV as 
defined in Sec.  383.51(b) of this subchapter;
    (5) No convictions for a railroad-highway grade crossing offense 
while operating a CMV as defined in Sec.  383.51(d) of this subchapter;
    (6) No convictions for violating an out-of-service order as defined 
in Sec.  383.51(e) of this subchapter;
    (7) No more than one conviction for a serious traffic violation, as 
defined in Sec.  383.5 of this subchapter, while operating a CMV; and
    (8) No convictions for a violation of State or local law relating to 
motor vehicle traffic control arising in connection with any traffic 
crash while operating a CMV.
    (c) An individual must certify and provide evidence that he/she:
    (1) Is regularly employed in a job requiring the operation of a CMV 
that requires a CDL with a double/triple trailers endorsement; and
    (2) Has operated, during the 2 years immediately preceding the date 
of application for a Certificate of Grandfathering, vehicles 
representative of the type of LCV that he/she seeks to continue 
operating.
    (d) A motor carrier must issue a Certificate of Grandfathering to a 
person who meets the requirements of this section and must maintain a 
copy of the certificate in the individual's Driver Qualification file.

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    (e) An applicant may be grandfathered under this section only during 
the year following June 1, 2004.