PURPOSE: This rule establishes regulations for the
operation, driver and equipment requirements of commercial motor vehicles and
trailers as authorized by section
307.400,
RSMo (1986).
(1) Commercial
motor vehicles and trailers, in addition to all requirements of state law and
consistent with section
307.400,
RSMo (1986), shall be operated and equipped in compliance with the requirements
for drivers and vehicles established in
49 CFR 390-397 and
49 CFR
100-199.
(2) Commercial motor
vehicles and trailers may be declared out-of-service when their mechanical
condition, loading or operation would likely cause an accident, breakdown or
hazard to the public because of noncompliance with 49 CFR
390 -
397; or when
public safety is threatened by failure to comply with the requirements for
transporting hazardous materials as set forth in 49 CFR
100 -
199. Vehicles
placed out-of-service shall not be operated on public highways until such
defects which caused the out-of-service action have been corrected.
(3) Drivers may be declared out-of-service
when they have been on duty in excess of the maximum periods permitted by 49
CFR
395 or for failure to maintain a record of current duty status as required
by 49 CFR
395. No driver who has been declared out-of-service shall operate a
commercial motor vehicle until that driver can lawfully do so under the
conditions of 49 CFR
395.
(4)
Accidents involving commerical motor vehicles will be reported by law
enforcement agencies authorized to report acccidents and submit accident
reports to the Missouri State Highway Patrol in accordance with sections
43.250
and
43.251,
RSMo.
(5) The planting season
begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each calendar year. The
harvesting season begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each calendar
year.
Notes
11 CSR
30-6.010
AUTHORITY: section
307.400,
RSMo (Supp. 1995).* Emergency rule filed Aug. 3, 1984, effective Aug. 13, 1984,
expired Dec. 10, 1984. Original rule filed Sept. 6, 1984, effective Dec. 13,
1984. Amended: Filed June 5, 1996, effective Jan. 30, 1997.
The secretary of state has determined that the publication
of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The
entire text of the rule has been filed with the secretary of state. The entire
text of the rule may be found at the headquarters of the agency and is
available to any interested person at a cost established by state law. This
rule incorporates by reference 49 CFR 390-397 and 49 CFR
100-199.
*Original authority 1984, amended 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993,
1995.
