49 U.S.C. § 31502: Requirements for qualifications, hours of service, safety, and equipment standards

described in sections 13501 and 13502 of this title; and to the extent the transportation is in the United States and is between places in a foreign country, or between a place in a foreign country and a place in another foreign country. qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees of, and safety of operation and equipment of, a motor carrier; and qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees of, and standards of equipment of, a motor private carrier, when needed to promote safety of operation. at least 75 miles; and across the boundary of a State, territory, or possession of the United States. Before prescribing or revising any requirement under this section, the Secretary shall consider the costs and benefits of the requirement. maximum driving and on-duty times applicable to operators of commercial motor vehicles, physical testing, reporting, or recordkeeping, and the installation of automatic recording devices associated with establishing the maximum driving and on-duty times referred to in subparagraph (A), An elected State or local government official or elected officials of more than one State or local government jointly may issue an emergency declaration for purposes of paragraph (1) after notice to the Field Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with jurisdiction over the area covered by the declaration. a utility service vehicle driver to which the declaration applied; or a utility service vehicle of the driver to which the declaration applied. The term “driver of a utility service vehicle” means any driver who is considered to be a driver of a utility service vehicle for purposes of section 345(a)(4) 1 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 ( 1 See References in Text note below. 49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 613 ). The term “utility service vehicle” has the meaning that term has under section 345(e)(6) 1 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat 2 614–615). 2 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period. the driver operates within a 100 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location; the driver returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours; the driver has at least 10 consecutive hours off duty following each 14 hours on duty; the driver does not exceed 11 hours maximum driving time following 10 consecutive hours off duty; and the time the driver reports for duty each day; the total number of hours the driver is on duty each day; the time the driver is released from duty each day; and the total time for the preceding driving week the driver is used for the first time or intermittently. In this section, the term “driver of a ready mixed concrete delivery vehicle” means a driver of a vehicle designed to deliver ready mixed concrete on a daily basis and is equipped with a mechanism under which the vehicle’s propulsion engine provides the power to operate a mixer drum to agitate and mix the product en route to the delivery site. to exempt any utility service vehicle from compliance with any applicable provision of law relating to vehicle mechanical safety, maintenance requirements, or inspections; or to exempt any driver of a utility service vehicle from any applicable provision of law (including any regulation) established for the issuance, maintenance, or periodic renewal of a commercial driver’s license for that driver. The term ‘commercial driver’s license’ has the meaning that term has under section 31301 of title 49 , United States Code. The term ‘driver of a utility service vehicle’ has the meaning that term has under section 31502(e)(2) of such title [probably should be section 31502(e)(4)(A) of such title]. The term ‘regulation’ has the meaning that term has under section 31132 of such title. The term ‘utility service vehicle’ has the meaning that term has under section 345(e)(6) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 [ Pub. L. 104–59 ] ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 614–615 ).”