- (1) Safety Regulations for Motor Carriers, 49 CFR Parts 350 through 384, Part 385.4, Parts 387 through 399, and Part 40, as amended by the Federal Register through June 22, 2023, are incorporated by reference, except for 49 CFR Parts 391.11(b)(1) and 391.49 as they apply to intrastate drivers only. Therefore, these requirements apply to a motor carrier as defined in 49 CFR Part 390.5, and intrastate commercial motor carriers as defined in Subsection 72-9-102(3), excluding passenger vehicles designed to transport 12 or fewer passengers, including the driver, and have a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of less than 13,000 pounds.
- (2) An intrastate trucking operation in which the carriers operate double trailer combinations only is not required to comply with 49 CFR Part 380.203(a)(2).
- (3) Exceptions to Part 391.41, Physical Qualification may be granted under the Department of Public Safety Rules, Driver's License Division, Section 53-3-303.5 for intrastate drivers under Rule R708-34.
- (4) A driver involved wholly in intrastate commerce shall be at least 18 years old, unless they are transporting placarded amounts of hazardous materials or carrying 16 or more passengers, including the driver, in which case they must be at least 21 years old.
- (5) A licensed childcare provider operating a passenger vehicle with a seating capacity of not more than 30 passengers, wholly in intrastate commerce, is exempt from 49 CFR Part 387 Subpart B but is subject to the minimum coverage requirements in Section 72-9-103.
KEY: trucks, transportation safety, implements of husbandry
Date of Last Change: June 23, 2026
Notice of Continuation: August 14, 2021
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-9-103; 72-9-104; 72-9-101; 72-9-301; 72-9-303; 72-9-701; 72-9-703