How are property-carrying and passenger-carrying drivers determined as the terms are used in the HOS rule?
It is easiest to determine passenger-carrying, with any other CMV drivers to be considered property-carrying. The definition of a CMV in 390.5 should be used to determine passenger-carrying. If a driver is operating a CMV “designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation,” the driver would be considered to be passenger-carrying regardless of whether there were actually any passengers on the vehicle. This would include, for example, new buses being delivered (driven) from manufacturer to dealer.
It is easiest to determine passenger-carrying, with any other CMV drivers to be considered property-carrying. The definition of a CMV in ยง 390.5 should be used to determine passenger-carrying. If a driver is operating a CMV “designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation,” the driver would be considered to be passenger-carrying regardless of whether there were actually any passengers on the vehicle. This would include, for example, new buses being delivered (driven) from manufacturer to dealer.
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- How are property-carrying and passenger-carrying drivers determined as the terms are used in the HOS rule?
