Code of Massachusetts Regulations
540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Title 540 CMR 14.00 - Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Material Transportation
Section 14.02 - Scope and Applicability
Universal Citation: 540 MA Code of Regs 540.14
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)540 CMR 14.00 applies to:
(a) motor carriers operating commercial motor
vehicles and persons who drive commercial motor vehicles as, for, or on behalf
of motor carriers, upon the ways of the Commonwealth;
(b) all motor carriers and shippers
transporting hazardous materials, under the Hazardous Materials Regulations of
the United States Department of Transportation, Parts 171 through 180 of Title
49, Code of Federal Regulations, by motor vehicles upon the ways of the
Commonwealth; and
(c) common and
contract carriers by motor vehicle, and private carriers of property and
passengers by motor vehicle.
(2)
(a) As
used in
540 CMR 14.00, Commercial
Motor Vehicle shall mean:
1. a motor vehicle
with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001
pounds or more used for the transportation of property;
2. a motor vehicle designed to transport more
than 15 passengers, including the driver; or
3. a motor vehicle used in the transportation
of hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under the Federal
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
App.1801-1813).
(b) It is
the intent that the term "commercial motor vehicle" as used in
540 CMR 14.00 shall have the
same meaning as in Part 390.5 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations and, to
the extent there is a conflict between the two at any time, the definition in
49 CFR Part 390.5 shall control.
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