Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 175 - Transportation Department
Chapter 8850 - MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
Part 8850.7300 - WAIVER APPLICATION CONTENTS

Universal Citation: MN Rules 8850.7300

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024

A letter of application for a waiver under part 8850.7200 must contain:

A. the name and address of the applicant, including:

(1) the name and complete address of the carrier coapplicant;

(2) the name and complete address of the driver applicant; and

(3) a description of the driver applicant's limb impairment for which a waiver is requested;

B. a description of the type of operation the driver will be employed to perform, including:

(1) the average period of time the driver will be driving and on duty, per day;

(2) the type of commodities or cargo to be transported; and

(3) whether the driver operation is conducted as a sleeper team, relay, owner operator, or otherwise;

C. the number of years the driver has operated the type of vehicle for which a waiver is requested and the total years of experience operating all types of motor vehicles;

D. a description of the vehicle that the driver applicant intends to drive, including:

(1) the truck or truck tractor make, model, and year;

(2) the drive train, including:
(a) whether the transmission type is automatic or manual and, if manual, the number of forward speeds;

(b) auxiliary transmission, if any, and number of forward speeds; and

(c) rear axle designation, whether single speed, two speed, or three speed;

(3) the type of brake system;

(4) the steering, whether manual or power assisted;

(5) a description of type of trailers, such as van, flatbed, cargo tank, drop frame, lowboy, or pole;

(6) the number of semitrailers or full trailers to be towed at one time; and

(7) a description of any vehicle modification made for the driver applicant and a photograph of the modification;

E. a certification that the driver is otherwise qualified, as follows:

(1) certification by the coapplicant carrier that the driver applicant is otherwise qualified under part 8850.7100; and

(2) in the case of a driver applicant, certification by the driver applicant that the applicant is otherwise qualified under part 8850.7100; and

F. the signature of the applicant as follows:

(1) the driver applicant's signature and date signed; and

(2) if the application has a coapplicant, the carrier official's signature, the official's title, and the date signed. The official who signs the application must be a responsible official of the carrier.

Statutory Authority: MS s 221.031; 221.141

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